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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. 3 cm? by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 1, Redundant

    That doesn't seem to be long enough range for a wireless device. Heck, I'd prefer a 5 cm usb 2.0 cable than that.

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    Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
  2. Not a competitor by Gygash · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe I misread TFA, but this doesn't strike me as aiming to be competition to W-USB. The press release states that it's intended for transferring large files over short distances - for example, from your video camera to your TV.

    It's meant to simplify file transfer, not power USB devices or peripherals.

  3. Re:Jobs would be proud by theurge14 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Could you give us an example of something proprietary from Apple?