We haven't talked much about ultra wideband (UWB) technology in quite a while here. When the competition to define and ratify a single standard broke off last year, some analysts thought this was a near-death blow to the technology.
However, it seems that the fact there are two competing standards hasn't fazed manufacturers from building devices embedded with UWB. A new study from ABI Research indicates that roughly 300 million devices with UWB will be shipped by 2011, proving that the technology still remains viable.
But, needless to say, there may be some storm clouds on the horizon. Factors such as global spectrum and regulatory approval, along with cost, power consumption, and and chip size, have to be considered.
In any event, despite all the difficulties, UWB still has a pulse, and we should be a variety of products on the market in the near future.
1. Good news! Anyone heard anything about UWB for PC monitors?
I can't wait for a wireless (except power) computer
With Bluetooth, we have the keyboard, mouse, printer and speakers(a2dp soon) & 802.11(x) for network. With a UWB monitor, it would be complete!
Either that or a standardization of power from the PC over the monitor cord.
Posted at 6:48AM on May 16th 2006 by West