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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. Standards. by Oliver+Hope · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony's mom is an open standard.

    But really...3 centimeters? Are they joking? Why not just plug it in at that point...

  2. I mean, *vertically* by Tony · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...only arranged horizontally...

    It's arranged horizontally when you're drunk and lieing on the floor. Like I obviously am right now.

    Normally, MS-WMC XMB rip-off is *vertical.*

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