| USB is currently the industry standard | | | | USB dongle into your desktop or laptop and then |
| If you spend any amount of time on a computer | | | | plug the Wireless USB hub into an external power |
| chances are that you have used a USB device, | | | | supply - this could range from a few feet to |
| such as a mouse or a keyboard. There are | | | | several meters away. Then you could plug your |
| currently more than 2 billion USB devices in use | | | | USB devices into the Wireless USB hub and use |
| around the world.Cables can be a mess | | | | them as if they were attached directly to your |
| When USB first became popular (around the | | | | computer. This would be especially useful for a |
| year 2000) everybody loved the technology and | | | | printer, scanner or any other device you might |
| embraced it. It was so easy to use and offered | | | | want to share with local computers but not |
| inter-compatibility with virtually every PC. As we | | | | necessarily over a network.Differences between |
| became increasingly more reliant on USB for most | | | | Bluetooth and Wireless USB |
| of the devices that connected to our system the | | | | The most obvious difference between Bluetooth |
| nest of cables behind the average computer | | | | and Wireless USB is the speed - empirically you |
| continued to grow.Enter Bluetooth | | | | will generally always see speeds less than 1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth was released a couple of years | | | | with Bluetooth. Wireless USB, on the other hand, |
| following the initial release of USB and grew in | | | | is rated for 480 Mbps at 5 meters. Both |
| popularity because it offered computer users a | | | | technologies are slower at further distances, but |
| way to connect precious devices to the computer | | | | Wireless USB should always be faster than |
| without worrying about the tangle of wires behind | | | | Bluetooth. Another obvious difference between |
| the computer and the inevitable "creative" wiring | | | | Bluetooth and Wireless USB is security - Bluetooth |
| options required to connect two computers and | | | | devices are highly susceptible to signal-hijacking |
| printers located across the room.Bluetooth took | | | | wheras the security standard for WUSB is very |
| off in Europe and Asia | | | | strict and should result in a much more secure |
| Bluetooth has become very popular in Europe | | | | connection - this is very important for any |
| and Asia. Not only is Bluetooth popular with | | | | application which may require the transfer of |
| computer users, but also cell phone users looking | | | | sensitive data or information.Time frame on |
| for a way to use a hands-free headset without | | | | Wireless USB |
| worrying about hauling around another wire. For | | | | Wireless USB dongles and hubs are currently in |
| some reason the technology became very | | | | production and should be available for purchase in |
| popular abroad, but many US computer and cell | | | | the first quarter of 2006. A few manufacturers |
| phone users had security concerns about the | | | | have already received approval from the FCC and |
| technology or were unimpressed with its relatively | | | | other stanards organizations.Is Wireless USB right |
| low speed for data-intensive applications.We are | | | | for you |
| on the verge of a revolution in connectivity | | | | If you can hold off a couple of months to try |
| Wireless USB offers the convenience of | | | | out a really cool wireless technology I highly |
| Bluetooth with the security and seamless | | | | recommend that you consider WUSB. It may |
| integration of current USB technology. In addition, | | | | take some time to refine the protocols and iron |
| the first release of Wireless USB (aka WUSB) will | | | | out a few bugs in the design but the wait should |
| allow you to use legacy USB devices wirelessly. | | | | be well worth it. |
| Here's how it will work - you will plug a Wireless | | | | |