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Kiss Connectivity kisses wireless networks goodbye

Keyssa Inc. introduces "coffee bean-sized" connector designed to transmit large amounts of data and video between devices in close proximity.

November 18, 2014

Keyssa Inc. has introduced a "coffee bean-sized" connector designed to transmit large amounts of data and video between devices in close proximity, the company said.

The system uses high frequency signals to transmit information and can be built into tablets, laptops, smartphones or docks. The device is intended to eliminate hackable wireless networks by enabling a new way to share, sync and store content.

"For my last 25 years, I've had to struggle with delicate metal connectors that put unsightly holes in otherwise beautiful products," said Tony Fadell, Keyssa's chairman of the board, in a company announcement. "Also the EMI, RFI and ESD design issues with them have only gotten worse as communications speeds have increased over time to allow for large-file/fast-data transfer of 4K video. Wireless communications eliminated many of those connector design issues but added new ones like cost, antenna design complexity, major power consumption and customer frustration with pairing and charging issues. 

"Over the last three years, we designed Kiss Connectivity to eliminate both the wired and wireless communications constraints, and put it into a tiny flexible form that mobile devices demand, which is fast enough to support all modern wired protocols like USB 3.0, DisplayPort, SATA, PCIe, while remaining cost effective, ultra-low power and fast to implement."

Kiss Connectivity can connect mobile devices to kiosks to download movies, as well as mobile to mobile, mobile to dock and mobile to display for sharing content, adding components and streaming video.