WiQuest launches two new UWB-based WiDV chipsets for wireless HD

While the Wireless USB solutions that UWB presents are a fun ideal for the wire-free desktop of the future, it seems like for the present, UWB is getting quite the workout as a video streaming workhorse. WiQuest's new WiDV technology streams up to 1Gbps of HD video for PC or home entertainment applications -- exact device compatibility is undefined, but we're guessing the usual suspects like DVI, HDMI and Component will be worked into this mix. To start of its WiDV revolution, WiQuest just announced its WQST100 and WQAST101 chipsets to support the new standard. Based on UWB technology, the streams shouldn't interfere with other WiMedia-based devices. Now we've just gotta wait for these chipsets to start showing up in real devices.

[Via gizmag]

[Nash @ Dec 15th 2006 5:03PM]

Somebody should make wireless connections for TV's, receivers, and components. How sweet would it be to get a new receiver, shove it in the hole where the old one was, and then sync everything up in "universal remote-esque" manner? No need to get behind the old entertainment center and fiddle with all of the connections. Just set it down, plug it in, punch in some codes, and everything works! That would be neato.

Then they should work on wireless electricity.

Then they should make everything float so you don't need an entertainment center.

Then they should make Jessica Alba come to my house and love me.

That's about the right order that might happen in, right? Happy Friday!

[Dustin @ Dec 16th 2006 12:56AM]

http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml

Jessica's calling, she wants to see your new floating tv

[GhostDoggy @ Dec 16th 2006 7:41AM]

1 Gbps is not enough for transporting uncompressed full HD video. So, scaling 'up to' means a gross shortfall. Of course, if they were talking about directv's hdlite then it most certainly could. lol

[Nash @ Dec 16th 2006 5:08PM]

Holy crap, wireless electricity! And Jessica is coming over tonight! There IS a God!!