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Alereon to Kick Wireless USB Ass Worldwide

11:51PM Seamus Byrne | Alereon is a Texas chipmaker that’s talking big, saying it’s come up with a little processor that cranks out ultra wideband (UWB) goodness in frequencies that can be used the world over. That means wireless USB using the chip’s ultra-wide band frequencies might just be able to operate at speeds equivalent to USB 2.0. The catch? The signal can only travel about 10 feet, but the good news is it consumes very little power. Haven’t we already seen some of this wireless USB technology? More »