Yes, there's direct linking of devices, but "direct connection" is different from "wireless enabled."
Well, a direct connection to your commlink would enable the device to do what it needs with the Matrix but really being well protected,
as spoofing without going through commlink would not be possible.
So that would defeat the purpose of new hackers...
Also, how do you justify that your eyes, by going wireless, add Perception dices to the pool, when connected to Matrix and not when you have signal but are not linked to Matrix?
You could still detect other wireless nodes, I guess? Is it because of cameras not available? Then, if you have Matrix access but are not in a modern building with cameras every other inch, it doesn't work either?
What is the logic of Reaction Enhancers working together with wired reflexes when "on air" (On Matrix, actually, a lot more constraining.), and not possibly interacting through your nervous system or specific nanowires interfacing networks?
Is it because sending your nervous system data on matrix to an external node, having it processed there and sent back to your another piece of gear it has the adress Ghost-knows-how, is so much faster than going through a direct link?
Please, do give us some insights, I only want to buy the idea of wireless bonuses (and for now, honestly, I am not sold)