ADS Improves USB Hub With Unique Industrial Design and Develops a Hub Docking Station.CERRITOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 1999--ADS Technologies Inc., the leading provider of USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. upgrade solutions, has updated their USB Hub A device that increases the number of USB ports on a PC. However, since the hub plugs into one of the USB ports on the computer, the total number of additional ports is minus one. For example, a four-port hub adds three new ports. with the new USB Ultra Hub 4 that has an enclosure design with extensions in the back to prevent tipping. Current hubs are at risk of tipping over when more than one cable is connected. But with the Ultra Hub 4, connectors and cables are moved towards the units' center of gravity improving the stability of the hub. The USB spec has also been updated to revision 1.1. ADS has worked closely with Texas Instruments See TI. (company) Texas Instruments - (TI) A US electronics company. A TI engineer, Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit in 1958. Three TI employees left the company in 1982 to start Compaq. , the leader in USB Hub chips, to develop the first Rev 1.1 hub. The Ultra Hub 4 is self-powered (ships with power supply) and is both PC and Mac compatible. New packaging will display the Windows 98 logo, the Mac logo and the "Works with iMac" logo. Estimated street price is $49. The USB Docking Station (1) A cradle for a portable device that serves to charge the unit and connect it to other sources or destinations. For example, an iPod docking station charges the iPod and connects it to a computer, speakers or TV set. is an all in one device that contains a USB hub and legacy I/O port replicator See port replicator. replicator - Any construct that acts to produce copies of itself; this could be a living organism, an idea (see meme), a program (see quine, worm, wabbit, fork bomb, and virus), a pattern in a cellular automaton (see life), or (speculatively) a robot or . The Docking Station contains three USB Ports, a 9 Pin Serial port and a printer port. This is a self-powered hub and includes an INTEL USB controller and microprocessor. It is the only USB product on the market today that is marked "INTEL USB Solution." The serial port supports legacy modems, serial mice and other serial devices. The printer port supports all printers. Estimated street price is $129.99. Both products will be available at most major retail outlets. ADS Technologies is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. based in Cerritos that manufactures USB and 1394 hardware, TV tuner cards, and scan converters for Macs and PCs. For more information or graphics, contact Sandra Bernardo at 800/888-5244 or visit the "Press Room" at www.adstech.com. |
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