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A Wireless USB Cable?
doggkruse asks: "For a while I have been trying to come up with a way to attach my USB devices, wirelessly. Today I stumbled upon this Bluetooth wireless print link. It appears to simply replicate a usb cable because it works on OS X which lacks support for Bluetooth printing. Is it possible to use this for other devices? Could I simply plug this into a hub and make all USB devices wireless." It's an interesting thought, but that depends entirely on the device. Has anyone tried doing this, with this or another device?
Okay, I will have to assume you are not an employee of Cypress Semiconductor, trying to create a "buzz" on the Internet about the new product family. Cypress Semiconductor created such technology and currently touts it under WirelessUSB brand. Granted, I don't think there's a consumer device using WirelessUSB just yet, but Cypress is currently selling the chips and chipsets to the OEMs. The prices are quite good, by the way, if you're involved with embedded devices or home automation products.
The WirelessUSB specs from Cypress Web site - "..The wireless connectivity is transparent to the designer at the operating system level (no drivers needed), as the WirelessUSB system acts as a USB HID class device..."
ZDNet on WirelessUSB
Naturally, Google
I use Bluetooth all the time. In my experience it lacks the bandwidth for your idea to work well. Supporting evidence: Bluetooth hotsyncs take longer between my Tungsten and my Powerbook. A wifi hack would be better.