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Ultra Wideband Hub Coming in October

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the let-me-give-you-a-big-hub dept.

Dhiram writes "Japan based Y-E Data Inc. has announced the development of the "Wireless Hub" based on UWB (ultra wideband) wireless technology. It is the first UWB commercial application announced. The Wireless Hub mounts a UWB wireless communication module, as well as four USB ports. It comes with a USB dongle with UWB connectivity which connects to the PC. Other USB peripherals can be connected to the wireless hub, which then connects to the PC through UWB and has an effective data rate of 100 mbps over a 10-m distance without obstacles."

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  1. which can then be coneected to.... by ConsumerOfMany · · Score: 5, Funny

    the leg bone. The leg bone is connected to the... thigh bone.....

  2. ohhh... NOT a networking device by colman77 · · Score: 5, Informative

    at first I thought this was like a networking wireless router/hub type thing... but it's not, it's just a way of adding more USB ports to your computer without wires.

    Tricky/vague description.

  3. good for cameras? by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I've been waiting for a while now (!) for wireless usb (there are 2 standards, from what I understand) to come out.

    I'd like to be able to shoot 'tethered' and not have the camera or the pc know or care that its a wireless link.

    not having cords tangle while shooting would be a big bonus; plus I could just upload all my pics to my pc and not care about storage card limits (assuming there IS supported wire-based tethered shooting for your cam; many do not have it).

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  4. Let me be the first to say... by Aqua_boy17 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait until my neighbor gets one of these so I can check this out!

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  5. You guys are missing the point. by Puls4r · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Wireless. Docking. Station. Walk in with your laptop and drop it anywhere in the room and you're done. The only missing piece is the video....and I'm sure that solution is coming - wireless video.