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NEC produces Wireless USB host controller, on the hunt for end products

Posted by Darren Murph in BLOGROLL, MEDIA

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Oh sure, Wireless USB products are out there, but they’re pretty far out there. We’re talking deep back shelf type stuff. NEC Electronics is hoping to get the cord-free version of the well known peripheral standard into more and more gizmos by cranking out the uPD720171 Wireless USB host controller. The unit was designed with the PCI Express bus interface in mind, and it can also provide laptops with connectivity via the ExpressCard slot. The company claims that the $10 device can handle transfers up to 480Mbps within a range of three meters, but you’ll be waiting a little while yet before testing out said claim in a finalized product.

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