Improved electrical connector apparatus including a wireless transceiver is disclosed. The wireless transceiver is configured to pass signals between the terminals of the connector and an external device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a complementary wireless transceiver with a PC or other computerized device. In another embodiment, the connector comprises an RJ45 modular jack, and the wireless transceiver comprises a Bluetooth transceiver. In yet another embodiment, an 802.11 transceiver is used. In yet a further embodiment, an ultrawideband (UWB) interface is used.