14 DAY TRIAL // Wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB for short) technology is not something really new and exciting nowadays but sometimes things are getting a face lift as in the case of the new range extender from Gefen that is capable of increasing the useful range of the wireless USB technology to as much as 30 meters.
Gefen is a well established and liked company, active in the computer peripherals market segment and the newest product from this company comes as a four-port Wireless USB 2.0 Extender that enables users to deploy USB compatible devices at pretty big distances from the host computer system. The Gefen wireless USB range extender comes made of two modules, a sender and receiver system that delivers USB connectivity while keeping things plug and play simple.
According to the manufacturing company that was cited by the news site macnn, the Gefen Wireless USB 2.0 Extender device can be used to expand the working range of the most popular USB compatible computer peripherals like mouse, keyboard, printer and so on while keeping their basic functionality intact as it uses dedicated technologies for data transmissions like wireless standards 802.11a, b, g, n as well as Extreme USB technologies.
Thanks to its plug and play design, the Gefen Wireless USB 2.0 Extender requires no drivers in order to operate and thus it is compatible with most modern day operating systems while supporting up to four USB compatible devices. In order to work with as many as possible host computer systems, the new Gefen made wireless range extender is compatible with both the USB 1.1 and 2.0 standards and it transmits data with a speed of 54Mb per second.
''An ideal solution for accessing the computer and powering devices in remote locations where running wires is undesirable, the cable-free extension solution transmits data at speeds up to 54 Mbps, providing an attractive alternative to wired solutions'', said the manufacturing company about this product.