FotoNation, Slyde, and Wisair Demonstrate Embedded Wireless USB Camera
SANTA CLARA, Calif., and ORLANDO, Fla. – February 24, 2006 – Wisair, a leading provider of WiMedia Ultra-Wideband (UWB) chipset solutions based on Certified Wireless USB, Slyde Technologies, a wireless conversion solution provider for the digital photography and video markets, and FotoNation, one of the world’s leading imaging and connectivity solutions companies for the digital photography industry, today announced that they are demonstrating the first solution based on Certified Wireless USB embedded into a camera The demonstration will take place at the PMA Conference in Orlando, Fla., which started Sunday, February 26. Through this technology, digital stills and video images can be wirelessly transferred between cameras and a PC.
The demonstration combines Wisair’s WiMedia Ultra-Wideband chipset, Slyde’s DropIntegration™ architecture, and FotoNation’s PTP technology, to deliver a small form-fit, in-camera module that communicates over the air with a dongle (based on Certified Wireless USB) connected to a PC. The in-camera module requires minimal changes to current camera architectures for ease of integration by the manufacturer. With Certified Wireless USB technology, the embedded camera provides data transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps at 3 meters, high quality of service, and a much lower power consumption than current wireless solutions. The companies are demonstrating the technology on pocket-size cameras produced by several leading manufacturers.
Eran Steinberg, FotoNation’s CEO, commented, “Digital and video camera users have become particularly savvy over the past decade and want faster and faster transfer rates from their cameras to their computers. Moreover, they want transfers to take place in real time and without the need for cables. As Wisair has demonstrated that it is a forerunner in the UWB space, we are excited about our collaboration. We look forward to working with Slyde and Wisair to take our efforts beyond the demonstration stage and into the mainstream market.”
Guy Sella, Slyde CEO, elaborated, “One of the issues today with most consumer electronic devices such as digital cameras, video camcorders, displays, computers and cellular phones is their limited ability to exchange and share data in a seamless, easy, and intuitive way for end users. Certified Wireless USB is one method which together with other man-machine interfaces will take the usability and data sharing experience to new levels.”
Amir Freund, VP Marketing at Wisair noted, “There is no doubt that the Certified Wireless USB characteristics of high data rates, low cost, and above all—low power consumption—perfectly fit the requirements of the digital still camera (DSC) market for wireless connectivity. The collaboration with Slyde and FotoNation clearly demonstrates how end users will soon be leveraging our technology, based on Certified Wireless USB, in a broad range of portable devices, including digital and video cameras.”
The camera demonstration based on Certified Wireless USB will take place at Suite X9, and will also be shown in Wisar’s booth at the Spring Intel Developer Forum held March 7-9 in San Francisco.
About Wisair
Wisair is a leading provider of WiMedia Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and chipset solutions based on Certified Wireless USB for consumer electronics, PC peripherals, and mobile devices. Leveraging the management teams’ decades of wireless communications product development expertise, Wisair is the first company to deliver fully-functional WiMedia-based UWB chipsets and small form-factor reference designs. Today, the fabless semiconductor company continues to focus on delivering low-cost, low-power, and high bit-rate wireless connectivity solutions. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.wisair.com.
About FotoNation
FotoNation is a research and development company with a strong technical and intellectual property foundation, dedicated to providing imaging and connectivity solutions for the digital photography industry. For more information, see http://www.fotonation.com.
About Slyde Technologies
Slyde Technologies is an innovative company with expertise in communication, digital photography and video transfer. The company is focused on seamlessly connecting imaging and multimedia devices to computers, storage systems and display devices. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.slyde-tech.com.