I found this article on Kotaku and I had some pretty serious nerdgasm. I may be late to the game but this is the first wirelessly-capable graphic device I know of to enter the market. Some things I've seen about this card make me really think - with this kind of technology, technically speaking, if it were possible to keep a mobo, it's power, this card, and everything else required for a working system in some kind of vacuum or more plausibly, a super-cooled environment - say a freezer even; would that mean we could overclock this card to it's MAXIMUM capabilities and no longer have to worry about cooling? While the components are safely cooled, now with video being able to be wirelessly streamed - everything required for a remote computer let alone some kind of media center...
You could have your wireless input; a mouse and keyboard.
You have your wireless audio output using a (usually) USB dongle or some advanced output.
Now you have wireless video output using the KFA2 GTX460.
Peripheral connection to a case is becoming less and less necessary as this kind of technology advances. Within a few years I can actually foresee homes being built with wifi in mind, being able to house computers in a separate room, and have your entire house powered by them. Your entire digital life can take place at any accessible area in your house; whether it be your television (through tuning or a future technology past things like the Apple TV), pictures, music, or gaming.
Interesting concepts.
From Kotaku: Direct Link
Those spindly extensions are wi-fi antennas, meaning the card can transmit its video signal over thin air. Why, you may ask, would I want to do that? The thinking is that it lets people separate their monitors from their computers, so all you need to work is a screen and a mouse/keyboard, and not the whole kit and kaboodle.
While that may sound a bit stupid, there are a few scenarios where it'd come in handy. Like a media centre rig where you don't have enough power outlets for a TV setup (along with consoles and sound) and a PC. Or if you want a monitor somewhere you wouldn't want a computer lying around, like the kitchen or a workshop.
The KFA2

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