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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VSGM" data-source="post: 5689383" data-attributes="member: 43384">By Maggie ShielsBBC technology reporter, Silicon ValleyThe world of wi-fi is to become a whole lot easier thanks to a major technology upgrade, says an industry group.The Wi-Fi Alliance said it would soon finish work on a new specification called Wi-Fi Direct.It will let wi-fi devices like phones and laptops connect to one another without joining a traditional network.The Wi-Fi Alliance - whose members include Intel, Apple and Cisco - hopes devices with the new technology will be on the market by the middle of 2010.Owners of devices without Wi-Fi Direct will be able to upgrade through a software download, says the technology consortium.The Wi-Fi Alliance's marketing director, Kelly Davis-Felner, told BBC News: "This is going to be a quick and convenient way to use wi-fi in future to print, synch, share and display."The consumer is going to experience this as a very easy-to-use mechanism that will be quite seamless."Threat to Bluetooth?Wi-Fi Direct will automatically scan for local existing hotspots and any wi-fi-enabled devices, such as cameras, phones and computers.The Alliance says the specification will search for both consumer electronics and office applications, enabling devices to connect from across a home or workplace.Victoria Foote, senior analyst at In-Stat, said it was a "terrific innovation".Ben Parr, co-editor of Mashable.com, told BBC News the potential impact could be far-reaching.But industry watchers also say the technology could pose a threat to the future of Bluetooth and perhaps do away with the need to use wi-fi routers in some places.</blockquote>

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