NEWS: Sony Develops New Close Proximity Wireless Transfer Technology "TransferJet"

"TransferJet is an extremely simple wireless technology which eliminates
the need for complex setup and operation. For example, just touching a
TV with a digital camera enables photos to be instantaneously displayed
on the TV screen. Alternatively, downloaded music content can be easily
enjoyed by touching a mobile phone to a portable audio player.
TransferJet can be used as a Universal Interface among a wide variety of
consumer electronics devices."

Central Frequency 4.48 GHz

Transmission Power -70dBm/MHz or less (average power)
Corresponds with low intensity radio wave regulations in Japan, and with
local regulations in respective overseas regions.

Transmission Rate 560Mbps (Max.) / effective 375Mbps
It is capable of selecting the appropriate transmission rate depending
on the wireless environment.

Communication Distance Within 3cm

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Sony press release:
<http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200801/08-002E/index.html>

CES 2008 Video: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGJtGHWjYko>

Comments: <http://www.everythingusb.com/sony-transferjet-14050.html>
<http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080107-sonys-transferjet-to-take-on-bluetooth.html>

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In message <(E-Mail Removed)>, John Navas
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>"TransferJet is an extremely simple wireless technology which eliminates
>the need for complex setup and operation.

It's the next big thing, short-range high-speed wireless data transfer
in consumer electronics. You'll see quite a few manufacturers releasing
press blurbs like this over the next year or two. They're all going to
be vapourware, or at best locked-in proprietary designs (Sony
MemoryStick anyone?)

There's a working party currently trying to nail down a standard for
wireless USB connection, a high-speed data transfer system that can
reach about 3 metres or so between devices. This will replace Bluetooth
eventually for a lot of applications, being a lot faster and smarter too
wrt addressing, power consumption etc. Like existing USB it's really
meant for permanent or semi-permanent connections between devices
(computer --> keyboard, for example).

Another sort of new wireless app is the close-proximity data transfer
system of the sort that Sony has announced, where the devices are only a
few centimetres apart, and connection/disconnection is triggered by
proximity -- move the device close to its "partner" and they
automatically handshake to make the data connection (camera --> printer,
for example). This is further away than wireless USB and still in the
BetaMax-style proprietary stage of development. Take any press releases
about this particular sort of technology with a pinch of salt until you
see a real industry-wide standard being announced.
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On Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:10:12 GMT
John Navas <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> "TransferJet is an extremely simple wireless technology ...

Yup. Here's the slashdot thread on the topic:

http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.../01/14/0142222

Can you say, "Sony never saw a standard that they didn't think they
could do better in a proprietary way?" I thought you could.

Paul Allen