If you often connect several USB devices at one time like I do, the Belkin CableFree USB Hub sounds very exciting. It doesn't seem like a big deal from the name, but imagine hooking up your 200GB external hard drive, a printer, a flash drive, and even an Xbox 360 to your laptop, all without cables, and without restricting the laptop to a certain area.

The hub has four USB ports and a separate USB dongle receiver that connects to your PC. The only piece of hardware connected to the PC is the dongle, so if all you have is a single laptop running the show, this is a must have. In addition, the Belkin hub uses Freescale's Ultra-Wideband(UWB) technology, enabling transfer speeds of up to 110Mbps. That's almost 37 times faster than Bluetooth 2.0, at least 2 times faster than 802.11g, and best of all, it can coexist fine with both standards. According to Freescale, UWB is capable of streaming high definition video in real time, wirelessly, and the technology is already being used in the auto industry and gaming platforms.

I'm sick of detaching my devices before I can roam around the house with my laptop and this is something I can see myself investing into. One thing to note: Neither Belkin nor Freescale talks about the range of UWB. The Hub will be available in Spring 2006 for $129.99 Frosties.

A shout out to Gizmodo for the feed