[PLUG] nominations for cheapest, smallest, lowest-power usb device

[John Jason Jordan]

On 16 Nov 2007 09:12:52 -0800
Russell Senior <russell at personaltelco.net> dijo:

> >>>>> "m0gely" == m0gely  <m0gely at telestream.com> writes:
> 
> m0gely> What if it receives on 2.4GHz?  also, you didn't mention
> m0gely> price:
> 
> m0gely> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104080
> 
> Interesting.  That's got tiny down cold.  The mouse I don't need.  And
> the price is a bit of an obstacle.  Basically, I am trying to beat a
> $30 D-link DBT-120 bluetooth dongle.  We've measured the RF from it,
> and it basically is a non-emitter in the way we are using it, but if
> it actually *could not* emit 2.4 GHz that would be an improvement.  So
> far, the leader is that Brando USB-to-IrDA dongle.  Either $10
> (including shipping) from Hong Kong, or ~$20 from a domestic supplier.
> 
> I wonder if just the guts of a generic USB device are available
> somewhere.  I don't mind soldering, but am slightly clueless about
> what to solder where.

I haven't been following this, but would a USB mouse work? I have
several of them. The "receiver" is a little stick the size of a flash
drive. The mouse is wireless and has an on-off switch. (Or you could
take out the batteries.) Thus, all you'd have running would be the
receiver.