WUSB (Wireless USB) support and MacOS X?

I am interested in connecting my USB devices wirelessly to my Mac. I have read about several devices that implement the WUSB specification, but none of them support MacOS X. Does anyone know of any that are officially supported or are able to be used with the help of a third-party driver?

Andre,
I'd love to have an answer to that question as well. I've considered getting a projector and would love the ability to get the video to the projector over a WUSB-VGA dongle so that I didn't have to run a cable from my notebook computer to the projector.
Then I could stream the audio to my stereo with Airport Express, the video to a projector/TV with the WUSB-VGA dongle and have the laptop sitting anywhere in the room I wanted it to sit. For that matter, I could switch out the notebook in this senario with a mac-mini that was permenantly hooked up to the stereo and flat panel TV, but then use the WUSB-VGA dongle to get an image to another TV/projector somewhere else in the room...without running another cable.
If anyone out there knows of a WUSB hub or WUSB-VGA dongle that will work with OS 10.5.x, please chip in.
Thanks,
Mike

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I wouldn't rely on wireless USB for anything just now.
The only company making the chips shut down, and there is some debate about whether it is dead. The situation is murky. I'm not surprised you can't find much hardware!
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I'm new to MacBook Pro.
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Figuring out unaided a new OS after a breakdown is the best prescription for another breakdown.
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where do I find the exact version (in french)
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pairing the apple equipment is not a big deal just wanted to add songs from itunes wirelessly.
You can only add songs to your iOS device from iTunes via Wi-Fi sync or via your cable, not Bluetooth.
sos1der wrote:
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I use Virtualbox quite regularly for work and school. I have Windows installed within Virtualbox, and I use it whenever school or work requires. However, USB support has never worked for me (even with the fstab addition) and I thought maybe I'll spend some time to figure this out.
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