By Angus Kidman - Tuesday, 05 December 2006

Got piles of USB devices chaining your notebook computer to the desktop? Belkin's long-awaited wireless USB hub might spell the end of your cable worries.

The entertainment electronics developer has announced that its Cable-Free USB Hub will go on sale in mid-December, with a price tag of $US200. The hub, which can handle up to four USB 2.0 devices, uses ultra wideband (UWB) technology to communicate as far as nine metres.

Wireless USB has been heavily promoted as a concept for some time -- it was one of the major topics for discussion at CES 2006, for instance -- but Belkin's device represents the first commercial release into the US market. Belkin also plans to ship the device in other countries, pending regulatory approval.

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