Intel has been pushing WiGig for about three years

Jun 9, 2014 09:12 GMT  ·  By

Intel’s WiGig wireless docking station has been used in conjunction with Ultrabook for some time now. And now the chip marker says it will be offering the same treatment to tablets and convertibles.

Apparently, starting with 2015 desktops will face serious competition coming from the slate department. WiGig on tablets will allow for a wireless high speed connection for docking up to 2 monitors, says TabTech.

The technology was even demoed at Computex 2014 using a 2-in-1 convertible machine provided by HP. As we’re told, all upcoming hybrid devices arriving with the latest Intel Broadwell architecture will be equipped with fast 802.11ad Wi-Fi cards. In theory, transfer speeds should be up to three times that of 802.11ac.

WiGig is going to become an integral part of the Maple Peak wireless system and will be upon us in the first half of 2015.

In the meantime, Intel plans to adopt wireless charging for notebooks and tablets, by raising the bar of the Rezence Standard to 50 Watts for the above-mentioned category.

At Computex, Intel demonstrated a prototype 20W charging pad that was capable of keeping an Ultrabook charged. Pretty impressive!

WiGig Docking might prove to be even more wondrous, as Intel plans to create a wireless connection between tablets, convertibles and laptops, so the need for cables is eliminated. Peripherals can also be added to the mix, by connecting additional keyboard or mouse.

For displays, this could mean the replacement of DisplayPort and HDMI and Intel is currently at work trying to build some chips that could be adopted by various devices.

Moreover, Intel seems to be pushing for the convergence of device form factors. Imagine bringing your Broadwell tablet home and hooking it up with a keyboard, mouse, a bunch of displays and in the process turning it into a full-fledged display.

WiGig isn’t exactly something novel Intel has pulled out of the bag. It’s highly known that the company has been perusing high-speed wireless technology as the means to reduce the annoying capable clutter, plaguing most computer users.

For example, Dell is offering a dock bundled with WiGig, which is compatible with the Latitude 6430u line of business notebooks, and by the looks of it, Intel plans to make this technology mainstream.

Intel has already presented a special desktop dock for the upcoming Intel Core M tablets, which is capable of delivering 30% extra performance, but the WiGig could be another possibility for users to make use of their tablet, as a desktop.