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D-Link launches new 200Mbps PowerLine mini adapters

Rue Liu, Oct 25th 2011 Discuss [1]

D-Link announced a new line of mini adapters today for its PowerLine home networking solution. These adapters plug into any home outlet and use the existing electrical wiring to extend your wireless home network signal. This helps to deliver a secure and reliable network connection to devices throughout your home or small office where it may normally be inhibited, such as by a concrete wall or by being on a different floor level. Read The Full Story

D-Link unveils SmartBeam and new HD Media Router

Rue Liu, Sep 27th 2011 Discuss [0]

D-Link announced today the launch of its SmartBeam technology along with a new Wireless N HD Media Router (DIR-657). The SmartBeam feature will be debut in a new DIR-645 Wireless N Router and promises a stable and interference-free wireless connection from anywhere within your home such that you get strong and consistent wired speeds with the freedom of a wireless home network. Read The Full Story

Japan Airlines adding in-flight WiFi to North America/Europe routes

Chris Davies, Sep 21st 2011 Discuss [1]

The likelihood of you getting online while in the air has increased, with news that Japan Airlines will begin adding WiFi internet access to international flights between Japan, North America and Europe from summer 2012. Based on Panasonic's eXConnect system, the in-flight access will be a paid service available to all classes of passenger, though Japan Airlines is yet to confirm exactly how much it will cost. Read The Full Story

Fraunhofer LED networking hands-on [Video]

Chris Davies, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

The Fraunhofer Institute’s LED-based light networking technology left us mighty impressed on paper back in August, so we jumped at the chance to test the Visible Light Communication system here at IFA 2011. Promising up to 800 Mbit/s data rates from rapidly flickering white LEDs, without any risk to hospital equipment, airline hardware or sensitive manufacturing tech, Fraunhofer’s demo ran at a more mundane 10 Mbit/s but was still enough to stream high-res video streams between two notebooks. Check out the full video and more details after the cut.

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VLC D-Light LED networking takes on WiFi and GPS [Video]

Chris Davies, Aug 8th 2011 Discuss [1]

Another optical WLAN project has demonstrated the potential for using LED lighting as a method of data transmission, with University of Edinburgh professor Harald Haas showing the 10 MBit/sec in action. Presenting a prototype anglepoise lamp at TED this month - you can watch the video after the cut - Haas illustrated how rapidly flickering the LED - faster than the human eye can discern - can allow it to embed the data for streaming video playback. Meanwhile, the technology - which Haas has dubbed D-Light, and hopes to commercialize under the new VLC (Visible Light Communications) brand - could also have applications in mobile location and positioning services. Read The Full Story

Optical WLAN uses LED light for up to 800 Mbit/s networking

Chris Davies, Aug 1st 2011 Discuss [4]

Networking researchers have used LED lighting to distribute Full HD movies to notebooks, smartphones and other devices, in a system that could join WiFi and PowerLine networks in shuttling high-speed data around the home and office. The optical WLAN co-opts white LEDs used for regular illumination to transmit data at up to 100 Mbit/s, by flickering it more rapidly than the human eye can see. Read The Full Story

Linksys WES610N Wireless-N Bridge gets your HDTV, console & STB online

Chris Davies, Jul 19th 2011 Discuss [0]

Linksys by Cisco has outed its latest entertainment bridge, the WES610N Wireless-N Bridge, intended to hook up your ethernet-port toting HDTV, cable and other STBs, and consoles like the Xbox 360 and PS3 to your WiFi network. The WES610N offers a choice of 2.3GHz or 5GHz wireless (though not simultaneously) and has four 10/100 ethernet ports. Read The Full Story

D-Link Debuts “Amplifi” Family Of Premium Home Networking Products

Rue Liu, Jun 22nd 2011 Discuss [2]

With all the gadgets and entertainment devices in our homes these days that all need to connect to the internet or each other, reliable and high performing networks are no longer just the realm of businesses. D-Link has just unleashed a family of premium home networking products called Amplifi that aims to bring a best-in-class solution to tackle the connectivity needs of today's homes. Read The Full Story

New AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule details emerge, launch imminent

Shane McGlaun, Jun 21st 2011 Discuss [0]

Earlier this month I mentioned that the AirPort utility update had revealed the new Time Capsule and AirPort Extreme were inbound with mention of the new products in the new software update. New details of the updated products have now landed thanks to a mystery source over at 9to5Mac. The new details include part numbers and storage capacities for Time Capsule devices. We still don’t know for sure when they will land and what they will cost, but the launch is said to be soon. Read The Full Story

New Apple AirPort Extreme and Time Capsule confirmed in Airport Utility update

Shane McGlaun, Jun 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

Earlier in June, we talked a bit about the shortages of the Apple AirPort and Time Capsule devices and figured at the time that the shortages pointed to new models coming. We also heard that the new devices might have the ability to cache software updates for all sorts of Apple gear from your iPhone to your MacBook so you could update all your devices from your local network. The new devices and the caching feature have now been confirmed. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Iomega Home Media Hard Drive Cloud Edition Review

Rue Liu, Jun 14th 2011 Discuss [13]

The Iomega Home Media Hard Drive, Cloud Edition is a network attached storage (NAS) that will not only store and backup your data, but also let you share and access it via the web. These days, it seems like everything computing is heading towards the cloud, which has come to be known as storing your data on remote servers so that it can be accessed from anywhere with an internet connection. This convenience typically comes with a monthly cost and may not be ideal for those who have a lot of data or prefer to have their data stored locally. This is where Iomega’s Cloud Edition NAS hopes to save the day.