The USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has adopted Certified Wireless USB as the wireless extension to USB. Using the WiMedia ultra wideband (UWB) protocol, Certified Wireless USB provides the same bandwidth as wired Hi-Speed USB. This bandwidth represents almost 500 times the throughput of other wireless standards, such as Bluetooth. Certified Wireless USB aims to bring to wireless products the simplicity, functionality, and intuitive user experience of wired USB. Products based on Certified Wireless USB technology are beginning to enter the market even now.
Wired USB is an extremely successful standard; literally billions of USB peripherals are manufactured worldwide. Unfortunately, this translates into billions of tangled wires. With Wireless USB, users can download pictures from a camera without digging out the memory card, upload songs to an MP3 player without a proprietary cable, and place a large printer where it's convenient rather than close enough for its cable to reach the computer.
No comments:
Post a Comment