CSR debuts low-cost Bluetooth printing
Posted by Daniel Fleshbourne on 12 September 2003 - 14:01 · 5 comments & 700 views
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#1 Posted by badall on 12 Sep 2003 - 14:12
- i'll take 2 of them the price
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#2 Posted by DjmUK on 12 Sep 2003 - 14:27
- Nice, half an hour ago I was looking on the net for a Bluetooth printer (even though there's nothing wrong with my Lexmark Z65). And good timing, I will definitely be getting this dongle if it's only around £10...and available this year.
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#2.1 Posted by FAT('.')BOY on 13 Sep 2003 - 17:03
- Cant remember exactly but it is available in several different ranges. I think the lowest is about 10 meters and the best is 100. I'm guessing that as this is for usb printers rather then networked ones that they would go for one of the shorter ranges
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#3 Posted by nic on 12 Sep 2003 - 15:07
QUOTE ...example design has a bill of materials of less than $15 (£10)
#2, thats just how much it takes to build in materials. The end product will probably be sold to you at ~ $50 (american) I'm guessing.
Where the heck is bluetooth anyway? I have a bluetooth dongle on my computer, and use it to connect my iPAQ to the internet while i'm around the house. But the latency is really high.
But I thought bluetooth would completely replace USB by now.
This article kinda confuses me though. Will this product serve as a wireless bridge between two usb ports?
Like: Printer->USB Cord->Bluetooth Dongle->BlueTooth Dongle->Computer?
so old printers could in a since be upgraded to bluetooth? That's what I'm wanting.
-Nic
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#4 Posted by dougkinzinger on 12 Sep 2003 - 15:59
- Yes, nic, that's pretty much it.
USB On-The-Go allows peripherals such as digital cameras, printers and handheld computers to connect directly to one another without the need for a host PC -- required by standard USB. The technology is becoming standard in many devices, with such manufacturers as Motorola, Sony and Qualcomm building it into their products. This standardisation means USB On-The-Go costs less to manufacture, compared with other technologies for connecting peripherals to one another, according to the companies. CSR's USB Bluetooth printer dongle example design has a bill of materials of less than $15 (£10), which could mean lower prices for products based on the design. Currently, serial-port or USB Bluetooth printer adapters tend to cost more than an average consumer USB printer.
CSR said it is in talks with "several manufacturers worldwide" about the dongle design, and expects products to be available in the fourth quarter of this year. The technology currently supports printing from a laptop, but will later work with PDAs, digital cameras and mobile phones, CSR said.
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