Sep 212007
Just when I open my mouth, someone tries to prove me wrong. Belkin is rapidly closing on a $99 price point for a wireless USB hub, thought it looks like you need to provide your own WiFi access point. Other units I have seen include a dongle that fills this gap. Consumer electronics companies are finally catching on as well. I always assumed have a single standard would save them money in the long run, and the companies in this article seem to be agreeing with that, at least indirectly through member organizations. I never considered the environmental impact before, because I assumed corporations wouldn’t care unless they were forced to by regulation, but I can see newer “green” influences affecting this as well.