Wireless USB: no more cables between peripheral and pc.

Introduction

Imagine that all devices in a home office, like a printer, scanner, external harddisk and digital camera, could be connected to the pc wirelessly. Imagine that all components for a complete home-cinema system can be adjusted and connected without using a single cable. Imagine that digital pictures could be sent to your service provider to be printed without the need for a cable… Welcome to the world of wireless USB.

Wireless USB: something a lot of Hardware.Info visitors have already heard of. Every now and then we encounter a short editorial regarding wireless connections, but that’s about it. Or at least so it seems. What is Wireless USB exactly, how does it work, what are its advantages or drawbacks? How about security, performance, energy efficiency? And of course the million-dollar question: when can we buy Wireless USB products? We shall address all of these issues in this editorial.