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Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct™: Personal, portable Wi-Fi® to connect devices anywhere, any time (2010)
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct™ is a certification mark for devices supporting a game-changing new technology enabling Wi-Fi devices to connect directly, making it simple and convenient to do things like print, share, sync and display. Products bearing the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Wi-Fi Direct designation can connect to one another without joining a traditional home, office or hotspot network. Mobile phones, cameras, printers, PCs, and gaming devices will be able to connect directly to each other to transfer content and share applications quickly and easily. Wi-Fi Direct devices will be able to make a one-to-one connection, or several devices can connect simultaneously.
Connecting Wi-Fi Direct-certified devices is easy and simple, in many cases only requiring the push of a button. Wi-Fi Direct products are based upon an industry-wide technology defined in the Wi-Fi Alliance by computing, consumer electronics, and handset vendors from around the world. Wi-Fi Direct-certified devices have been tested and certified for this technology as well as interoperability and WPA2™ security, the current generation of security technology.
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