December 15th, 2009

Warpia wireless USB PC-to-TV solution

You spent all your Christmas money on a terrific new HDTV, but then you realize that all the movies you’ve downloaded are stored on your PC. You don’t want to run cables from your PC to your new HDTV, but you really want to enjoy watching those moves on your big screen. What to do? If you’re using Windows (sorry Mac and Linux users), check out the Warpia Wireless USB Audio &amp… → Read More

November 19th, 2009

Imation Pro WX wireless USB hard drive now shipping: 1.5TB for $450

Imation today officially starts shipping “the world’s first Wireless USB external hard drive,” the Imation Pro WX. → Read More

February 11th, 2009

Samsung rolling out built-in wireless USB connections in upcoming gadgets

Samsung has developed a tiny System-On-Chip (SoC) design featuring an ARM CPU, ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless connection, memory controller, and flash memory that’ll start appearing in the next few months inside cameras and mobile phones. → Read More

September 23rd, 2008

Wireless USB coming to Samsung digital cameras

Samsung has been working with Alereon on a wireless USB solution for Samsung cameras and it seems they have something dubbed NaBee. From the sounds of the press release, it’s simply a small dongle that plugs into both the camera and computer’s USB port. That’s it. → Read More

August 19th, 2008

Kensington’s wireless USB hub with DVI port

For about the price of a docking station, you could just skip the whole docking part altogether, assuming Kensington’s new Wireless USB Docking Station works as advertised. The device costs $229.99 and features a DVI port, five USB 2.0 ports, and an audio out jack. It can handle monitors up to 1680×1050. It appears to be simple enough to operate, too. You’ve just got to be within 15 feet… → Read More

January 7th, 2008

D-Link's wireless USB hub would be handy for your mom

Tired of your mom calling you and saying “Honey, do I plug in the blue cable to the printer? Or the modem? Or the wall?” Well, you can set her up right now and the only thing she’ll have to plug in and out is a little USB receiver. All the other junk plugs into the cute little hub and the data is served from there. This D-Link thing isn’t too impressive, but it’s… → Read More

August 21st, 2007

SMC Adds New Draft 802.11n Devices

Irvine, California-based network hardware company SMC recently added a new Draft 802.11n router, access point, and USB adapter to its lineup. The SMCWGBR14-N router includes a 4-port 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit LAN switch, draft 802.11n wireless, hardware firewall, WPA/WPA2 encryption, and a USB2.0 print server. It retails for $174.99. You can connect to the router with the SMCWEB-N access point or… → Read More

February 8th, 2007

Wisair, Nokia Wireless USB Camera Phone

Wisair, one of the chipset makers trying to get its Ultra Wideband (UWB) and Wireless USB solutions into every consumer product ever, is demonstrating the use of Wireless USB in camera phones at 3GSM. Using a Nokia N series handset embedded with the Wisair 542 chip, the company will show visitors to the WiMedia Alliance area (the rest of us will just have to take their word for it) just how great… → Read More

December 4th, 2006

Belkin Finally Dumps Cable-Free USB Hub On The Market

Though I won’t believe it until it’s sitting in front of me on my desk (I’ve seen prototypes of it for a long time now), Belkin has announced that its wireless USB hub will be available for purchase by mid-December in the US. The $199 four-port hub uses Ultra-Wideband (UWB) via a Wisair chipset to wirelessly send data from your computer to your peripherals at up to USB 2.0 speeds… → Read More