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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. Re:3 cm is enough for Eddie Murphy by emurphy42 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I don't much appreciate you putting words in my mouth.

    (Oh yeah, I'm sure I'll get a few interesting responses to this one...)