pcworld.com — Panasonic plans to unveil a networking system that can connect an electric car to home devices via electrical wiring at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The electric car networking prototype allows people and devices inside the home to check on an electric vehicle while it is being recharged.
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jektalDec 29, 2008
First I've heard about powerline networks or the interference problem, but couldn't interference be solved by just shielding the power cables? We're not talking about (intentional) wireless communication, right?Although I suppose the point of this tech is not having to run new data-only cable, so running new shielded power cables might be just as much trouble...
thcobbsDec 29, 2008
considering it will likely have AES or equivalent encryption... what's your problem? Or do you have a computer that can break AES already?
penn265Dec 29, 2008
What crap technology that just won't go away.<a class="user" href="http://formachinery.com/">http://formachinery.com/</a>
lonehunter01Dec 29, 2008
How is this feature useful?
ricksiteDec 29, 2008
They lost me at "HD". I am down with HDTV but aside from that, it is lame to put "HD" in front of everything.
mweatherDec 29, 2008
"Not really. My garage isn't attached to my house, so a wi-fi signal would have to travel through two pretty thick walls."Unless it's brick, and there is absolutely no way of putting the antenna outside (like you rent and can't drill a hole, you should be fine. Unless, of course your garage is over 200 feet from your house, in which case you can just send the butler out to check on the car.
chedabobDec 29, 2008
@HappyScrappyExcept you have to tell it which access point to connect to, what the password is, what encryption it uses, etc. I plug a PLC device in, and it's connected instantly.@UnusualbobSome Netgear one. The signal can barely penetrate through the hollow floor, never mind an outer wall or the inch thick concrete walls of my garage. It's the same with the 3 or 4 different routers I have had, so it's not just a Netgear problem.@Jektal, @MweatherWhy bother when I already have power running to my garage?
mweatherDec 29, 2008
I assumed you already had a wireless access point. If you did, then buying a new device would be kind of pointless when it should work fine. Just connect to the car wirelesly and check the stats. Set a password if you like. Beside , if you're not on the same breaker as your garage, powerline won't work. I kind of doubt a separate building is on the same breaker.