Tyranny, they call it! Having to connect your display to your computer using an old-fashioned cable? How old-fashioned is that?
The future, according to some analysts, is wireless forms of USB, Bluetooth, and Ultra-WideBand technologies that allow for high-speed transfers of video and other forms of data from transmitters recievers. The future, these analysts say, is in equipping displays and computers with video cards and adapters that will transmit video wirelessly and eliminate the need for laying cables behind your desk.
Some of these technologies already exist, with Toshiba unveiling a gorgeous slim laptop at CES this year that has a wireless “docking” station that it pairs with over UWB (Ultra WideBand) whenever its in range that extends not only USB functionality and port replication but also adds a DVI port for a second display. The technology is here, and with any luck it’s also functional, but my question is whether wireless video will pass the gaming test (that is, will it be of high and consistent enough quality that PC gamers will buy into it for not just video and movies but also for video games) and will the technology have difficulty with things like multiple displays, multiple people using the technology in close proximity. There are plenty of unanswered questions, but the technology holds a lot of promise.