The new technology is expected to be faster and support higher frequency ranges of 6GHz and up. Moreover, battery-equipped devices should use less energy. There isn’t yet a fixed date when the wireless USB 1.1 will be available; this will depend on companies producing components for computers, but also for the devices themselves.

Most now available Wireless USB hardware is limited to specialized hubs for attaching wireless devices, like Belkin’s Wireless USB hub, but also a handful of computers which can add Wireless USB as an extra.

Moreover, magnetic resonance works on a range of a few feet, while a single transmitter can power several devices. Fujitsu’s prototype charger is showing a handset with an integrated wireless charger, which lets it charge within the range of the transmitter, no matter its position, at almost 85 percent efficiency.

The market release is expected in 2012, with the first supported devices to be handsets. Fujitsu seems to also intend to bring its new technology into garages and parking spots to power electric cars.

The company’s new mouse will be powered by an included AA battery; moreover, the user will have the possibility to adjust its DPI setting thanks to a button press sequence. There are four buttons, as is a scroll wheel. There is still no indication of when or where the mouse will be released or what will be the price.

Sanyo, National Semiconductor and ST-Ericsson are also working on Qi-based devices, even if the last two will most probably produce hardware for others rather than sell it themselves. Prototypes are expected to show at a Consortium meeting on September 15, in Belgium.

Also as part of the news, WPC declared that it was developing a higher-powered variant of Qi. The actual implementation is able to handle only 5W, being limited mostly to MP3 players, phones and other low-energy devices; therefore, a new spec may support netbooks, tablets and maybe even full-size notebooks and power tools, such as drills.

There are other companies involved in the group, including Olympus, Philips, Samsung and Texas Instruments; however, these are not the only companies permitted to manufacture Qi hardware.

There are three models with 14-inch, 15-inch or 17-inch displays and Core i3 or i5 processors. Standard graphics can be upgraded to a 1GB Mobility Radeon high definition graphics or Wireless Display of Intel. Internal memory can reach 8GB of RAM while a hard disk drive of 640GB is also included.

The minimum configuration is expected to cost only $449 although Dell has not given detailed specifications. The Inspiron models 14R, 15R or 17R are available to ship within a business day.

This way, SFO becomes the third major San Francisco Bay Area airport to offer wireless access for free; San Jose and Oakland were the first to switch to free Wi-Fi in 2008. The move could result as being very helpful to AT&T, because iPad and iPhone owners, as well as others, don’t have to pay for service anymore or use the carrier’s cellular network, which is not as fast, in order to get online between two flights.

Regular and portable devices as well can now create personal area networks to synchronize files between different devices. Even with the lowest amount of power possible, multi-gigabit transfer speeds are still available and the amount of battery consumption on mobile hardware is reduced.

HDCP 2.0 encryption is new and is able to send copy protected video but still allow copying of files.

The Consortium did not announce a timeframe for its 1.1 specifications reaching shipping products. Companies are only now given access to the newest version of WirelessHD. It should join a new range of wireless TV sets and home theatre receivers. It also has the option of equipping many smaller devices.

WirelessHD arrives to hardware manufacturers at the same time as WiGig does. It could provide multi-gigabit wireless support for almost all networking and streaming in a relatively near future.

Automatic setup as well as a graphical i3 interface is considered to be intuitive. Many networks are supported, such as HSPA and HSPA+ that include carriers like T-Mobile, Telus, AT&T and Bell’s Rogers. EVDO RevA is also recognized for Verizon and Sprint. The 4G WiMAX network from Clear is also supported.

The device, named NexConnect SOHO, will be available for shipping in May and its price will be $100.

The systems can be connected to a source through a single optical audio cable. Samsung will soon release the HT-WDC10 wireless iPod/iPhone dock, allowing users to play their own personal music libraries.

The HW-C450 can already be purchased from Amazon, being priced at $350. The HW-C451 and HT-WDC10 will most likely be launched this May. The iPod dock will be sold under a $150 price tag.

Before, for obtaining the same level of connectivity, MacBook users had to use a mini-DisplayPort or a mini-DVI to VGA adapter, a VGA cable for their projector and an audio cable as well. The adapter is USB-based on both ends (the projector and the notebook). It has a preinstalled Flash driver, which makes it work without a separate software install; it also has a 128-bit built-in encryption, used to prevent signal hijacking. The maximum range with the other UWB devices is about 30 feet. This type of adapter is compatible with InFocus projectors only.

MacBook-dedicated InFocus DisplayLink Wireless offers support for both Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and Snow Leopard (10.6). It will be shipping somewhere in March, at a price which will match the current product’s $159 price.