Icron Wireless 802.11g USB 2.0 Hub

With any luck at all, we’ll soon be leaving cables behind and going wireless for all of our computer peripherals.

Icron Technologies Corporation has made available a wireless USB 2.0 Hub based on an industry standard 802.11g radio. This Hub enables the wireless connection of USB devices such as printers, scanners, hard drives, and MP3 players to PCs and Macs throughout the home or office.

Icron’s WiRanger Cable Free USB 2.0 Hub is a four-port hub and dongle set that enables transparent wireless connectivity for any USB device without requiring software or user configuration. The WiRanger gives PC (Windows, Linux, Unix) or Mac-OSX users the freedom to place all of their USB devices at distances up to 30m (100feet) within their home, office or commercial environment.

This product has received global regulatory approval and is available through Icron’s existing global network of distributors, resellers and OEM customers.

The Icron’s WiRanger will be the first in a growing family of Cable Free USB 2.0 tools using a variety of wireless technologies including UWB and 802.11a/b/g/n/ to meet different application requirements in the Industrial, Military, Pro-sumer, Medical and Commercial markets. The WiRanger USB 2.0 Cable Free Hub is priced at $395.