Tuesday, May 31, 2005
Wireless USB Specification Officially Released - 1st Devices Expected End of 2005
Posted by Ekkie Tepsupornchai in "HARDWARE" @ 12:00 PM
"[May 24, 2005] - The Wireless USB Promoter Group today announced the completion of the Wireless USB specification. <...> 'We've delivered on the promise we made in 2004 to complete the specification and make it publicly available in 2005,' said Jeff Ravencraft, chairman of the Wireless USB Promoter Group. 'Product development is currently underway, with the first Wireless USB products expected to be available at the end of 2005. The first implementations will be in the form of discrete silicon that is being introduced in a number of form factors such as add-in cards, external adapters and embedded silicon modules for integrated solutions.'"
It's amazing how dependent I've become over the past several years on USB. I have USB hubs both at home and at work (in addition to the USB ports built into my PC and laptop). I can tell you that ALL ports are occupied (Ext HDD, keyboard/mouse, BT adapter, printer, scanner, APC, touchpad, PPC cradle, and more)! Making USB wireless would highly welcomed. At best, I don't expect this to be universally mainstream for another few years at least, but there a large number of manufacterers involved which gives me great hope that this can fill the void that Bluetooth has been unable to fill. What are your thoughts?
It's amazing how dependent I've become over the past several years on USB. I have USB hubs both at home and at work (in addition to the USB ports built into my PC and laptop). I can tell you that ALL ports are occupied (Ext HDD, keyboard/mouse, BT adapter, printer, scanner, APC, touchpad, PPC cradle, and more)! Making USB wireless would highly welcomed. At best, I don't expect this to be universally mainstream for another few years at least, but there a large number of manufacterers involved which gives me great hope that this can fill the void that Bluetooth has been unable to fill. What are your thoughts?
