Wirelessly wired

An interesting idea, even if there is somewhat of a dearth of details. Researchers at Sony Computer Science Laboratories have come up with TranSticks, cards based on Memory Sticks (trying to find a way to keep them useful eh?) that wirelessly connect two devices. They come in linked pairs, color and symbol coded to prevent confusion, with each card acting as one end of a cable. This saves you from the hassle of setting stuff up via regular wireless connections, especially when the things being connected change a lot (think slide projectors and the like).
You just plug in the cards and go. No word on what protocol is used, but they're trying to have it ready within two years, just time enough for Bluetooth to mature enough to render the whole thing obsolete. Good concept though.

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