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Belkin CableFree USB Hub with Ultra-Wideband technology

by john on January 20th, 2006

By John,
Guest Blogger

Since the birth of the USB ports, it’s really made our life easier as we are able to connect all peripherals that comes with a USB port by using a tiny USB cable. Its means we’ll have better cable management for our PC systems. However, with more USB products connected to our PC, the nightmare comes back when we need more USB hubs for ports expansion and there will be more messy cables hanging around.

Thanks to wireless technology , the CableFree USB from Belkin that uses Ultra-Wideband technology transforms all your peripherals into wireless-enabled gadgets. Just locate all your gadgets in a corner, connect them all to Belkin’s CableFree USB hub and you’re ready for resources sharing among your colleagues or family members.

This Hub allows people to place their laptop anywhere in the room while still maintaining wireless access to their USB devices, such as printers, scanners, hard drives, and MP3 players. This is the first UWB-enabled product to be introduced in the U.S. market. The CableFree USB Hub’s wireless functionality is enabled by Freescale Semiconductor’s Ultra-Wideband technology.

Freescale’s UWB solutions enable high rate transfer of video, audio, and data streams wirelessly. At rates 100 times faster than Bluetooth™ technology and with wire-like quality, UWB brings a new wireless option to auto, consumer electronics, and PC/peripheral manufacturers. Using UWB, for example, an MPEG2 movie or HDTV stream can be broadcast in real time wirelessly.

Belkin CableFree USB Hub

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