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Sony Starts a Standards War Over Wireless USB

Posted by kdawson on from the don't-stand-so-close-to-me dept.

Stony Stevenson alerts us to news out of CES that Sony has kick-started another standards war, this time over wireless USB. Ars notes that Sony "[never was] one to settle for an open standard when the opportunity to push a proprietary alternative presents itself." Sony's TransferJet technology uses low-power UWB at very short distances to transfer data at a nominal 520 Mbps. Almost every other large technology company — including Intel, Microsoft, HP, and Samsung — has embraced the W-USB standard, which promises transfer speeds of 480 Mbps at distances up to 3 meters, vs. TransfeJet's 3 centimeters.

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  1. MS-WMC by Tony · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A friend of mine showed me MS-Windows Media Center, as displayed through his XBox 360. The menu system was *very* similar to XMB, only arranged horizontally, and much more cluttered.

    I guess plagiarism is the best form of flattery.

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    Microsoft is to software what Budweiser is to beer.
  2. Re:Sony obviously.... by Basehart · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Anyone who has to use a manual to use a PS3 is not a geek. Trust me.