Have a peek at this device right here in the video and let us know if this is something you’d be wanting to use in the very near future to watch over your household. You’ve got to take into account that your smartphone, the device you’ve got on you each and every day, will be able to control and feed information back to you whenever you like. Internal antennas, 11n wireless connectivity, and H.264 enhanced video compression will aid you on your way.

As a sort of bonus, this device contains both an internal microphone and a speaker so you can both listen in on the immediate area and project your voice to speak to whoever might want to hear. You’ve got 720p video, easy setup Wireless 802.11n compliant and Wi-Fi Protected (WPS) button, and of course the ability to record directly to a microSD card. Check out the rest of our on-site CES 2012 coverage with our CES Live tag – get it all!

The Cloud Camera is interesting with 720p resolution, pan, tilt, and digital zoom, and day/night IR LEDs included. It has a microSD card slot for local recording and can email you when there are intrusions or other issues. It has internal antennas and supports 802.11n wireless networks. The 942L has 4x digital zoom, two-way audio, and IR LEDs for night vision in up to 15-feet in total darkness. Both cameras will hit stores in April for $149.99.

The All-in-One Mobile Companion DIR-505 is a small and portable device for the iPhone, iPad, and Android gear that allows storage on the go. It has a USB port for viewing and syncing videos. It uses free apps for Android and iOS for control. It will also work as a wireless travel router and has an integrated Ethernet port and ac cable. It will launch in April for $75.

The Boxee Box for iPad update now shows a new remote control at the lower right hand corner of your screen that lets you control videos you send to your Boxee Box from your iPad. The process of sending media files to your Boxee Box will also now resume where you left off for any files you played through the Boxee Media Manager.

Additionally, the Boxee Box service now has an option to select video quality when you stream files. This is helpful for those with bandwidth issues and provides more consistent streaming when you’ve got a weak WiFi connection.

[via Boxee]

The new additions include the PowerLine AV Mini Adapter (DHP-310AV), which is a single adapter unit that can be added to any existing PowerLine Network. There’s also the PowerLine AV Mini Adapter Starter Kit (DHP-311AV) that comes with two units and the PowerLine AV 4-Port Switch Mini Adapter Starter Kit (DHP-348AV) that lets you setup a new PowerLine Network right out of the box.

The mini adapters can deliver up to 200Mbps speeds over existing electrical wiring, making it a great solution for high-bandwidth applications such as when used with the Boxee Box, Blu-Ray players, or gaming consoles. The single Mini Adapter is priced at $59.99, the double starter kit is $109.99 and the 4-Port Switch Mini Adapter starter kit is $129.99.

The wireless router portion supports 802.11n speeds up to 300 mbps and is backwards compatible with older WiFi specifications as well. The router is IPv6 ready and has a number of security and speed enhancements over older products in the line. The router has WPA/WPA2 and WEP data encryption. It also has four fast Ethernet ports to connect to local computers.

The router also has TR-069 management support and is compatible with any ISP according to D-Link. Other security features include SPI, a hacker attack log that inspect packets before they come in, and protection against DoS attacks. The new modem is available right now for $79.99 online and in stores.

The SmartBeam works by continually surveying the signal strength of your wireless network’s connected devices. Featuring the SmartBeam technology, the DIR-645 Wireless N Router will be able to detect and deliver concentrated signals to where you most need it. It is an ideal solution for households that stream HD movies and games, where you don’t want to worry about interrupted downloads. It’s also great for connecting multiple devices with a strong and consistent signal whether they are up in the loft or down in the basement.

D-Link’s new Wireless N DIR-657 HD Media Router is optimized for streaming HD movies and games. It has built-in DLNA support, meaning you can easily connect a USB hard drive for the router to start streaming music, movies, pictures, and more onto a compatible media player, such as a Boxee Box. It also offers an SD memory card slot.

Pricing for the DIR-645 Wireless N Router with SmartBeam starts at a RRP of £79.99 or about $109. The DIR-657 Wireless N HD Media Router is priced at a RRP of £89.99 or about $122. More specs for each router is shown below.

DIR-645 Wireless N Router with SmartBeam Technology:

· 300 Mbps Wireless N
· Improved coverage with SmartBeam™ technology
· Gigabit ports for the fastest wired speeds
· Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to encrypt a wireless network at the touch of a button
· SharePort™ to share printers, USB hard drives on a home network
· D-Link Green: power-saving technology
· IPv6 ready for the future Internet standard

DIR-657 Wireless N HD Media Router

· 300 Mbps Wireless N
· Gigabit ports for the fastest wired speeds
· SD Card slot to share files and media over the network
· Built-in DLNA certified Media Server
· Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to encrypt a wireless network at the touch of a button
· Free Dynamic Parental Control to filter web content by category
· SharePort™ Plus to share printers, USB hard drives, or a 3G data connection
· IPv6 ready for the future Internet standard
· D-Link Green: power-saving technology

The D-Link Amplifi family of products includes the HD Media Router 1000 with HD Fuel, the Whole Home Router 1000, Wi-Fi Booster with exclusive SmartBeam, and PowerLine products. Together, they allow for high bandwidth HD traffic and streaming.

The Amplifi HD Media Router with HD Fuel manages traffic and optimizes connections with a speed up to 300Mbps to give priority to high-bandwidth entertainment. The Amplifi Wi-Fi Booster enhances your existing router’s wireless signal to help push the signal to the farthest corners of your home.

Amplifi Whole Home routers optimize home wireless network bandwidth to handle HD video streams, large media file downloads and online gaming for multiple devices at the same time from anywhere in your home. The PowerLine products uses existing electrical wiring in your home to deliver extra bandwidth and works simply by plugging the device into any conventional power outlet.

More information on D-Link’s Amplifi products is available on their product page. The family of products will be available through their online store as well as through retailers such as Fry’s and Micro Center. Below is the pricing for the individual Amplifi products:

· HD Media Router 1000 (DIR-657) – available now for $149.99

· Wi-Fi Booster (DAP-1525) – available now for $159.99

· Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) – available in August for $119.99

· DHP-500AV Adapter – available now for $99.99

· DHP-501AV Starter Kit (two adapters) – available now for $159.99

· DHP-540 Four-Port Gigabit Switch – available now for $199.99

As well as locally-stored videos and photos – ideal for boring family to death with the slides from your most recent holiday – you can stream Hulu and Netflix content via the WiFi link as well. For those times when you need to be professional, you can use WiDi to squirt presentations over to a projector or big screen.

Connectivity includes HDMI, composite A/V and S/PDIF digital auto outputs, and setup is apparently as easy as pressing a single button. You’ll obviously need a WiDi-enabled notebook, though, which means a second-gen Intel Core processor with onboard graphics.

The D-Link MainStage is available in the US now, priced at $129.99. Canadian streamers will be able to grab it for CA$129.99 come July.

Press Release:

D-Link Now Shipping MainStage™ for Intel® Wireless Display, Enabling Consumers to View and Enjoy Laptop Content on a Big Screen HDTV

D-Link’s Easy-to-Use MainStage for Intel® WiDi-Enabled Laptops Allows Consumers to Surf the Web, Watch Movies and Shop Online from a TV

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – June 14, 2011 – D-Link today announced its MainStage™ for Intel® Wireless Display (DHD-131) is now available, offering consumers an easy way to enjoy and share content from laptops[i] on an HDTV, from surfing the Web, to viewing photos, to streaming online videos.[ii] Delivering the web directly to TV screens, D-Link’s new MainStage makes the biggest screen in today’s homes the “main stage” for an array of home entertainment in 1080p HD and 5.1 digital surround sound.[iii]

“The Internet is truly indispensible in today’s homes – whether for enjoyment, work, school, or sharing family moments,” said Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. “MainStage lets you wirelessly project movies and TV shows from Netflix and Hulu, or personal home videos and photo slideshows, to the best screen in the home, the HDTV. If you already own a notebook with Intel Wireless Display, it’s one of the easiest ways to work and play online from your couch.”

D-Link® MainStage enables consumers to seamlessly enjoy and share PC content from an Intel® Core™ processor-based notebook on a TV. Simply plug MainStage into the TV using an HDMI or A/V cable and with a push of a button automatically connects to your router, allowing consumers to surf the web and view home movies from a home network or laptop. In addition to enjoying content at home, MainStage also offers today’s mobile professionals an easy way to send colorful and animated presentations and online content to flat-panel displays in conference rooms for a range of business presentation needs. Furthermore, while MainStage users are showing a movie or presentation on the big screen, they can simultaneously work on the notebook that is projecting to the TV.

“D-Link’s MainStage TV adapter is a great example of Intel® WiDi 2.0 in action,” said Joe Van de Water, consumer product marketing manager at Intel. “Intel WiDi 2.0 lets you wirelessly stream content from your PC to your HDTV with no cables or attachments to your PC. With Intel WiDi 2.0, you can enjoy Blu-ray movies, DVD movies, and content from Internet services like Intel Insider on your HDTV with up to 1080p HD clarity and 5.1 surround sound, and also share pictures, music, or videos.”

MainStage for Intel® Wireless Display is compatible with any Intel® Wireless Display enabled system. 1080p and Blu-ray or other protected content playback is only available on second generation Intel® Core™ processor-based PCs with built-in visuals enabled, a compatible media player and supporting Intel WiDi software and graphics driver installed. For more information on laptop requirements and compatible products, please visit www.intel.com/go/wirelessdisplay.

Availability and Pricing
MainStage (DHD-131) is now available throughout D-Link’s network of retail and e-tail outlets for an MSRP of $129.99 in the U.S., and will be available in Canada in July for $129.99. It will also be offered at the company’s online store, http://www.dlinkshop.com.

Now, it’s worth noting that those two bands can’t be simultaneously active: it’s either 2.4GHz, for greater compatibility with existing network hardware, or the 5GHz band for what’s usually faster speeds. There’s Intelligent Quality of Service tech inside too, which can supposedly pick through your network traffic and prioritize what it reckons is more important; so, your gaming connection shouldn’t lag just because someone else is copying some files across.

It’ll also work as a network extender, bridging your wireless connection into areas your existing router can’t quite reach. The D-Link DAP-1513 is available now, priced at $119.99.

Press Release:

D-Link Announces Wireless N Dual Band MediaBridge® For Simple and Easy Expansion of a Wireless Home Network

Wireless Bridge Enables Consumers to Add Up to Four Devices to a Home Wireless Network

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – May 25, 2011 – D-Link® today announced its new Wireless N Dual Band MediaBridge® (DAP-1513), allowing consumers to easily expand a home network by wirelessly connecting up to four devices. Equipped with 802.11n technology, 2.4 GHz and 5GHz dual-band, for an enhanced media experience and a four-port Fast Ethernet switch, the DAP-1513 is ideal for connecting a wide range of network-ready devices for streaming HD videos, playing online games and sharing music, photos, movies, and more within a home network.

Featuring selectable dual-band to offer flexibility on how to best connect to the home network, the DAP-1513 can bridge a wireless signal from either a 2.4GHz or 5GHz network. Consumers can choose from the 5GHz band, ensuring smooth video streaming or online gaming with less interference, or the 2.4GHz band, ideal for surfing the Web or sharing photos. In addition, Intelligent Quality of Service (QoS) automatically organizes and prioritizes network traffic according to bandwidth needs to ensure a smooth connection over both wired and wireless networks.

“The Wireless N Dual Band MediaBridge allows consumers to quickly and easily expand their home wireless networks to connect PCs, game consoles, media players, and more without running any messy cables,” says Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. “And, dual-band connectivity makes it ideal for streaming HD video content, whether you’re watching your favorite shows or battling with friends in an online game.”

The DAP-1513 offers four Fast Ethernet 10/100 ports for fast wired connectivity, supports WPA™ and WPA2® security standards and features Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) for push-button security and top-of-the-line encryption from possible Internet threats. And with 24-hour support for basic installation available seven days a week, it’s never been easier to expand a home network.

Availability and Pricing
The DAP-1513 Wireless N Dual Band MediaBridge is now available for an MSRP of $119.99 (U.S.) and $99.99 (Canada) throughout D-Link’s vast network of retail and e-tail outlets in North America, including Fry’s and Micro Center, and at the company’s online store, http://www.dlinkshop.com.

MiiiCasa is a cloud software that is running on some of the D-link routers and allows the user of the router to stream all sorts of content like video and audio around their home to other miiiCasa enabled devices. The service sounds a lot like a cloud hosting environment for your home that can shoot all your content out to TVs, tablets, computers, and notebooks. Basically you put your content on the miiiCasa device and then share it around the home.

D-Link is turning the miiiCasa unit into a standalone business unit for now and will complete the spin off later. D-Link branded devices will continue to be offered using the miiiCasa services. It sounds like D-Link may be positing miiiCasa to be offered to other hardware makers, which would make this good news.

[via DigiTimes]

The DNS-320 – which was actually announced for the UK market all the way back in December 2010 – has an 800MHz processor and 128MB of RAM. As for the DNS-325, that has a 1.2GHz processor and 256MB of RAM.

Both have standalone P2P functionality, internet photo sharing, FTP, various forms of RAID support and more. Pricing is $109.99 for the DNS-320 and $199.99 for the DNS-325, drive-free, while 1TB pre-configs will be $199.99 for the DSN-320-110 and $279.99 for the DNS-325-110 following on in May 2011.

Press Release:

D-Link® ShareCenter® Solutions Offer Easy Backup, File Sharing, Media Streaming, and Remote Access for Today’s Digital Home

New 2-Bay Network Storage Solutions with Superior Performance, Re-designed Interface and Enhanced Media Functionality for Home Users Now Shipping

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – April 6, 2011 – D-Link today announced the availability of its ShareCenter® 2-Bay Network Storage devices, the DNS-320 and DNS-325. With shared storage serving as an essential element in today’s digital home, these network-attached storage (NAS) solutions feature an upgraded hardware platform and intuitive user interface, enabling consumers to easily share documents, files and digital media with everyone on a home network[i].

The next generation of the award-winning DNS-321 and DNS-323, the new DNS-320 and DNS-325 provide users with centralized storage to help protect, manage, share, stream and remotely access data. Both products feature two SATA HD bays for 3.5-inch drives of either 1TB or 2TB capacities, ensuring plenty of storage for today’s home users. Whether streaming movies, sharing files, or storing video from a network camera, D-Link® ShareCenter storage solutions are designed to let consumers work, play, and share from any room in the home or from a remote location, over the Internet. A complementary piece to D-Link’s digital home solutions, consumers can utilize ShareCenter products for a number of applications – whether it’s connecting directly to the wireless router, storing video from mydlink-enabled IP cameras, or streaming video to your TV using the Boxee Box by D-Link.

“From music for your iPod to photos from your digital SLR to videos for streaming, the need for centralized storage has increased dramatically in today’s connected households,” said Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. “Our new ShareCenter products enable users to easily backup their digital lives with added capabilities and advanced technology to get the most out of their home networks.”

Installation of ShareCenter devices is simple, and if more storage is needed, easy expansion allows consumers to add additional hard drives without using tools or attaching any cables. Both solutions include Farstone’s Total Recovery Pro Backup software to manage scheduled and incremental network backups, enabling users to backup all the computers in their home without having to hassle with physically connecting each device to a USB drive. In addition to content back-up and RAID support for data protection, the DNS-320 and DNS-325 also feature remote access to files through a built-in web file server app and FTP server. With the included remote backup application, users can easily backup content to a second storage device at another location to protect against data loss in the event of a catastrophe. And, using the USB port in each device, users can share a single printer among all of the computers in a household over the network. Additionally, users can automatically download content from the web without powering on a PC with the integrated Peer-to-Peer Downloader or access their files at top speeds without bottlenecking with the Gigabit Ethernet port.

The DNS-320 includes its own internal 800 MHz processor, a simplified interface and software for finding and managing files. The DNS-325 features increased speeds due to its upgraded 1.2 GHz processor. Its rugged, compact design makes for easy desktop placement. It also includes applications, such as a photo gallery, an audio streamer and a Blog application that allows users to host their own blogs directly from the device, making the DNS-325 an ideal solution for not only storage, but also for streaming media over a home network. It can also support additional add-on applications as they are developed. Both products also feature AFP and Time Machine support for Mac users.

The DNLA-certified DNS-320 and DNS-325 both feature an upgraded warranty of three years, compared with the one year warranty of prior ShareCenter products.

Availability and Pricing
The DNS-320 and DNS-325 are currently available throughout the D-Link network of retail and e-tail outlets in North America, including Fry’s Electronics, Micro Center, J&R, Amazon, Tiger Direct, NewEgg, Buy.com, and at the company’s online store, http://www.dlinkshop.com. Street prices for the DNS-320 and DNS-325 are $109.99 and $199.99, respectively. In addition, D-Link will also launch the DSN-320-110 and DNS-325-110 (pre-configured with a 1TB disk drive) in May 2011 for $199.99 and $279.99, respectively.

About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for home, small business, mid- to large-sized enterprise environments, and service providers. An award-winning designer, developer, and manufacturer, D-Link implements and supports unified network solutions that integrate capabilities in switching, wireless, broadband, storage, IP Surveillance, and cloud-based network management. For more information visit www.dlink.com or connect with D-Link on Facebook (www.facebook/dlink) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/dlink).

Footage is streamed in Motion JPEG format at 20fps, and D-Link reckons setup can be as straightforward as hooking up power, connecting to WiFi and then logging on to the company’s website to view the resulting stream. A built-in microphone streams audio as well.

Alternatively, the D-ViewCam app throws in alerts for motion-detection from up to 32 different cameras, local storage to a NAS, notifications and recording schedules. It’s available now, priced at $149.99.

Press Release:

New D-Link® Wireless N Network Camera Offers Infrared Illumination for Viewing Live Video Streams at Night

mydlink™-Enabled IP Camera Now Available with Remote Viewing from a PC or Mobile Device

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – April 4, 2011 – Giving people the ability to check in on what matters most for the ultimate peace of mind, D-Link® today announced that it’s mydlink™-enabled Wireless N Day/Night Network Camera (DCS-932L) is now available. With a built-in CPU and web server, the DCS-932L offers a complete day and night monitoring system for homes and small offices. Featuring simple installation and an intuitive web-based interface, consumers can easily integrate the DCS-932L into an existing network and view the streaming video from a PC, notebook, Apple iPhone®, Apple iPad®, or Android™ phone or tablet.

Unlike traditional USB-connected webcams, mydlink-enabled cameras feature built-in CPUs and web servers for high-quality live streaming video sent directly to the network without a PC. The compact DCS-932L offers 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity, Wi-Fi Protected Setup™ (WPS) for simple three step installation, Motion JPEG, and 20 frames per second (fps) streaming, as well as new infrared illumination technology for night viewing. This new infrared technology enables users to monitor a home or small office at up to 16 feet away from the camera, enabling around the clock surveillance of children, sleeping babies, pets, homebound relatives, valued possessions, and more.

“With D-Link’s new day/night network camera, consumers can quickly, easily and affordably add networked surveillance to their home or small office,” said Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. “The addition of infrared technology to the mydlink camera line gives consumers peace of mind knowing that their loved ones and cherished belongings can be easily monitored from a remote location via PC, notebook or smart phone 24 hours a day.”

Equipped with mydlink for on-the-go viewing, users can remotely view the DCS-932L’s live video stream from a PC or notebook. And with the free mydlink app (available from the Apple App Store or the Android Market Place), consumers can watch real-time video directly on their iPhone, Android phone or Android tablet. Or, use the Apple iPhone App to view video on an iPad. In addition, mydlink allows for a quick and simple set-up and installation right out of the box; just follow the easy three step set-up process, rather than having to configure each camera for specific routers.

The VGA (640×480) resolution DCS-932L also comes with D-ViewCam™ camera management software for Windows PCs, which allows consumers to record video from any mydlink camera to a local hard drive. It also lets consumers set trigger motion detection, recording schedules and e-mail alert notifications for up to 32 cameras.

Availability and Pricing
The DCS-932L Wireless N Network Camera is now available with an MSRP of $149.99 throughout D-Link’s vast network of e-tail outlets in North America, and at the company’s online store, http://www.dlinkshop.com.

As well as the DHP-1320, D-Link is also offering a PowerLine AV 4-Port Switch (DHP-346AV) for $99.99, a PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV) for $119.99, and a PowerLine AV Network Starter Kit (DHP-307AV) for $139.99. However, the system is compatible with any HomePlug AV kit, so it should fit in with other manufacturers’ offerings too.

The D-Link DHL-1320 will be available from today, priced at $129.99.

Press Release:

D-Link® Hybrid Wireless-N PowerLine Router Now Available

200 Mbps Combination Wi-Fi and PowerLine Router, Along with PowerLine Adapters and Switches, Enable Consumers to Work, Play, View, and Share Anywhere in the Home

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – March 2, 2011 – D-Link® today announced its Wireless-N PowerLine Router (DHP-1320), a combination networking solution for extending wired and wireless home networks throughout the house by tapping into a home’s electrical wiring, is now available. This combination IPv6-ready network solution merges PowerLine 200 Mbps technology with a Wireless-N router and Ethernet ports, offering consumers two connectivity options to extend home network coverage and enjoy high-bandwidth applications, including HD video content, multimedia, VoIP calls, and more.

“As the amount of high-bandwidth Internet-based content viewed and shared in today’s homes continues to grow exponentially, superior network coverage is essential,” said Daniel Kelley, associate vice president of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. “With this combination router and D-Link’s line of PowerLine accessory products, we’re able to provide consumers with a simple way to extend their networks into ‘dead zones’ where wireless coverage has previously been limited or spotty, such as a basement, an upstairs bedroom, or other hard to reach locations.”

Wired and Wireless Network Coverage Anywhere in the Home
The DHP-1320 extends wired and wireless networks to all devices in the home with optimal speed and bandwidth for a range of HD video-on-demand, gaming and other applications. Essentially turning a home’s existing electrical system into an Ethernet network, PowerLine’s extended coverage can be obtained without any drilling, difficult installation or messy cables. Simply plug the DHP-1320 into an electrical outlet and the technology distributes broadband to Internet-connected devices both wirelessly and through the electrical wiring in a home. D-Link® PowerLine adapters then plug into outlets anywhere in the home to extend wired coverage to additional rooms and devices where coverage is limited.

The DHP-1320 also provides IPv6 support, enabling consumers to future-proof their home networks for the next-generation of the Internet, ensuring connectivity with new wireless devices for years to come.

Additional features of the Hybrid Wireless-N PowerLine Router (DHP-1320) include:
· HomePlug AV certified with up to 200Mbps throughput

· Wireless N 300

· 3-Port 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet Ports

· Wi-Fi® Protected Setup™ (WPS) for Simple Push-Button Wireless Network Configuration

· Atheros Hy-Fi™ technology expands coverage, improves performance and simplifies network set up and management

· Built-in QoS Engine Enhances Internet Experience

· Supports Secure Wireless Encryption Using WPA™ or WPA2™

· Supports 128-bit AES Encryption For PowerLine Network Security

· PowerLine Sync Connection (ENY) Button

· Plug & Play Installation

Also shipping are a number of 200 Mbps PowerLine accessory products, including the PowerLine AV 4-Port Switch, Wireless N Extender, and Network Starter Kit. Combining these products with the DHP-1320 allows consumer to create the ultimate wired and wireless home network.

Availability and Pricing
The DHP-1320 Hybrid Wireless-N PowerLine Router is now available throughout D-Link’s vast network of retail and e-tail outlets in North America, and at the company’s online store, http://www.dlinkshop.com, with an MSRP of $129.99.

The following 200 Mbps PowerLine products are also now available:
· PowerLine AV 4-Port Switch (DHP-346AV); $99.99

· PowerLine AV Wireless N Extender (DHP-W306AV); $119.99

· PowerLine AV Network Starter Kit (DHP-307AV); $139.99

They include hard-drive hibernation and “Green Ethernet”, which intelligently controls networking power consumption based on the state of your cabling, together with a smart fan that automatically adjusts according to temperature. You can also schedule fixed downtime, turning the NAS off when you won’t be needing it, and use it with Apple’s Time Machine backup.

Despite the consumer focus, there’s FTP server support and user quotas, along with print server and USB backup (with a one-touch button) functionality; you do only get one gigabit ethernet and one USB 2.0 port, however. It’ll go on sale in the UK today, priced at £89.99 ($141) with no drives.

Press Release:

D-Link launches first new product from its ShareCenterTM storage range

ShareCenter Pulse let you easily share, stream and protect your digital content

London – 6th December 2010 –To help consumers access and secure their Digital Home content, D-Link today announces the launch of its ShareCenterTM Pulse (DNS-320) network storage solution, which is primed to capitalise on the increasing market demand for digital storage in the home. ShareCenter Pulse is the first product in D-Link’s new storage range, recognising how today’s consumers require reliable and easy-to-use storage as they are creating and purchasing more digital content (including photos, music, movies and work files) than ever before.

“The appetite for digital content today is already staggering and this will only grow as consumer behaviour continues to evolve,” said Chris Davies, general manager D-Link UK and Ireland. “Our new ShareCenter products will provide home users with easy-to-manage, plug & play storage capability that will enable them to share and back-up their personal digital content. With our Boxee Box now on the market, ShareCenter Pulse is an ideal complementary product for users looking to access and share content over the network or the Internet.”

Access, share, stream, protect

D-Link’s ShareCenter Pulse (DNS-320) allows consumers to centralise, secure and share all of their files in an easy and convenient way. ShareCenter effectively acts as a central digital hub users can treat as a bank for their digital content, which they can top up or withdraw from in any location. Every ShareCenter product connects directly to a home network by plugging into the router and allows files to be accessed from any networked device in a home, as well as offering remote access to friends and family.
Digital content, such as music or movies that have been downloaded or streamed from the Internet, can be saved directly onto ShareCenter before being shared, or watched from the comfort of the home. Important files, like photos, music, movies and documents, are automatically backed up and protected with built-in ShareCenter backup, while managing content stored on the device is simple through the user-friendly interface. As consumers begin to increasingly rely on digital content, the home storage experience must be optimised for all their needs while being easy to use. As such, D-Link is committed to making storage technology accessible for all consumers, irrespective of their technical expertise.

Product specification:

ShareCenter Pulse (DNS-320):
Two 3.5″ SATA HDD bays
Direct media streaming with UPnP Media Server
FTP server for remote access to files across the Internet
iTunes server
Built-in BitTorrent client to download without a PC
User quotas for security and confidentiality
ShareCenter Pulse is also an eco-friendly NAS appliance with the following energy saving features:
- Hard drive hibernation – which helps to reduce power consumption and noise, and also extends the life of the hard drives
- Low power consumption – the device is powered by low power consumption CPUs and therefore consumes less power
- Smart fan design – fan speed automatically adjusts based on the internal temperature to efficiently dissipate heat and conserve power
- D-Link Green Ethernet – the device supports D-Link Green Ethernet allowing the device to optimise power usage based on dynamic cable detection
- Schedule power off – the schedule power off feature offers the ability to power down the device when not in use
Pulse is available from the 6th December for a RRP of £89.99 including VAT, and can be purchased from D-Link’s network of partners, including Amazon, Dabs and ebuyer.
END OF ANNOUNCEMENT

About D-Link
D-Link is one of the world’s leading networking companies, delivering innovative, high-performing and intuitive products for consumers. D-Link’s consumer products sit at the heart of the Digital Home ranging from wireless routers, media players, storage devices, PowerLine and the award-winning Boxee Box (CES 2010 ‘Last Gadget Standing’), its entertainment gateway which brings the power of the Internet to the TV. D-Link is very committed to standards-based products and is DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) certified. This gives consumers the confidence that their network will work with a multitude of devices now and in the future.

For more information, please visit www.dlink.co.uk

Interestingly – though unsurprisingly – several of the components are shared between the Boxee Box and Logitech’s Revue Google TV STB. That includes the RF wireless chips for the nifty Boxee remote (which has a D-pad on one side and a compact QWERTY keyboard on the other); we’re hoping that means someone with a mind for hacking can figure out a way to get the Boxee remote working with the Revue.

In fact the only thing that comes in for criticism is the big lime green rubber base plate, which is difficult to remove and then even harder to re-apply. More on the Boxee Box – and the company’s impending deals with Hulu Plus and Netflix - here.

Netflix support is expected before the year is out, while there’s no public timeline for the addition of Hulu Plus. Unfortunately it sounds like this is for Boxee Box users only, rather than through Boxee’s free software.

Otherwise it’s the same mixture of Webkit-based browser, extensive codec support (MKV, SSA, PGS, AC3, VC1, TS, H264, FLV, ASS, AVI, OGG, ISO, M2TS, VOB, SRT, AAC, FLAC) and Full HD 1080p video that we’ve been waiting for, and while it may not fit neatly under our TV we still want one. You can order the Boxee Box here.

Meanwhile the UK, European, Australian and New Zealand pre-orders should also start shipping “on or shortly after” November 10, according to the Boxee Blog.  The box will mark the debut of Boxee 1.0, a new version of Boxee software that will initially be available only on the Boxee Box and will later roll out to Mac, PC and Linux.

D-Link and Boxee announced last month that they were dumping NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset in favor of Intel’s CE4100.  At the time, the team said the second-gen Tegra couldn’t cope as well with H.264 HD video as it was able to with high-profile VC-1.

Press Release:

Boxee Box by D-Link to Ship November 10

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA–(Marketwire – October 20, 2010) – Today, D-Link and Boxee announced the upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link will begin shipping on November 10, 2010 to customers who pre-order the Boxee Box through Amazon in the United States or Best Buy and Future Shop in Canada. The Boxee Box will be generally available through the company’s vast network of retail and online distributors on November 17, 2010.
“We’ve seen amazing demand for the Boxee Box across all of our pre-order partners in the US and internationally,” said Rod St. Michel, vice president of consumer sales at D-Link. “Consumers are looking for the right product to get their favorite TV shows and movies onto their TV from the Internet and their home network, and the Boxee Box is the friendliest, and most consumer-ready product currently available.”
The award-winning Boxee Box, first unveiled in December 2009, received critical acclaim from the industry and is highly anticipated by consumers. The product is the first media device capable of playing most popular media file formats from a home network along with free and premium TV shows and movies, videos, music, and photos from the Internet, with support for full 1080p high-definition (HD) and 5.1 surround sound.
With tens-of-thousands of movies, shows and apps available*, the Boxee Box gives users unparalleled access to on-demand entertainment and newfound control over their TV:
TV on Your Schedule. Nearly 40,000 TV episodes available from your favorite networks, ready to watch any time you want.
Huge Movie Library. Enjoy a vast range of free movies and new releases in stunning HD from premium movie services.
Plays All Your Digital Stuff. Access videos, music, or pictures from your computer or home network.
Tailored to Your Couch. Internet TV should be more than just Internet on your TV. The Boxee Box and two-faced QWERTY remote are designed to transform the Internet into something you’ll love watching on your HDTV from the couch.
See What Your Friends Are Watching. Follow what your Facebook and Twitter friends are watching, and share your favorites too.
Give Your Wallet a Break. Why pay for stuff you don’t watch? The Boxee Box lets you watch tens-of-thousands of popular TV shows and movies — you choose what you pay for!
Try Boxee Now. Unlike other devices, interested buyers can try the Boxee Box’ software for free before they buy the device. The software is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux users at Boxee’s website — http://boxee.tv. Since the software’s launch two years ago, Boxee has added well over one million users. When you want to shift the viewing experience from your PC to your HDTV, the Boxee Box by D-Link automatically imports your account, bringing your favorite TV shows, apps, and friends with you.
Pricing and Availability
The Boxee Box by D-Link will begin shipping on November 10, 2010 for customers who have pre-ordered from Amazon in the United States and Best Buy or Future Shop in Canada. Additionally, pre-orders taken in Australia/New Zealand and other countries across Europe will begin shortly thereafter. Pricing for the US and Canada will be $229 MSRP with an average street price at about $199. Prices may vary in other regions.
Pre-Order Links
US: http://amzn.to/boxeeboxbydlink
Canada — Best Buy: http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/boxee.aspx
Canada — Future Shop: www.futureshop.ca/boxee
UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0043EV3MS/
Australia/New Zealand: www.dlink.com.au/boxeebox

Spectre is the Lead Application Developer, as well as the Community front-runner for Boxee, and he had some time to talk with NewTeeVee, and point out a few tasty morsels. First of all, the original Mozilla-based browser was doing pretty well for itself, but it was still having some troubles rendering a few websites out there properly. The solution? Switch over to a Webkit-based browser.

Spectre goes on to add that he believes that HTML5 should, without any doubt, be the browser you utilize on your TVs. If you’ve got your hands on the Desktop version of the software, you’ll get the new browser when Verzion 1.0 launches some time after the Box sees market release. Good news for all who use Boxee — the platform is about to get a lot better.

[via NewTeeVee]

The increased security on its networking products will help home users defend networks from hackers, phishing schemes and other security threats. The increased security will be added with both CAPTCHA and DNSSEC support to prevent worms, viruses, and malicious attacks from compromising the security of the network.

The DNSSEC is a specification suite that adds security to the DNS to help ensure that information received form a domain name service is authentic to prevent man-in-the-middle attacks. CAPTCHA is a challenge response test to ensure that a user logon is not computer generated and is entered by a human hand. Most internet users have run across this security feature before with letters that are in an image that have to be typed into a field to register or sign in to a website. The new features are on most shipping D-Link products with others being updated with the new features soon.

Video after the cut

In charge of the unboxing – and getting pretty enthusiastic about it – is Boxee’s Zach Klein, who joined the company in September 2009 to lead product management.  There’s not a huge amount of new information here, but it’s great to see the company one step closer to release; check out our hands-on with the Boxee Box by D-Link from CES for more information.

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/13398124[/vimeo]

[via ARM Devices]

The angular set-top box is the latest second-gen Tegra based device to have seen a delay.  However, Boxee’s Avner Ronen has declined to confirm that the 1080-capable SoC is the cause of the hold-up; on the Boxee blog, he states that “the delay is due to all parties involved. everything is interwind [sic], so hard (and not productive) to lay the blame on just one party.”

He goes on to suggest that it’s a combination of hardware and software not being ready in time.  The Boxee Box will play GPU-accelerated local and streaming video content at up to 1080p, using USB external storage rather than an internal hard-drive, and supporting Flash 10.1.  No word on pricing at this stage.

Boxee Box by D-Link hands-on:

Whether you’ll have enough bandwidth on whichever mobile network you’re using to satisfy that many clients remains to be seen, of course, but it’s nice to have the flexibility there.  There’s also SMS and contacts functionality, together with firewall, DMZ and port forwarding, just as you’d expect, but unlike the MiFi there’s no microSD card slot for turning the portable router into a mini NAS.

D-Link reckon you’ll see up to 4hrs of standby from the 1,330mAh battery (which recharges in around 3hrs), and you can use the myPocket as a wired USB modem too (with a physical switch to toggle between the two).  No word on when we might be able to expect to see it hit shelves.

[via Engadget]

Up until now Boxee has required users to either install it to their own PC, Mac or Linux box, or onto an Apple TV.  With the advent of the Boxee Box by D-Link that DIY option will still be there, but for those more interested in watching 1080p content than tweaking installation settings the standalone product seems ideal.

Thanks to NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 chipset – also announced at CES 2010 this past week – the Boxee Box is capable of Full HD with an HDMI output for easy connection.  As well as making sure local and streamed media – whether it’s coming from your local network or from the internet – looks its best, the Tegra 2 also keeps the menus moving swiftly.  We were impressed by how easy to use and responsive the set-top box is, particularly Boxee’s neat dual-sided RF remote control which has straightforward navigation keys on one side and a useful QWERTY thumb-board on the other.

That thumb-board can be used to navigate through a packed media library as well as the full internet, with Boxee using a standard Mozilla-based browser that can play Flash video such as streaming Hulu content.  The Boxee Box by D-Link is set to go on sale in Q2 2010, with a price hovering somewhere under $200.  The company is also planning on announcing new content partners at the launch.

Boxee Box hands-on:

They’ve also confirmed a few more details about internal components, including the fact that the networked mediaplayer will have a Broadcom 802.11n wireless chip.  The remote control – which we saw for the first time earlier in the week, and which has a QWERTY thumb-board on its flip side – will communicate using a Nordic RF chip.  However there won’t be a hard-drive – to keep costs down – or hardware IR support, though you’ll be able to plug in a USB IR dongle since the Boxee software will still support it.

Meanwhile, the new Boxee Beta is now available for public download, for Mac, Windows and Ubuntu.  It features guide content from TV.com along with a new app for blip.tv and more.  More details on the Beta here.

It’s not entirely clear how many USB 2.0 ports the Pebble has; D-Link’s press shot shows little more than a shiny black mass, and the press release is similarly opaque.  Still, we’re thinking more than one, since you can apparently plug in a WiFi 802.11n dongle for wireless streaming along with USB hard-drives.

There’s also a multiformat memory card reader, and you can also stream content from the internet.  Audio outputs include analog and composite.  The D-Link Pebble Media Player is expected to arrive in the first half of 2010, priced at $119.99.

Press Release:

D-LINK TOSSES ‘PEBBLE’ INTO MEDIA PLAYER POND AT CES 2010

LAS VEGAS, CES Booth 36232, South Hall, LVCC, Jan. 6, 2010 -D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, today introduced a stylish addition to any home entertainment environment — the D-Link® Pebble™ — a uniquely designed media player that lets users play virtually all of their media in an attractive, easy-to-use and compact device.

Lightweight, decorative and functional, no other media player of its style and price offers full network capabilities in such a compact package. Pebble streams music, photos and video wherever they are stored – on external hard drives, in USB thumb drives, SD/XM/Flash memory cards, network attached storage (NAS) devices, PCs or the Internet. An optional dongle is available for wireless 802.11n connectivity.

When attached to a home network – either wired or wireless — the D-Link Pebble accepts media files from any PC on the network or NAS device, and allows playback on the entertainment center TV and stereo with high-resolution quality and crystal clear sound. The intuitive graphical user interface (GUI) makes user navigation quick and point-click-and-play easy.

The USB 2.0 ports support an external hard drive, thumbdrives, various memory card formats and a USB wireless dongle. HDMI 1.3 and analog video output and composite audio also are built into the Pebble for the ultimate viewing and listening experience.

Price and Availabiilty

The D-Link Pebble will be available in the first half of 2010 through the company’s vast network of retail and etail outlets, and at D-Link’s online store, www.dlinkshop.com, for the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) of $119.99.

The DAP-1560 is a device that users can connect to their existing router in the home to boost data speeds to 600Mbps. The device transmits in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. The DIR-865 is a new router for the home and small office that has a 3-inch touch screen for setup, configuration, and management. The device is good for up to 450Mbps speeds and uses both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

The Wireless N Pocket Router is just what it sounds like, an 802.11n router designed to be taken on the go. The device is perfect for business users that travel a lot and it will also work with game consoles and other devices. Pricing for all of the devices will be announced when the gear ships in the first half of 2010.

On one side of the remote there’s a standard D-pad with enter, menu and play/pause buttons, like you would find on an Apple remote.  However on the flip side there’s a QWERTY thumb-board, useful for web searches, quickly navigating media libraries and more.

As for the Boxee Box itself, if will come in under $200 and offer vast media codec support.  That includes DivX, Xvid, Flash 10.1, VC-1, H.264 and more; the full list is at the bottom of the press release, below.  There’s also the company’s app platform, which offers widgets for Flickr, Pandora, Last.fm and other online services.  We’re still expecting the Boxee Box to arrive in Q2 2010.

Press Release:

D-LINK DEBUTS BOXEE BOX AT CES 2010; DIRECTLY LINKS INTERNET ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES TO TVs EVERYWHERE

Networking pioneer and popular entertainment software
create the best way to get the free entertainment the Internet has to offer with no monthly fee

LAS VEGAS, CES Booth 36232, South Hall, LVCC, Jan. 5, 2010 – D-Link made lots of geeks and early adopters happy today by introducing the revolutionary Boxee Box by D-Link, winner of the CES Best of Innovations award in the Home Entertainment category.

The Boxee Box by D-Link reinterprets what TV should be. The Boxee Box delivers movies, TV shows, music, and photos from a user’s computer, home network, and the Internet to their HDTV with no PC needed. Additionally, Boxee’s core social features make it easy for friends to discover new content from each other through social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and more.

Internet Entertainment
Boxee is a popular PC, Mac, and Linux software program that lets users watch hundreds of thousands of popular TV shows and movies. Instead of sifting through millions of confusing Web sites, when users search on Boxee, TV shows and movies are delivered to them with the click of a remote control. Nearly a million Internet users around the world have already downloaded Boxee to enjoy their online entertainment.

The Boxee Box by D-Link takes the same popular software and offers it up as a great device — the perfect companion to a high definition TV. The Boxee Box by D-Link provides access to more than just traditional TV content. It includes a huge library that spans the Internet, such as university courses, panel discussions, academic lectures, presentations, web-only videos and more from TED, Stanford, FORA.tv, Kid Mango, Next New Networks and others. Boxee also makes it easy for users to add their own favorite entertainment sources with simple RSS or XML feeds available for most online video.

In addition to video content, Boxee users can access great music from sites like Pandora, last.fm, shoutcast, and We are Hunted as well as stunning photos from sites like flickr, Picasa and Facebook.

Personal Entertainment
For entertainment lovers who have built their own collections of digital media stored on their computer hard drive or home network, Boxee automatically identifies their content and downloads relevant cover art, synopses, reviews, subtitles, lyrics and more. This feature turns boring files and folders into beautiful media libraries that make it simple and appealing to navigate a collection of favorite movies, TV shows, and playlists with a simple remote. Furthermore, the Boxee Box by D-Link has extensive format support (see below) which ensures that when users hit the play button, they get instant gratification, with no need to download codecs or drivers. Also, with built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi support, it can transfer files without delay and from longer distances within a user’s home.

Social Features
The Boxee Box by D-Link keeps people connected with social features to help users discover new content from friends, experts, and tastemakers.
The first step to discovery is sharing, and Boxee makes this easy by letting people recommend any playing content to friends. Additionally Boxee automatically uses recommendations from a user’s Twitter and Facebook friends so they can find new content and instantly enjoy it on the big screen. Since anyone can build on top of Boxee’s open App platform, users can craft their own truly custom experience by creating or downloading plug-ins, add-ons, games, and more.

“We are pleased to partner with Boxee and to be the first with such a ground-breaking device,” said Nick Tidd, vice president of sales of D-Link Pan America and vice president of marketing for D-Link North America. “This powerful device with its unique form factor truly leverages Boxee’s service and is the best way for consumers to quickly access the growing volume of Internet content, organize it and stream it to their TVs and home entertainment centers.”

“D-Link’s successful track record in bringing to market, award-winning digital home networking products, and its global marketing, distribution and channel sales capabilities made them a great fit for our first hardware vendor.” stated Andrew Kippen, vice president of marketing for Boxee, “The Boxee Box by D-Link gives consumers what they want – an easy way to watch Internet or personal entertainment in their living rooms with a simple set-top box that costs under $200 and has no monthly fees.”

The Boxee Box by D-Link is scheduled to ship in the first half of 2010 through the company’s vast network of retail and e-tail outlets, and at D-Link’s online store, www.dlinkshop.com.
Supported Codecs & Formats
Boxee can be used to play/view practically all common multimedia formats, including:

VIDEO:
Adobe Flash 10.1
H.264 (MKV, MOV)
VC-1
WMV
MPEG-1
MPEG-2
MPEG-4
AVI
Xvid
Divx
PCM/LPCM
VOB

AUDIO:
MP3
WMA
WAV
AIFF
FLAC
AAC
DTS
Dolby Digital
Ogg Vorbis

PHOTO:
JPEG
TIFF
BMP
PNG

Other connections include two USB ports, optical audio output together with analog stereo audio output, a wired ethernet port and power.  There’s also an SD card slot on the side.  Neither D-Link nor Boxee have revealed what’s to be inside the box, however, though the new Boxee Beta does add support for lower-powered systems thanks to hardware video acceleration compatibility.

We’re not 100-percent convinced by the shape – while it’s visually distinctive, it won’t exactly nestle neatly into most home entertainment centers.  D-Link expect to get the Boxee Box to market in Q2 2010, and while they’re not confirming pricing now, going by earlier speculation we’re guessing it’ll come in somewhere around $199.

Press Release:

D-Link/Boxee Partnership Statement

In front of a packed house at their Boxee Beta Unveiling event in Brooklyn this evening, Boxee revealed that D-Link has been named first choice as the hardware partner to release a Boxee branded device for the living room.

Boxee is the best way to enjoy content from the Internet or a computer on a TV screen. With the Boxee Box™ by D-Link®, the two companies have created the easiest way to bring this experience into the living room, allowing people to watch tens of thousands of movies & TV Shows, organize and play their favorite home movies and photos, and play great music from their home network or from Internet sources like Pandora.

“By pairing Boxee’s innovative social entertainment platform with D-Link’s technology we’re able to create a solution that introduces people to what TV should be. Additionally we’re bringing a new level of social interaction to the living room,” said Daniel Kelley, senior director of marketing, D-Link Systems, Inc. “We can’t wait to bring this product to market and are looking forward to demonstrate the Boxee Box by D-Link at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show in January.”

“We are happy to be working with D-Link as a hardware partner because we share the same vision for creating solutions to help anyone get the most out of technology,” said Andrew Kippen, vice president of marketing for Boxee. “D-Link has great reach and together we are able to offer consumers an attractive inexpensive solution to bring the Boxee experience directly onto the TV.”

The Boxee Box by D-Link, which has already won a Best of Innovations award from the Computer Electronics Association, reinterprets what TV should be, delivering all the movies, TV shows, music and photos from a user’s computer, home network and Internet to their HDTV with no PC needed. Additionally, Boxee’s core social features make it easy for friends to discover new content from each other through social networks like Facebook, Twitter and more.

In addition to its many software features, The Boxee Box by D-Link makes it easy for consumers to connect the device via HDMI, SPDIF, RCA Audio. The box has 2 USB for expansion and can quickly connect to a home network using both Wi-Fi (802.11n) and wired ethernet.

The Boxee Box will be available through D-Link’s network of etail and retail outlets in the first half of 2010. The manufacturer’s suggested retail price is still undetermined.

In the box there’s the DIR-685 itself, a roughly 4.4 x 5.8 x 1.2 inch tower of gloss and matte black plastic, together with a CAT5 Ethernet cable for connecting it to your modem, a stand to keep it upright and a power adapter.  There’s also a CD with D-Link’s setup wizard, although we found it easier to tap in the router IP, username and password defaults as conveniently printed on the back of the unit.

As well as the standard high-end home router connectivity – WiFi b/g/n, four gigabit Ethernet ports, WEP/WPA/WPA2 wireless security and a NAT firewall – there are also two USB 2.0 ports which can be used to add external hard-drives or printers and share them across the network.  More unusually, there’s a 2.5-inch hard-drive bay inside, which allows you to treat the DIR-685 as a basic NAS.

Slotting in a spare HDD and powering up the router kick-starts its setup wizard, offering to format the drive and then mounting it.  Formatting takes around five minutes, drive size depending, and after that the volume shows up as a normal network drive on any connected computers.  You’re getting more than a simple file sharing system, too; the DIR-685 supports UPnP and iTunes media streaming to computers or compatible media players, together with a BitTorrent manager meaning you can download files without having your computer turned on.  There’s no way to queue up downloads from the DIR-685 itself, mind, but given the limited controls that’s no great hardship.

As for those controls, it’s worth noting that they’re not the most responsive we’ve ever experienced.  In fact, they’re incredibly frustrating, and the combination of missed-touches and occasional lags in the DIR-685′s firmware can leave you uncertain if you should tap again, wait, or simply pull the plug and reboot.

Thankfully you can set up and control most of the display functionality from the FrameChannel web portal.  At its most family-friendly you can use the DIR-685 as a digital photo frame, either uploading your own snaps, allowing friends and family to email their shots to your FrameChannel account, or pulling them from Flickr.  There are plenty of settings for adjusting the frequency and priority each of these are shown, and you can also mix in weather reports (which are based on ZIP code) and RSS feeds.  FrameChannel also supports Facebook status updates and Twitter, though it’s a one-way system as there’s no way to respond; three messages are shown on-screen at any one time.

The scheduling settings for FrameChannel are deceptively comprehensive.  After telling the site what you consider to be “morning”, “daytime” and “evening” via simple sliders, you can then have different sources show up at different periods of the day or on certain days of the week.  That way, you could have work-related RSS feeds dominate the display Monday to Friday, then allow family photos to take over at the weekend.  One upcoming feature is the ability to set a “blank screen” period, which will be useful for shutting off the display when everybody is in bed.

We’re a little surprised D-Link didn’t build a pair of stereo speakers into the DIR-685 – or at least a 3.5mm audio output – and allow you to use it as a standalone media player and Internet radio.  After all, we imagine plenty of people will end up loading their MP3 collection onto its internal drive.  It would also be useful to drown out the DIR-685′s most frustrating feature, its extremely loud fan.  It’s hard to convey how annoying this is; seemingly pre-emptively temperature related, the fan kicks into action whenever the hard-drive is accessed or during high-volume data transfers.  You’ll definitely hear it over your laptop, and we’d hate to think that D-Link opted for a lesser fan in order to save a few cents on hardware costs.

Of course, in the end this is a wireless router, and so has to be judged primarily on that instead of just its whiz-bang feature set.  The good news is the WiFi b/g/n support and gigabit Ethernet ports; the bad news is that there’s neither WiFi A nor 5GHz on offer.  The absence of the former is unlikely to affect most home users, but leaving out 5GHz support seems a clueless decision for a flagship router.  In a nutshell, the DIR-685 uses the 2.4GHz frequency band (as do various intercoms, short-range radios and other wireless gadgets); high-end rival routers offer the 5GHz, as an either/or or a dual-radio setting, which allows you to switch high-priority traffic (such as streaming HD video or VoIP) to the more stable higher frequency.

Admittedly, you’ll need a 5GHz-compatible WiFi adapter on any device you want to use with such a router, and they’re still in the minority compared to 2.4GHz, but to simply omit the technology altogether seems short-sighted on D-Link’s part.  Still, performance on both the wired and wireless sides was excellent, with better coverage than we’ve seen on most WiFi routers.  We used a Seagate Momentus 5,400rpm 80GB drive that D-Link supplied for our testing, and BitTorrent proved particularly impressive, notching up download speeds up to six times faster than with our Belkin comparison router.

There’s always a fear with convergent products like the DIR-685 that they could be “jack of all trades and master of none”.  To be fair, there are some things the D-Link does more seriously than others; we can’t see its 3.2-inch display replacing a standalone digital photo-frame, and the internal hard-drive is obviously limited to the maximum capacity of a 2.5-inch HDD rather than a more capacious (and faster) 3.5-inch.  The 2.4GHz limit is also annoying, considering the price, while the whining fan is just plain unacceptable.

Nonetheless, if you have sensible expectations for the onboard storage – and don’t forget, with user-account control, BitTorrent, FTP, remote network management and more, this is still better than a simple USB drive – and can tune out the fan noise then the D-Link DIR-685 is an excellent router and a capable media streamer.  The display may seem gimmicky but all but the most jaded will find some useful application for it.  It’s certainly not cheap – MRSP is $299.99, though you can find it for significantly less online – but it delivers plenty for the money.

Among the pluses are the easy to use USB and internal hard-drive connectivity, the fast throughput and the decent range.  It’s also relatively compact, and there are other niceties such as an onboard BitTorrent client, iTunes/UPnP server, remote-management and VoIP prioritizing.

The most obvious downside is the price – around $300 – but the display system, while functional, does occasionally lag and the buttons lack tactile feedback.  Still, if you’re replacing a standard router and want to pile on the specifications, the D-Link DIR-685 Xtreme N Storage Router seems a good place to start.

Various companies have partnered with Marvell to offer Plug Computers in multiple form-factors.  These range from Axentra, who have a new touch*mediacenter mini designed to store and share digital content, Eyecon Technologies, who are positioning their version as a multi-source UPnP/DLNA aggregator, and CodeLathe, whose TonidoPlug is a home server offering local and remote access to documents, apps and media.  Ionics have taken a more general approach, positioning their Plug Computer as a tiny Linux PC, while ProSyst have integrated OSGI and Java to their version, to enable developers to more easily port existing apps and create new software.  Finally, WebTView have loaded their own software to discover and play internet TV.

The various form-factors include a simple box that closely resembles the original SheevaPlug prototype, together with more streamlined and even circular designs.  Of course, as well as the development device from Marvell themselves, the first retail device based on the reference design is already available, in the shape of the PogoPlug.

According to Marvell, a Plug Computer uses less than one tenth of the power of a regular home server PC.  It supports multiple Linux 2.6 kernel distributions, and is available to developers now for $99.

Press Release:

Marvell Introduces Plug Computing to Europe

SheevaPlug Now Available to Developers in Europe; Ecosystem Partners Commit to Retail Products for Consumers

Santa Clara, CA (June 24, 2009) —Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a leader in storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions, today announced that developers in Europe can now purchase SheevaPlugTM development kits, outfitted for regional electrical specifications, through www.plugcomputer.org from Ionics EMS, Inc. and Globalscale Technologies. In addition to broadening the outreach to application developers, Marvell is growing the plug computing ecosystem by working with retail vendors such as BUFFALO INC., D-Link, LaCie and Seagate, who plan to launch retail versions of the plug computer for the consumer market.

“The Plug Computer is one of the more amazing technologies that have come out this decade and it has the potential to change the world,” said Rob Enderle Principal Analyst for the Enderle Group. “The open plug platform gives European developers the opportunity to create applications, services, and solutions that are only limited by their imaginations.”

Marvell introduced the Plug Computing initiative to make high-performance, always on, always connected, and environmentally friendly computing readily available for developers and end-users. A Plug Computer is small enough to plug directly into a wall socket and is designed to draw so little power that it can be left on all of the time. Unlike other embedded devices in the home, it contains a gigahertz class processor that is designed to offer PC class performance.

“The wide range of applications created from the open-developer SheevaPlug platform serves both retail product partners and service providers,” said Dr. Simon Milner, Vice President and General Manager of the Enterprise Business Unit, Consumer and Communications Business Group at Marvell Semiconductor.  “We are thrilled to introduce SheevaPlug to the European developer community and look forward to seeing many new applications and new consumer product ideas developed and brought to market.  Moreover, Marvell is delighted to collaborate with retail partners such as BUFFALO INC., D-Link, LaCie and Seagate on delivering new levels of user experience to consumers”

The plug computing ecosystem is rapidly expanding to include a full value chain of product partners, application developers and educational institutions. A full list of ecosystem partners is available at www.marvell.com
About the SheevaPlug Development Platform

The SheevaPlug development platform uses a Marvell KirkwoodTM processor based on an embedded 1.2GHz Sheeva™ CPU equipped with 512 Mbytes of FLASH and 512 Mbytes of DRAM. Connection to the home network is via Gigabit Ethernet. Peripherals such as direct attached storage can be connected using a USB 2.0 port. Multiple standard Linux 2.6 kernel distributions are supported on the SheevaPlug development platform enabling rapid application development. The enclosure is designed to plug directly into a standard wall socket and is designed to draw less than one tenth of the power of a typical PC being used as a home server.

About Marvell

Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a leader in the development of storage, communications, and consumer silicon solutions. The company’s diverse product portfolio includes switching, transceiver, communications controller, wireless, and storage solutions that power the entire communications infrastructure including enterprise, metro, home, and storage networking. As used in this release, the terms “company” and “Marvell” refer to Marvell Technology Group Ltd. and its subsidiaries. For more information, visit http://www.marvell.com.

Both cameras can be accessed from any browser by going to D-Link’s mydlink.com portal.  However they can also be used to stream live video to cellphones, with sound from the integrated microphone and remote control of 16x digital zoom and motion detection.

Setting up the cameras is reportedly as straightforward as entering its unique ID code into the web account.  Streams can be shared, though at present only Internet Explorer is supported; D-Link claim other browsers will be added shortly. 

The D-Link DCS-1100 is available now, with an MRSP of $179.99.  Meanwhile the DCS-1130 is expected to ship at the end of June 2009 with an MRSP of $219.99.

Press Release:

D-LINK NOW SHIPPING mydlink-ENABLED NETWORK CAMERA FOR EASY REMOTE MONITORING OF SECURITY VIDEO FROM VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE VIA FREE mydlink™ PORTAL

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 15, 2009 – D-Link, the end-to-end computer networking solutions provider for consumers and businesses, today began shipping a network camera that allows users to remotely monitor live streaming video through the company’s new www.mydlink.com portal.

The new D-Link® Network Camera (DCS-1100) is ‘mydlink-enabled’, allowing it to be easily viewed and managed by the mydlink™ portal, providing customers with an easier way to experience a connected, digital lifestyle. A wireless 802.11n version, the DCS-1130, is expected to ship at end of this month.

Offering plug and play connectivity, the new D-Link network cameras feature easy installation and setup, mobile 3G and Web monitoring, 16x digital zoom, motion detection, integrated microphone and multiple profiles. The DCS-1100 connects to the home or small business network via a standard network cable, while the DCS-1130 connects using 802.11n Wi-Fi with WPS support.

With 3GPP mobile surveillance, users can view a live feed from the cameras using a 3G-enabled cell phone, PDA or any compatible RTSP (Real Time Streaming Protocol) device. Users are offered a flexible and convenient way to remotely monitor their homes or offices in real time from anywhere within a customer’s mobile network by simply using a common 3GPP-compatible player on the mobile device.

“Our new network cameras offer a user experience unmatched in the industry. By being ‘mydlink-enabled’ customers can quickly view and manage their cameras from Internet Explorer with Internet connectivity*,” said AJ Wang, chief technology officer, D-Link. “Both cameras can still be configured through the traditional web graphical user interface (GUI) as with other D-Link network cameras for many of the advanced features.”

An industry first, mydlink-enabled products let users with high-speed Internet, a home network and a PC quickly and easily install and monitor compatible home networking devices. The groundbreaking mydlink portal takes the work out of activation and management of devices by offering the following user experience:

Connect

To add mydlink-enabled products to the mydlink portal users follow these steps:
· Connect camera to the home network and run the wizard.
· Go to www.mydlink.com and set up a password-protected user account.
· Add each product to their mydlink account by entering product ID numbers provided with each device.

Organize

· Manage and organize their mydlink-enabled products and services from one central place, via an easy to navigate website.
· Define their profile and settings for all mydlink-enabled products.
· Easily view camera video remotely.

Empower

· Users get maximum value from their digital products with minimum technical knowledge.
· Users can allow other mydlink-connected users to share their products, including the remote viewing of live camera video.

Price and Availability

The DCS-1100 is available through D-Link’s network of computer retail stores, value-added resellers, solution providers, distributors and at D-Link’s own etail store, dlinkshop.com for the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $179.99. The DCS-1130 is expected to ship with a MSRP of $219.99.

* Multi-browser support for mydlink.com coming soon.

By changing the DNS settings in a home or office router, users’ traffic can be diverted through a security-impaired network where login, credit card and internet banking details are harvested.  Even if the router is password protected, entering that password from a malware-infected PC can then give the trojan access; the CAPTCHA prevents that.

D-Link router models that now feature CAPTCHA include the DIR-615, DIR-625, DIR-628, DIR-655, DIR-825, DIR-855, DIR-685 and DGL-4500.  The updated firmware is available at support.dlink.com.

Press Release:

D-LINK FIRST TO ADD CAPTCHA TO ITS HOME ROUTERS TO HELP PREVENT AGAINST ATTACKS

Additional Safety Measure Helps Defend Computers from Worms, Viruses and Other Growing Security Threats

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 12, 2009 – A series of recent Internet security attacks on home and small office computers are compromising networks where users least expect it – their routers. These malicious software invasions, in which users unknowingly download a Trojan horse when performing common tasks, invade the router to detect wireless capabilities, then alter the victim’s domain name system (DNS) records so that all future traffic is diverted through the, attackers’ network first.

In response to the growing number of these attacks and subsequent user security concerns, D-Link has integrated CAPTCHA – a system, designed to detect whether responses are human or computer-generated – into its popular home and small office routers as an extra safety measure. CAPTCHAs are used to prevent malicious software from performing actions that degrade the quality of service on a network, such as those found in worms, viruses and Trojan horses.

The term CAPTCHA is an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. CAPTCHA is a type of challenge-response test used in computing to ensure that responses are generated by humans, not computers. A common type of CAPTCHA requires the user to type letters or numbers from a distorted image that appears on the screen.

“Unlike other brands, the majority of D-Link® routers are not as easy to be compromised since our design is proprietary. However, we’re excited to be the first in the market to announce we have taken the initiative to implement CAPTCHA into our routers, thus providing yet another layer of security to our customers,” said AJ Wang, chief technology officer of D-Link.

Popular D-Link router models that now feature CAPTCHA include the DIR-615, DIR-625, DIR-628, DIR-655, DIR-825, DIR-855, DIR-685, and DGL-4500. To upgrade routers with CAPTCHA, customers need to visit support.dlink.com to download the upgrade.

The offering will last one day only from local computer retailers to Dlink’s solution providers and distributors. If you can’t locate one locally, the markdown is already online on company’s store, and the web savings will last longer until the 20th.

The DSN-1100 is housed in a compact desktop chassis, built on the same System-on-a-Chip technology from company’s DSN-3000 family SAN arrays. It implements 4 one-gigabit ports and supports IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Groups (LAG) for full offload capability; all four ports can be grouped together, totaling up to 425MB/s bandwidth, to increase throughput and redundancy. The unit supports SATA-II drive and a host of Raid configuration from 0,1,1+0 and 5.

Additionally, the D-link also featured an embedded, user-friendly IP-SAN Device Manager for system monitoring and management. Available now from D-link’s networked distributors, resellers and solution providers, the DSN-1100 will set you back $1,799.

D-Link® xStack® DSN-1100 iSCSI SAN Array Offers Up to 7.5 Terabytes Storage Capacity, Technology for SMB Budgets

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., March 11, 2009 — D-Link today announced it is now shipping a powerful solution for the growing data storage needs of small-to-medium sized businesses. Its new 5-bay iSCSI Storage Area Network (SAN) Array enclosure is capable of holding up to 7.5 terabytes of data. Each bay accommodates one 3.5-inch SATA drive, up to 1.5TB and higher when larger capacity disks are introduced and firmware updates are made available.

The new DSN-1100 is designed with the same advanced System-on-a-Chip (SoC) technology included in D-Link’s DSN-3000 family of higher capacity SAN arrays but is housed in an elegant, compact desktop chassis.

This fast storage solution is targeted to SMBs whose near-line storage is full or near capacity, and who want to supplement their primary backup and recovery device, or need to add more comprehensive network storage management.

To meet those needs, The DSN-1100 features an embedded, user-friendly IP-SAN Device Manager (IDM), a suite of utilities that allow monitoring and control via the Storage Management Initiative-Specification (SMI-S) command set.

Combined with an embedded secure server, D-Link’s newest storage enclosure allows users to remotely configure and monitor their SAN storage subsystems.

The internal 10-gigabit iSCSI SoC configuration makes it possible for the DSN-1100 to handle more than 80,000 input/outputs per second and combines both networking and storage functions on one silicon chip.

The DSN-1100 implements four 1-gigabit ports, supporting industry-standard IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregate Groups (LAG) for full offload capability. This allows all four ports to be grouped together for up to 425 megabytes bandwidth, increasing throughput and redundancy. Maximum storage efficiency also is achieved by support of four configurations of RAID – 0, 1, 1+0 and 5.

“The DSN-1100 evolutionary advancement in performance is a testament to the tightly integrated xStack storage architecture, and is a sharp contrast to the discrete implementation of competing products,” says AJ Wang, chief technology officer for D-Link.

“By utilizing existing Ethernet technology,” he adds, “the cost associated with separate host adapters and the per-gigabyte cost for storage is significantly reduced, and we pass that savings on to the SMB. In addition, iSCSI SANs can leverage an existing Ethernet infrastructure and standards already familiar to the IT staffs so there isn’t additional training needed.”

Other key features:

· Compact Cube Chassis for easy office placement (10.7″ high, 6.6″ wide and 10.2″ deep.)
· 200-watt power supply
· CHAP authentication to halt intruders
· SSL security to manage console
· SATA-II support
· Up to 72 hours battery backup on full charge
· VLAN zoning for traffic segregation to secure access and jumbo frames
· Highly integrated, multi-core SoC for greater power efficiency

Price and Availability

The DSN-1100 is available from D-Link’s network of authorized value-added resellers (VARs), solution providers, dealers and distributors for the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $1799.99.

Installation basically involves plugging in the Powerline adapters, then hooking up the camera to one and your router to the other.  After entering the camera’s unique PIN at D-Link’s site, you can then access the CCTV stream from any internet-connection.  The DHA-330 video player can either be linked in via Powerline or directly to a wired ethernet connection, and offers direct viewing and motion-detection while doubling up as a digital clock.  There’s also a speaker, to listen in on what’s happening near the camera.

All three products are available now.  The DHA-390 starter kit is priced at $249.99, the DHA-330 video player at $209.99 and the DHA-310 expansion kit at $199.99.

Press Release:

D-LINK NOW SHIPPING ENHANCED D-LIFE SECURITY CAMERA SYSTEM CHANNEL-WIDE FOR EASY HOME SURVEILLANCE

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 11, 2009 – Do you need a video monitoring system for your home, but are not sure if you can afford it? Or, maybe you just didn’t want the hassle of installing one. D-Link has a solution that boasts ease of use.
The leading computer networking solutions provider for consumers and business today announced its easy-to-install, easy-to-use D-Life® Web-based home surveillance camera systems are now available channel-wide and have enhanced optics, lower prices and key features designed to keep the home safe and secure.
Now shipping, the D-Life security systems offer users maximum flexibility for monitoring their homes with a series of three different products – the D-Life Internet Surveillance Camera Starter Kit (DHA-390), the D-Life Internet Surveillance Camera Expansion Kit (DHA-310), and the D-Life Internet Surveillance Video Player (DHA-330).

DHA-390 D-Life Internet Surveillance Camera Starter Kit

The DHA-390 is an easy-to-install, easy-to-use Internet camera surveillance solution that allows you to monitor any room in your house from anywhere over the Internet.
Eliminating the need to run cables throughout the home, the D-Life Internet Surveillance Camera Starter Kit consists of one compact Internet camera and two Powerline adapters that take advantage of the home’s existing electrical power wiring for connecting the Internet camera to the network and to the Internet. Setup is easy with D-Link’s zero-configuration – after one Powerline adapter is plugged in and connected to a router, the other Powerline adapter is plugged in and connected to the Internet camera. Devices and cables are color coded to assure foolproof connections. Once the user registers the camera with the provided unique pin code on the D-Life website, www.d-life.com, the DHA-390 will automatically configure itself, connect to the D-Life service and be ready to use.
The D-Life website takes the work out of activation and management of devices by offering the following simple user experience:
Connect
To set up the product the user follows these steps
• Connect the D-Life-Enabled product(s) to the home network

= Go to www.d-life.com and set up a user account with a personal password
• Add the product(s) to the D-Life account by entering the product ID numbers located on each device
• The user is ready to go, simple as that

Organize
Users manage and organize their D-Life products from one central place, via an easy to navigate website
• Users can easily add new D-Life products to their existing account
• Users can define their D-Life profile and define the settings for their D- Life-Enabled products
• Users can view live video from any of their D-Life registered cameras
• Users can enable motion-detection, email notification and view motion
activated snapshots

Empower
Users get more from their digital products then ever before
• Allow other D-Life users to share their products, including the remote viewing of security camera video, with other D-Life users

Users can watch their live video feed or view the status of their camera(s) over the Internet, whether at home or at the office, by signing into the D-Life website and simply clicking on the camera icon. Up to four cameras can be viewed and controlled simultaneously, and users can share camera feed access with other D-Life users.
Included with the DHA-390 starter kit is free access to the D-Life website, which provides for easy configuration and management of D-Life products, remote live video viewing, and also stores motion activated snapshots that may be viewed or shared. Photos are saved to a secure D-Life server, allowing password controlled access to the snapshots even if the user’s PC is turned off, damaged or stolen. Other key features include:
+ E-mail notification of motion-triggered events
+ Low-light video capture
+ Built-in microphone
+ Adjustable, mountable camera stand
+ Expandable via the D-Link DHA-310 Internet Surveillance Camera Expansion Kit
For users who want to add more Internet cameras to their DHA-390 surveillance starter kit, D-Link offers the DHA-310 expansion kit, providing an extra camera and Powerline adapter for their network.

The DHA-310 boasts the same features as the DHA-390, including remote access and D-Life zero-configuration setup.

DHA-330 D-Life Internet Surveillance Video Player
The D-Life Video Player is D-Link’s newest Powerline-enabled Internet camera viewer that allows for easy monitoring of all D-Life cameras connected to the network, regardless of whether they are installed locally or remotely. Once connected to a home’s electrical outlet and Powerline network or directly to an Internet router, the DHA-330 allows users to view live video virtually anywhere in the home or remotely at the office or other locations over the Internet. Also equipped with a motion detection sensor, it is ideal as a baby monitor or as a way to watch what is going on in the home or office from anywhere over the Internet.
The video player also functions as an attractive alarm clock. Users can choose either an analog or digital display, and the clock can be used as a screensaver when the player is inactive.

Other key features of the DHA-330:
? 7-inch LCD screen
? Built-in speaker for camera audio playback
? Touch sensitive buttons
? Desktop or wall-mount
Price and Availability
The D-Life Internet Surveillance Camera Starter Kit (DHA-390), the D-Life Internet Surveillance Video Player (DHA-330), and the D-Life Internet Surveillance Camera Expansion Kit (DHA-310) are available now from D-Link retailers, etailers and distributors, and at D-Link’s online store, www.dlinkshop.com for the manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $249.99, $209.99 and $199.99 respectively.

About D-Link
D-Link is the global leader in connectivity for small, medium and large enterprise business networking. The company is an award-winning designer, developer and manufacturer of networking, broadband, digital electronics, voice, data and video communications solutions for the digital home, Small
Office/Home Office (SOHO), Small to Medium Business (SMB), and Workgroup to Enterprise environments. With millions of networking and connectivity products manufactured and shipped, D-Link is a dominant market participant and price/performance leader in the networking and communications
market. D-Link Systems, Inc. headquarters are located at 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street, Fountain Valley, Calif., 92708. Phone (800) 326-1688 or (714) 885-6000; FAX (866) 743-4905; Internet www.dlink.com.

D-Link, D-Life and the D-Link logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of D-Link Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other third party marks mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright©2009. D-Link Corporation/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The SideStage was created with multi-taskers in mind as well as those who need more screen space for program tools.  D-Link suggests using the SideStage to “display instant messaging, watch videos, conduct video conferencing via webcams, display Yahoo® Widgets™ and Microsoft® Gadgets™, or house common tools from programs such as Adobe® PhotoShop®”.  The device itself has a 7-inch LCD screen with 800×480 resolution, which might make it the ideal tool for those spoiled by a second monitor at home or in the office but not on the road.

No news yet on pricing, though we do know that the SideStage will be released sometime later this year. D-Link plans to have the device on display at CES later this week, so we’ll try to snap some pictures of it and press D-Link for more concrete details.

[via Market Wire]

Perhaps the most intriguing feature announced for the DIR-685 is the inclusion of a 3.2 inch LCD monitor.  In the press release, D-Link states that the monitor, which supports 1.6 million colors, “displays device status via graphical gauges, digital photos, streamed video, weather forecasts and other live streaming Internet content”.  Out of curiosity – how many of you would watch streaming video on your router?

It’s likely D-Link will display the Xtreme N DIR-685 at CES later this week or will at least announce a few more details on the product.  It’s unknown at this time what the device will retail for and when we should expect to see it.

[via MobileTechNews]
[photo via Gizmodo]

The DIR-825 also has four gigabit ethernet ports for wired connections, using D-Link’s “Green Ethernet” technology that can apparently detect link status and cable length and adjust the power accordingly.  Another setting allows WiFi usage patterns to be programmed, with the router shutting off the wireless signal when not required.

Finally a SharePoint USB port is present, to easily hook up a hard-drive or printer and share it across the network.  The DIR-825 Xtreme N is backward compatible with a/b/g networks, supports WPA and WPA2 encryption, and is on sale now with an MRSP of $199.99.

Press Release:

D-LINK NOW SHIPPING COST-EFFECTIVE DUAL BAND 802.11n Wi-Fi ROUTER WITH SharePort(tm) TECHNOLOGY

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Oct. 1, 2008 – D-Link, the end-to-end provider of
network solutions for consumers and business, today began shipping an Xtreme N(tm)
Dual Band Gigabit Router for the home or small office, featuring dual band access that simultaneously creates two networks to provide superior clarity, faster Wi-Fi and wired gigabit speeds and HD Fuel(tm) enhanced Quality of Service (QoS).

The D-Link(r) DIR-825 also features SharePort(tm) technology that allows users to
share USB devices such as printers, multi-function printers (MFP) and storage drives with other computers on the network — in either a wired or wireless environment.

SharePort turns the local USB port located on the back of the DIR-825 router into a fast and responsive virtual network port so users can access a range of USB devices regardless of their location in the home or office. With the power of 802.11n Wi-Fi technology, D-Link’s latest addition to its Xtreme N wireless family allows the user to check email and browse the Internet on the 2.4GHz band while simultaneously streaming high-definition (HD) movies and other media on the 5GHz band, making it ideal for online gaming applications on the PC and
gaming consoles such as PS3(r), Xbox 360(r) and the Nintendo Wii(r).

The latest offering in the D-Link Green(tm) family of routers, the DIR-825
integrates D-Link Green Ethernet(tm) technology that uses an innovative, energy-saving feature that automatically detects link status and network cable length, then adjusts power accordingly. D-Link routers also feature Wi-Fi scheduling that allows customers to easily program when the Wi-Fi radio signals are turned on and off to further save energy consumption.

With the router’s powerful new HD Fuel technology users can enjoy the clarity of
the 5GHz wireless band while benefiting from intelligent quality of service ideally suited for streaming HD media and for other bandwidth-intensive applications such as online gaming applications.

HD Fuel takes wired and wireless data traffic, categorizes and separates it into
multiple data streams and assigns priorities – Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), video streaming and online gaming are given priority over Web browsing, for instance. The dual band capability helps to enhance speed even more by using the 2.4GHz band for regular computer applications and the 5GHz band for larger, more intense data transfer.

“By expanding our Xtreme N wireless router product line, we are further meeting
the consumer’s need for full Wi-Fi network functionality and reliability for powering their digital home at prices they can afford,” according to Steven Joe, president and CEO, D-Link Systems, Inc. in Fountain Valley, Calif.

Key Features and Benefits
? Xtreme N technology for farther home or office coverage
? Support for advanced WPA and WPA2 encryption, advanced firewall and
parental controls for maximum security
? D-Link’s Quick Router Setup Wizard for easy installation and online access
? Good Neighbor Policy support to prevent interference with other wireless
networks
? Backward compatibility with 802.11g, 11b and 11a devices, including game
consoles and digital media players.
? Compliance with D-Link’s ongoing Green initiatives to promote energy
conservation and environmental protection
? 24/7 basic installation support
? One year limited warranty

Price and Availability
The DIR-825 will be widely available Oct. 1, 2008 through D-Link’s network of retail, etail and solution providers, and online at www.dlinkshop.com for the
manufacturer’s suggested retail price (MSRP) of $199.99. SharePort also will be available in D-Link’s family of high-end 802.11n routers, including the DIR-628, DIR-655, DIR-855 and DGL-4500**. Current owners of those routers will be able to upgrade to SharePort technology by downloading the firmware and client utility from the D-Link website, www.dlink.com.