30 Second Transfers Via Wireless USB

Cut those cables and weed out the wires, because wireless USB is on its way and it could be just as speedy as its tethered counterpart. Semiconductor-maker Artimi is claiming that their wireless USB solution — consisting of a thumb drive-sized dongle — can transfer 1GB of photos from a camera in about 30 seconds, all without those messy cables playing the middle man.

In addition to just plain old file moving, Artimi is also working on a set of webcams that make use of the new wireless innovation, though exact details are still a little murky. “Bigger names” are expected to be “jumping on the bandwagon by 2008.”