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Wireless USB notebooks appear

Wireless USB notebooks appearwireless USB.... should we really care?We have bluetooth for battery operated items that can go hours or days on a single charge. As you pointed out, for things that USB2.0 is used for, the device will require a power cable anyway. And if it didn't (as in...

Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless USB, Wireless USB notebook, wireless, USB, notebook

Discussion threads 2007-07-23

Wireless USB notebooks appear

Wireless USB finally comes to Dell and Lenovo notebooks.  It's been announced today that Dell's Inspiron 1720 notebook and Lenovo's ThinkPad T61 and T61p models are the first PCs to be certified for Wireless USB.Wireless USB is compelling indeed.  Imagine being able to break free of the wiring clutter that...

Tags: Gadgets, Industry

Blog posts 2007-07-23

Wireless USB gadgets trickle into marketplace

Wireless USB gadgets trickle into marketplaceKeep it more simple than bluetooth and it will be sucessfulConfuse everybody with security features and it will just be another stupid wireless protocol.No thanksWireless anything is not even close to always reliable and many times not secure despite vendors claiming it be.This seems pointless...

Tags: Wi-Fi, USB, wireless, wireless USB

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

Photos: Wireless USB devices

The first products supporting a wireless version of the USB communication technology are beginning to hit the market.

Tags: USB, wireless, wireless USB, photograph

Image galleries 2007-07-16

Wireless USB poised to cut the cable

Wireless USB poised to cut the cableIt's about timeHurry it up, man!http://opendomain.blogspot.com/So, how does it deal with power?I am assuming that this technology now takes batteries - so instead of having free cables on our desks, we have to spend $5 to $10 /per year per device on Batteries -...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Engineering, Wi-Fi, radio, wireless USB, battery, wireless, USB, beacon, cable

Discussion threads 2006-10-17

Wireless USB a step closer

Wireless USB a step closerIsn't that what Bluetooth was all about ?????NTNTDistance will be goodYou're right - being able to have devices further away from the PC will be nice benefir to WUSB.WUSB provides useful benefitThe ability to unclutter the back of the PC with wires is good.Placing USB devices...

Tags: Wi-Fi, USB, WUSB, wireless, wireless USB, camera, Bluetooth

Discussion threads 2006-09-28

Wireless USB a step closer

Wireless USB devices are one step closer to being reality as Staccato Communications submits six potential products to the FCC for certification.Wireless USB will change how we connect digital cameras, MP3 players, printers and flash drive to our PCs The six Staccato devices are:SC3221R USB External Host Wire Adapter HWA...

Tags: wireless USB, USB

Blog posts 2006-09-28

Host Controller for Certified Wireless USB

This presentation provides an architectural overview of the Wireless Host Controller Interface. It provides an introduction to the UWB Radio Controller URC and provides a detailed walk through of the operation of the WUSB Host Controller WHC.

Tags: Wireless USB, USB, Intel Corp., Ultrawideband (UWB), Wireless, Wi-Fi

Presentations 2006-09-26

Certified Wireless USB: The Time Is Now!

The presentation presents the market opportunity for Certified Wireless USB and technical details of the protocol and features of Certified Wireless USB. It also presents the hardware design considerations for Ultra-Wideband radios. The presentation also provides information on tools and resources available for Certified Wireless USB development and details on...

Tags: Wireless USB, USB, Intel Corp., Presentation, Ultrawideband (UWB), Wireless

Presentations 2006-09-22

Wireless USB devices arriving by September

Wireless USB devices arriving by SeptemberJust GreatJust great another avenue some hacker intercept data or hijack my PC. No thanks. One wireless network is enough. I would stick to wired.

Tags: Wi-Fi, Wireless USB Devices, Just Great, wireless USB, wireless

Discussion threads 2006-03-06

Intel takes aim at computer cable madness

Intel takes aim at computer cable madnessBPL will kill thisAs more and more common peripherals become wireless, companies are throwing good money after bad in their quest for broadband powerline. The interference generated would cause strange side-effects with these wireless USB thingies. Nothing that any Windoze user hasn't experienced already...

Tags: Wi-Fi, computer, broadband over power line, wireless USB, USB, Intel Corp., wireless, Bluetooth, cable

Discussion threads 2005-08-25

USB-enabled products to grow at 25% a year

High-speed USB has nearly saturated the PC desktop market, and now comprises over 75% of the notebook market, where slower design cycles mean less rapid adoption. Wireless USB 1.0 should make its debut in the PC market late in 2005 in the form of dongles that hook into USB ports....

Tags: USB

Blog posts 2005-02-24

USB-enabled products to grow at 25% a year

High-speed USB has nearly saturated the PC desktop market, and now comprises over 75% of the notebook market, where slower design cycles mean less rapid adoption. Wireless USB 1.0 should make its debut in the PC market late in 2005 in the form of dongles that hook into USB ports....

Tags: USB

Blog posts 2005-02-24

Wireless USB: The First High-speed Personal Wireless Interconnect.

The Universal Serial Bus USB, with one billion units in the installed base, is the most successful interface in PC history. Benefiting from exceptionally strong industry support from all market segments, USB continues to evolve as new technologies and products come to market. It is already the de facto interconnect...

Tags: Wireless USB, PC, USB, Wireless

White papers 2005-02-01

Wireless USB: The First High-Speed Personal Wireless Interconnect

Wireless Universal Serial Bus USB, will build on the success of wired USB, bringing USB technology into the wireless future. Usage will be targeted at PCs and PC peripherals, consumer electronics and mobile devices. To maintain the same usage and architecture as wired USB, the Wireless USB specification is being...

Tags: Wireless USB, USB, Wireless, Wi-Fi

White papers 2004-02-01

Certified Wireless USB: It's the Wave of the Future

In this webcast you will learn about Certified Wireless USB, the first application of WiMedia's Ultra-Wideband UWC common radio-platform along with an overview of the technical components for Certified Wireless and a roadmap of future milestones.

Tags: Wireless USB, USB, Intel Corp., Ultrawideband (UWB), Wireless

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Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet

Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that...

Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

GMail adds "https:"-only connections but still not by default

Google has added a new "Browser Connection" feature to GMail to allow users to force e-mail sessions to always use the more secure "https:" protocol but, strangely, this is not turned on by default. In the Settings tab, at the very bottom, GMail users can now select...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, HTTP, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Diagnose your hard disks, free

Hard drive acting kinda funny? Free application HDDScan is a utility that diagnoses your hard drive's ills. The app allows you to analyze drive temperatures, conduct S.M.A.R.T. tests, export and print reports to document changes in your hard drive's health, and works on ATA,...

Tags: Hard Drive, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-25

10 essential gadgets for students

I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...

Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-25