WiFi Direct headed for a revamp: simpler integration, better support

We love WiFi Direct, they do, but there is no denying the standard has failed to have the world by storm. The WiFi Alliance is going back to the drawing board & looking to streamline its process of connecting devices. A brand spanking new Wi-Fi Direct Services task group was formed last month, charged with building new tools for helping apps & devices work together. The plan is to have what amounts to a complete revamp of the WiFi Direct standard within 12 to 18 months. of the keys will be exposing the feature more directly to finish users. Often it hides in the background, but the alliance is working on a way for apps to promote their capabilities to each other & consumers. Developers have also struggled with poorly defined hooks that often lead to incompatible products. Will 2013 finally be the year that WiFi Direct takes off? Who can say. Thinking about the break-neck pace our technological world moves at, something better may have come along by the time the WiFi Alliance gets its act together.