The technology has been available since several years, but now the first wireless USB devices will hit the market. The new radio technology seems to make the final breakthrough to succeed in 2009. 
Wireless USB - the end of the cable era?
Wireless USB is in development since 2004. There have been repeated delays due to disputes at different development groups and regulatory obstacles.
Wireless USB works in a radius of about 3 meters with full 480Mbits/s at 10 meters the data throughput is even at 110 Mbit/s. Unlike Wi-Fi wireless Lan Wireless USB is especially made for high resolution multimedia transmissions.
IOGEAR will bring in October 2008 a USB to VGA transmitter on the market. If the wireless USB dongle is connected to a USB port on the laptop, according to manufacturer pictures at resolutions up to 1600 x 1200 (UXGA) or 1680 x 1050 pixels (WSXGA +) get transferred wirelessly to the receiving unit.
Other devices such as a wireless docking station from Kensington or Dell notebooks with integrated wireless USB module are also shortly before launch.
When this technology really becomes popular, in many offices the often annoying cable clutter on the desk will be reduced significantly.
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