USB overpowers firewire

Posted by admin on October 6th, 2008

The time when firewire was required for hi-speed transfers. USB 1.0 simply was way too slow to manage a direct camera-to-computer connection, but in the future this is bound to change - why maintain two bus systems, if the speed difference almost doesn’t matter any more? What do you think?

New Wireless USB Solutions

Posted by admin on September 19th, 2007

Stonestreet One, Inc., the leader in WiMedia-based ultrawideband (UWB) and Certified Wireless USB software solutions for PC and embedded systems, today announced the production shipment of its UltraSuite® for Windows and WiCenter® Basic for WUSB software.

Stonestreet One’s wireless software powers the new IOGEAR Wireless USB Hub and Adapter GUWH104KIT, which provides a Certified Wireless USB solution for connecting wired USB devices including printers, external hard drives, scanners, and media players.

Richard Smith, president of Stonestreet One, said, “We are excited to be part of the first wave of WUSB products to reach the market, and are playing a key contributing role in leading the charge to enable this new wireless technology ecosystem. Our UltraSuite and WiCenter products are helping PC and peripheral manufacturers to quickly bring this important technology to market.”

UltraSuite is Stonestreet One’s portfolio of software drivers and MAC software that enable WiMedia-based wireless solutions, including support for Certified Wireless USB, WiMedia Link Layer Protocol (WLP), and Bluetooth. UltraSuite supports a variety of systems from PC’s to embedded devices, cell phones, peripherals, and consumer electronics equipment.

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