Kensington Wireless USB Docking Station - 15 Feet of Freedom

Kensington has announced the world's first Certified Wireless USB docking station. It is the first real test for ultrawideband and WUSB as the dock combines USB display, audio and a 5-port USB hub. The USB display is handled by DisplayLink which enables the dock to output a max res of 1600 x 1200 or 1680 x 1050 widescreen. The WUSB is powered by WiQuest's Mini Card reference design that enables wireless USB audio as well. It's a million dollar question how WUSB manages the bandwidth so all these would function properly. It's already hard enough for USB 2.0 to run a 19" monitor, let alone letting WUSB with a knowingly low effective bandwidth takes over.

Wireless range is also a concern; Kensington says the Docking Station will work within 15 feet - presumably with no walls in between. It's important to note that Kensington will initially work with Windows XP and 32-bit Vista only. Dell will also be the exclusive retail channel. You might get a discount off the $229.99 price tag if you put the dock in the shopping cart with your brand new Dell WUSB-embedded laptop. If cutting the wire isn't your top priority, Kensington sd200v dock is essentially the same thing for the most parts.