Normally, establishing connectivity between PC to PC or even to other devices becomes complicated because of the need for special drivers, software, and other prerequisite set up. With USB Duet, everything is directly the opposite.
The USB Duet is a special solution created by PLX Technology, a primary international supplier of silicon and software interconnect solutions for user markets and projects. As the name implies, a standard USB cable easily enables a netbook PC to be connected to another PC or even to Apple iPad without the need for exclusive drivers or complex procedure. It is a combination of PLX-engineered hardware and application software that allows USB Duet-enabled computers to share optical disk drive, burn or rip CD/DVDs, execute HDD recovery, or upgrade OS to other PCs. It can also share contents and functionalities with the iPad like using a netbook keyboard instead of the iPad’s virtual keyboard, transfer audio files from iPad to laptop without the need for iTunes, and use the netbook’s speakers.
If the above functions of the USB Duet are already impressive, here’s more. It can reach from 480Mbps up to 5Gbps performance. It is even designed with a security connection that provides safe access to users of the virtual drive during file sharing. This kind of file sharing is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, 7, and certain instant-ON OS. When a netbook is either in Log Off, Locked, Sleep/Hibernate, or Shutdown mode, access to virtual drive is restricted thus enforcing more security to data sharing.
One thing never changed since the prehistoric era to the modern times – the survival of the fittest. The rule has always been and forever will be: evolve or die. This is particularly true in the ever changing, dog eat dog world of consumer electronics. Evolve or the competition will swallow you whole, computer industry giant ASUS seems to take this lesson to heart as they are currently on the top of the food chain. With the recent release of their very own EEE PC that’s a league on its own, they are ensured that their EEE series PC won’t be facing extinction anytime soon.
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If you thought Intel is just another tech company full of nothing but bits and bytes, then think again. Underneath that entire silicon wafer and billions of transistors is a heart of gold – so to speak. For the unaware, Intel for some time now has been offering reference designs for education through the compilation of hardware, software and services designed particularly for learning. Under their Learning Series program, Intel aims to deal with the current education technology needs around the globe.
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