I installed Win7 64b but the driver for my ancient .11g usb adapter wouldn't connect. I had an old Bluetooth adapter so I set up a PAN on my tablet and connected to that. The invoice lists the BT ...

Personal-area networks Jun 1, 2007 12:00 PM, By Kevin McNamara, CNE Most of us use a Personal Area Network (PAN) in our daily routines in front of our desktop and notebook PCs. PANs are technically ...

Transmitting data wireless over a short distance. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct are examples of personal area networks (PANs). See Bluetooth and Wi-Fi Direct. In the mid-1990s, IBM's Almaden Research ...

A Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN for short) is a low-range wireless network that covers an area of only a few dozen meters. This network is generally used for linking peripheral devices (like ...

Perhaps dissatisfied with the glacial pace of Wibree, Qualcomm's working on an ultra-low-power, short-range wireless transfer tech of its own -- it's called Peanut, and executives claim it only ...

Because it was designed for high-speed file transfer between devices in a PAN (Personal Area Network), Bluetooth features a complex protocol with a large overhead (to ensure flexibility), reducing ...

How to Turn on Bluetooth on an HP TouchSmart. Your HP TouchSmart's integrated Bluetooth adapter creates a Personal Area Network, or PAN, for connecting business devices such as a printer, cell ...

Because it was designed for high-speed file transfer between devices in a PAN (Personal Area Network), Bluetooth features a complex protocol with a large overhead (to ensure flexibility), reducing ...

Imagine using a cell phone to create your own personal area network that connects not only your laptop and PDA (personal digital assistant) but also an array of other devices like a wristwatch ...

Personal Area Network (PAN) A personal area network (PAN) connects devices within a small space (usually within 10 meters or 33 feet) such as a house or apartment.