Monster Cable prepping wireless UWB gear
Monster Cable -- the firm famous for grossly overcharging for its wares and suing nearly every company on Earth with "monster" in its title -- is going wireless. Yep, rather than gouging customers for Unicorn-like wiring, it'll now be promising to transmit signals through the purest air -- the kind only a Monster box could attract, most likely. Over at Hometech 2008 in Dubai, CEO Noel Lee affirmed that it would soon be "coming out with wireless," also noting that the elusive product(s) would be based on ultra-wideband (UWB) technology and support 1080p. Beyond that, it looks like we'll be waiting for specifics, as an official announcement of the device won't come until the "second week of June." Lee also stated that it "[wouldn't] be inexpensive," and threw out a $600 estimation for "a pair of boxes," while each additional room would cost $200 to connect. Color us absolutely unimpressed.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
glenn s @ May 28th 2008 2:22AM
Monster is trying to jump on the bandwagon of a technology that threatens their core business. (which is ripping people off) I hope they fail. If the only thing that wireless technology like UWB brings about is the demise of Monster Cable, it will have been worth it.
kcmurphy88 @ May 28th 2008 3:32AM
The air inside the boxes is pure oxygen, reducing attenuation of the RF signals.
Big Wizz @ May 28th 2008 9:42AM
Vote +1
Let's start a company called "Monster Air" so they can sue us later this year.
hahahahahahahaha
Mark @ May 28th 2008 4:44AM
I welcome this news since it pits them against Toshiba, Sony and every other player developing wireless video and audio solutions. Monster will fail big time.
andyg8180 @ May 28th 2008 8:55AM
lmao @ purest air possible....
I havnt bought monster in years... nor do i plan on it... once i realized they just had a pretty sheath over the wire and thats it, i've never bought their overpriced crap again...
craig#2 @ May 29th 2008 1:45PM
Looking forward to hearing which everyday household items we can use to achieve the same results!
JBDragon @ May 30th 2008 12:33AM
So I can pick from going wireless for $600, or just buy a HDMI cable for $5, Ummm, man that's a hard choice to make.
I thought Monster Cables were expensive, but no cable at all costs far more. No thanks. I prefer wires over wireless if at all possible for better results.