Source R&D ships Wisair-based Warpia Easy Dock wireless docking station
By Darren Murph 
posted July 26th 2010 11:01PM
posted July 26th 2010 11:01PM
Wireless Laptop Docking Station Now Shipping
Warpia Easy Dock brings your laptop/Macbook content to your desktop computing environment for comfortable use of speakers, mouse, keyboard & external monitor
SAN JOSE, California – July 26, 2010 – Source R&D, a company dedicated to bringing single-chip wireless USB solutions to the mainstream, announced that the Warpia Easy Dock is now available for purchase online. The Easy Dock allows users to wirelessly connect their laptop/netbook/Macbook to any traditional desktop setting: a mouse, keyboard, speakers, and a 15-21" external monitor. Consumers can have both the convenience of a laptop and the comfort of a desktop computer. Easier on the eyes, ears and hands, users will no longer have to squint at a miniature screen, deal with a below average sound quality, or fumble with a tiny keyboard.
Key features include:
* High Quality Wireless Transmission - Supports resolutions up to 1400x1050 or 1440x900 (wide). Streams HD video up to 720P and 32-bit True Color depth for high quality images. Relays 48 kHz, 16-bit stereo audio
* Easy Plug-and-Play Interface - Quick setup with pre-associated (paired) Adapters that do not borrow from or slow down your WiFi internet signal. Simply connect the USB dongle to your laptop and a receiver to your monitor, mouse, keyboard, and speakers. Your laptop will instantly recognize the dongle and begin submitting the wireless signal
* PC and Mac Friendly - Compatible with Windows® 7, Windows Vista™, SP2, XP®, SP3, Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), and Snow Leopard (10.6)
"The Easy Dock is the ideal solution for laptop lovers who value portability but long for a more comfortable computing experience at home," says Marc Levaggi, VP of Marketing for Source R&D. "It enables you to work or surf the web without a mess of cables on your desk and without sacrificing visual or audio quality."
Priced affordably at $149.99, the Warpia Easy Dock can now be purchased at Amazon.com and on Warpia's website. BestBuy.com and several nation-wide retailers, including Frys Electronics and Microcenter, will also carry the Easy Dock. For more information or to purchase, please visit www.warpia.com.
About Source R&D:
Source R&D, Inc. is one of the world's premier technology providers, specializing in emerging technologies and innovations. Serving as a vital link in the technology value chain, Source R&D creates sales and profitability opportunities for OEMS, ODMs, vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, logistics services, backend support, financial services, product aggregation, distribution and superior customer support. For additional details, visit Source R&D web site at www.sourcerandd.com or www.warpia.com.
but can you hold it normally?
The resolution cap kills it for me.
Cool idea though, can't wait for other people to do it better and cheaper.
@Anguigen
Seriously, 1600x900 is a fairly popular monitor display
@Anguigen
also the name. Warpia?
I have used a Warpia adapter before and they are ok. A single wall between the transmitter and the receiver breaks the signal in my case. It's kind of cool to be able to wirelessly connect to projectors and for tablets this is awesome. It's like a wireless media center for your home.
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Does she require special drivers? Will she work with Linux?
BUT WARE IS THE WIRES?//
No FullHD resolution is lame.
what am i missing here? why would you use this thing? what difference does it make if you connect everything to the laptop or to this gizmo? and if it's the living room TV, why not just use a wireless mouse/KB combo?
@Psyclotr0n
It's because one of the more annoying aspects of using a docking station is having to connect/disconnect all the wires every time you dock/undock. Granted, I don't think it's much of an advantage but there you have it.
@Psyclotr0n
Actually I am going to correct myself. A docking station is very nice to have if you move your laptop a lot (I used one when I had to bring my work laptop home every day and take it with me every morning; it made life very convenient). My comment as to its advantage referred to the advantage of a wireless docking station over one that connect with USB. However, if you don't already have a docking station, then paying a little extra for a wireless one makes good sense.
@tonicboy
ok, i guess i get the advantage of a docking station, but as far as wireless, how would that really help again? the mouse/KB is still tethered to the dock, which means so are you. if you're at a desk with monitor/KB/mouse, there's no advantage to wireless, and if you're on the couch in the living room, you'll either be too far from the docked TV or the docked KB/mouse (since all 3 must be physically attached to the dock). ugh, it's confusing to even type this...
@Psyclotr0n
The advantage is that you don't have to connect the laptop to the dock, nor does the laptop have to adjacent to the dock (although it still needs to be within range). So, you could have your "home computing" setup with keyboard, mouse, monitor plus accessory, then when you get home, just throw down your laptop anywhere and you're off to the races. As I said, I don't see too much advantage of a wireless dock vs a wired dock but that's the idea.
@tonicboy
so basically , u give input by ur keyboard and mouse through the dock to ur laptop, then back from ur laptop to the dock to the dvi port and to whatever screen u get the output , is that right !?? So it's two way thing !?
If it's so, I think it would be much wiser if someone used it only half way around , like hooking ur gaming wired keboard and mouse to the dock , then us ur laptop hdmi out to the screen !? but that won't justify the price anyway... Is there such thing !?
My old Fujitsu had a cool dock that I could plug my monitor, speakers, network, and USB devices to. It would easily snap in and out.
As much as I like my Dell XPS, having to plug and unplug everything into it if I want to take it somewhere is a pain in the ass.
I'm surprised Dell doesn't offer a dock. You can get some 3rd party junk but the monitor res always seems to be an issue. The laptop really needs a specific docking port.
@CodyTech
Dell offers a great docking solution but only their Latitudes.
Seems relatively useless for 150 bucks....
This is really cool, and would be useful... but for the price? Meh. Give it to me for half the price, and add other connectivity options, and then we'll see.
YAY... PALM 4G Is 4G Compatible
Awww DVI! I remember that from the old days!
I am willing to pay up to $200 for 1080i or 720p HDMI streaming