Laptop magazine has awarded their Best of CES award to Belkin’s CableFree USB Hub. This device is a four port hub and dongle set that will allow high speed wireless connectivity for any USB device without requiring additional software. With the CableFree USB Hub in place, users can now place their USB devices wherever they want without worrying about running long cables. You connect the USB device to the hub and then it wirelessly communicates back to the dongle attached to your PC. Pretty sweet! The new device will be coming out in early spring of 2006.

 Belkin CableFree USB Hub Garners Laptop Magazine’s Best of CES Award; The Industry’s First Wireless USB Hub Earns Recognition for Its Innovation and Functionality
LOS ANGELES –(Business Wire)– Feb. 15, 2006 Belkin has received Laptop magazine’s Best of CES Award in the Accessories category for its CableFree USB Hub, the industry’s first USB Hub to enable wireless connectivity between a computer and its USB peripherals. The Best of CES Awards were chosen by Laptop magazine’s editors and announced on January 9, after the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

“After meeting with legions of company reps and touring countless booths, meeting rooms, and hotel suites, we found a few products that shined above the rest. There wasn’t a single product that we felt was better than all of the others, but rather a few that continue to push mobility further and innovate the ways that we work and play.” (Laptop magazine)

Belkin’s CableFree USB Hub was one of eight other products honored with Laptop’s Best of CES Award. Full reviews of these products will be available within the next few months in the print issue of the magazine.

In early spring 2006, Belkin will offer a four-port hub and dongle set that will enable immediate high-speed wireless connectivity for any USB device without requiring software. The CableFree USB Hub gives desktop computer users the freedom to place their USB devices — such as printers, scanners, hard drives, and MP3 players — anywhere in the room without running long cables. Laptop users gain the freedom to roam wirelessly while still maintaining access to their stationary USB devices.

The Belkin CableFree USB Hub continues to earn recognition since its announcement on January 3, 2006. Other accolades include the 2006 CES Popular Mechanics’ Editor’s Choice Award and the CNET Best of CES Award.

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