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The Doom of Wired Peripherals
techie writes "Is the doom of wired peripherals near? According to an article on CoolTechZone.com, it sure seems that way and Apple is leading the way. Quote: "Device cables are becoming a thing of the past, and that development couldn't come soon enough. We're ready to unplug, and we want to make the most of it. Apple has recognized this desire for consolidation and the benefits of a wireless lifestyle, and they've reacted effectively. When the iMac was first introduced, people went gaga over the fact that the monitor, computer, and speakers were all in one enclosure, thus eliminating the need for two bulky pieces of hardware and multiple cables. Just when you thought that was incredible enough, WiFi comes along and gives us blazingly fast Internet connections through the air, and Bluetooth rises up to allow all of our devices to sync with one another and the operating system without any wires."
I'll jump on the bandwagon when we can get rid of the power cable. When is power over wireless coming to computer peripherals?
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
WiFi comes along and gives us blazingly fast Internet connections
My internet connection over wired ethernet - 512Kbps
My internet connection over WiFi - 512Kbps
Wtf are they talking about?
BTW If you're chortling at my paltry ADSL speed -- which is the most I can get where I live -- do bear in mind that I live in remote, leafy... central London.
Oh hi neighbour... I was checking my network traffic yesterday, and I just want to ask you one thing: sexyponies.com ?
"USB is great because it's a) universal ....(think Braun toothbrushes) becomes"
Those USB toothbrushes are way kewl. Last week once, after I brushed my teeth, I got an email from a dental student in Thailand warning me about possible weakened enamel in one of my top molars.
Where were you when the voynix came?
...that Wired magazine will become obsolete?
"It was when I found a wireless bluetooth toothpick in a Sharper Image catalog... That was when I decided to build the asylum."
Where were you when the voynix came?
He lived in a wireless house
He had a wireless wife
Who lived a wireless life
He had a wireless son
Who had much wireless fun
He typed 1000 lines
To produce this stupid rhyme
-Eric
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
I've got an MX1000 (which is really quite nice, and I even use it left-handed) which recharges when you stick it in the base station. The only problem is that I now have two cables, where a wired mouse would have one – there's the USB from the base station to the computer, plus a power cable from the wall to the base station. It doesn't help the tangled-cables-under-the-desk problem at all. But it's far more practical than a wired mouse for clubbing people on the head.
Darn right. I have enough problems with USB slowing down my typing and mousing. 12 mbit / sec is hardly enough, especially when I run out of ports and have to use a hub for my keyboard AND mouse. I wouldn't know what to do if I had to give up throughput just for the supposed convenience of a wireless mouse or keyboard.
- Tash