What kind of wireless technology will the iTV use?
In addition to its wired connection options, the iTV will also include wireless technology—in fact, the ability to stream media wirelessly from your computer to your home entertainment system is one of the iTV’s most compelling features. However, what isn’t yet clear is which wireless technology will be included: Steve Jobs just called it “802.11.” That covers a lot of ground: although it could be referring to just the current 802.11g standard found in Apple’s AirPort Extreme hardware, we suspect Apple is aiming for the as-yet-unratified 802.11n, which offers, in theory, 10 times the bandwidth of 802.11g. Although the current 802.11g standard is certainly capable of streaming the standard-definition video files offered on today’s iTunes Store, in real-world use even today’s video pushes the technology to its limits. Assuming that Apple eventually offers higher-resolution, and possibly high-definition, video on the music store, and that users may want to use their own higher-resolution
