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On Tuesday in San Francisco, Broadcom Corp. gave reporters a preview of its International CES. Trying to play off our love of gadgets, they called it a "geek peek."

Wirelessness was the prevalent theme. Location-based technologies and so-called 5G wireless (Broadcom's nicely confusing term for 802.11ac Wi-Fi) are going to be among the CES highlights for the chip maker. So is near-field communications, which Broadcom thinks is on the verge of big things. (See Broadcom Thinks NFC's Time Is Nearing.)

I also snapped a few photos. Click here for thumbnails, or move to the next page for a little more explanation....

Page 2: Wi-Fi Tricks & Location Sensing

Page 3: A Few More Photos

— Craig Matsumoto, Managing Editor, Light Reading

1:35 PM From an 18th-story San Francisco office, Broadcom shared its ideas for a wireless near-future
December 12, 2012 | Craig Matsumoto |


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