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USB will set Bluetooth free

By Don Lehman - January 20, 2006

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Or at least the idea of Bluetooth.

The main problem with Bluetooth is that people haven't had access to it. I have it built into my laptop, but I don't own a single device that interacts with it. But I do have several USB devices. All that are a giant pain in the butt to reattach to my laptop everytime I need to use them. If only I had a way to connect to them wirelessly...

Enter this wireless USB access point from Belkin. You have a base that you plug all of your gear into and a wireless USB dongle for your computer. Having to plug the dongle (great word) in all the time is a pain too, so look forward to devices (meaning no need for access points or, heaven forbid, dongles) that have wireless USB built into them sometime next year. Until then, I'll be buying this for $129 (US) when it comes out this spring.

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Don Lehman

19 years ago

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It is under a different wireless signal called W-USB. The signal is much stronger and from what I understand, faster than Bluetooth. (The Belkin device transmits data at 480 mbps)
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Sean Gaffney

19 years ago

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Is the access point wireless via Bluetooth? If so, since your laptop already has Bluetooth, you shouldn't have to plug in the dongle. Bluetooth is Bluetooth as far as I'm aware and you should be able to get the access point and your computer to talk without need for the dongle.
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