USB-IF Absorbs PCMCIA. We Hardly Knew Ya...
The group that maintains and monitors the beloved PCMCIA standard is closing up shop and passing the torch to the USB-IF. The USB-IF does the same chore for the USB standards. PCMCIA as everyone knows is the card standard that is so popular in notebooks, providing high-speed access and enough room for most devices to be fully internal if they don't require any external inputs. The PCMCIA card standard has only finally seemed to have given way to the ExpressCard standard which supports 2 sizes and is considerably faster.
The PCMCIA Group has been supporting both of these and several other variants for some time. The USB-IF group will take over their standards and support for the PCMCIA Group. This doesn't mean the end of the oh-so-useful cards the group is just shuffling its cards into the USB-IF's deck. This should just mean increased efficiency in the development of both standards as efficiencies are merged. Members of both groups will now be treated to only having to pay one membership.
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USB Device Sharing Just Got a Gigabit Speed Boost
Silex has a new option for sharing your USB devices with the rest of your network. Several other manufacturers have released very useful devices like this but most of them are limited by the relatively low bandwidth of the network. Silex's SX-3000GB helps remedy that problem being able to connect at gigabit speeds. The compact SX-3000GB sports 2 USB 2.0 ports and a 10/100/1000 RJ-45 network port. Silex provides each of the USB ports with the standard 500mA power.
Most other network sharing devices caution at the use of high bandwidth USB devices like webcams and hard drives due to unexpected behavior at slower network speeds. Obviously, there's no such limitation for this new entrant from Silex. The SX-3000GB can optionally be connected to a USB hub for an additional 13 devices to a total 15. The device should retail for $99 once it hits shelves in the near future.
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