Cables Unlimited’s WUSB Adapter Dives Below Magic $100 Mark
It’s been a tough week for Wireless USB with WiQuest folding and Intel pulling out of UWB research. Wisair, however, sees more opportunities for itself as the fabless company’s single-chip WSR601 WUSB silicon finds its way into Cables Unlimited’s next product. Unlike other WUSB hubs, the Cables Unlimited Wireless USB Adapter set consists just a pair of dongles - one for the notebook or PC and another for the device. This helps to get the price down to below $100 - the magic mark for mass consumer adoption.
Wisair says the device-side adapter is compatible with wired USB peripherals such as external hard drive, printer, digital camera, camcorders, optical burners as well as USB hubs. Unfortunately, Cables Unlimited’s adapter as of this writing has’t included isochronous support as required by USB speakers and TV tuners. Perhaps Wisair could fix it via a driver update which the new defunct WiQuest had done earlier. The company also told us they are very much alive with enough cash to last until 2010 at which time we should be crawling out of the recession.Permanent Link