Comment Too much power for PDAs & Phones (Score 1, Insightful) 237
The article claims a 300 mW power target for WUSB implementations - this is about the same as a WiFi implementation on a PDA, which is already a lot. WUSB simply *cannot* take over as a super-low-power wireless technology based on that number. Bluetooth implementations use 10x less power. For example, WUSB can't possibly replace bluetooth hands-free microphones for cellular. WUSB isn't going to connect PDAs to cellphones for internet connections. WUSB isn't going to succeed in a battery-powered wireless mouse. The list goes on... Bluetooth, for all of its failed promises, is truly becoming entrenched in these types of applications. WUSB can only complete if it has a low-speed, low-power "peripheral mode" ala USB 1.1 vs. USB 2.0.