Archives for the day Wednesday, August 1st, 2007

They certainly took their time doing it, but the folks at Keyspan have finally churned out a follow-up to their original USB Server, offering much of the same and one notable improvement with their new USB 2.0 Server. The big advantage here, as the name suggests, is the server’s new USB 2.0 interface, as opposed to the sluggish USB 1.1 interface of the original. Otherwise, you’ll get a pair of USB ports that you can use to share printers, scanners, and other USB devices over either a wired or wireless network, with full compatibility with both Macs and PCs. If that’ll do, you can grab one now for $129.

 

Photo of Jasmine France listening to SOUNDabout Lossless Bluetooth audio.

Kiss A2DP Bluetooth audio goodbye.

(Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks)

Bluetooth developer Open Interface announced today that they have a new lossless audio codec that leaves the existing A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) standard in the dust. The codec is called SOUNDabout Lossless and promises low-latency, low-complexity, multi-channel Bluetooth audio, …