December 28, 2006 Connect All Those Devices to Your PC, but Forget the Cables
By STEPHEN C. MILLER There are few peripherals that do not connect to a computer via U.S.B. ports leading to a boom in U.S.B. hubs, which let you connect multiple devices via one port on the computer. With the spread of Wi-Fi- enabled laptops, many people are eager to untether from the desk and still use all of their peripherals. Belkin has come up with a wireless solution, the Cable-Free U.S.B. Hub. The hurdle in making a wireless hub has been in connecting all the devices together without generating interference between wireless signals, including those from other devices like cordless phones. Belkin, with a chipset developed by Wisair, has cracked the code. The transmitter connects to a U.S.B. port on a laptop, and the hub itself can be up to 30 feet away. One drawback is a limitation to just four ports, and multiple hubs cant be daisy-chained as with the wired variety. The Cable-Free Hub is priced at less than $200 at the usual electronic outlets and at www.belkin.com. As with all cutting-edge technology, the price will drop when competitors enter the market. STEPHEN C. MILLER Send free SMS to your Friends on Mobile from your Yahoo! Messenger. Download Now! http://messenger.yahoo.com/download.php To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
