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LED networking research shows flashes of brilliance

Chris Davies, May 18th 2010 Discuss [0]

Chinese researchers are looking to use flickering LEDs to replace traditional short-distance wireless networking standards, and that could be integrated into office or home lighting. By rapidly pulsing the LEDs, the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute for the Study of Semiconductor have come up with the Lighting Information Network, consisting of blue LEDs capable of 2Mbps transfer speeds. Read The Full Story

Bigfoot Networks whips out Killer 2100 gaming network card

Shane McGlaun, May 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Bigfoot Networks has been making network cards for a long time that promise to improve the gaming performance of computers used for online games. The company already offers NICs like the Xeno Killer Pro and Ultra. Bigfoot Networks has unveiled its latest Nic aimed at gamers today called the Killer 2100. Read The Full Story

TiVo Wireless N Network Adapter helps Premiere cut the cord

Chris Davies, Apr 27th 2010 Discuss [0]

TiVo have outed their latest peripheral for the newest TiVo Premiere, and if you've been regularly tripping over a stretch of ethernet cable running between your router and the DVR then the TiVo Wireless N Network Adapter should save your knees. Backward compatible with WiFi b/g, the 802.11n adapter is all about speed: whether that be faster video-on-demand downloads, transferring HD files between multiple TiVo units, or speedier exporting to portable devices. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Pogoplug v2 Review

Chris Davies, Apr 22nd 2010 Discuss [4]

Network-attached storage is seldom eye-catching, rarely interesting and not normally cheap, and in that sort of market the Pogoplug is guaranteed to stand out. Currently in its second generation – with a fair few software upgrades along the way – the bright pink box promises to take regular USB hard drives and have them shared across a network for both local and remote access within minutes. Too good to be true? Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.

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Shoddy DHCP causing iPad WiFi woes reckons university

Chris Davies, Apr 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Princeton University reckon they've discovered the root cause of the iPad's intermittent WiFi connection problems, and rather than a hardware fault - as many early-adopters feared - they believe it's down to how iPhone OS 3.2 handles DHCP leases. They found that in certain circumstances the iPad doesn't renew its DHCP lease, attempting to continue using the same IP address despite whichever router assigned it no longer seeing it as valid (and, potentially, already having assigned it to a different user). Read The Full Story

ASUS add IEEE 802.3az Energy Efficient Ethernet to M4 Series motherboards

Chris Davies, Apr 12th 2010 Discuss [0]

ASUS have already thrown AMD Phenom II X6 support into their M4-series of motherboards, and now the company have thrown another tidbit into the mixture: IEEE 802.3az. In case you're not familiar with the latest acronym, that's Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) and it promises to cut power consumption by up to 81.3-percent during periods of low network activity. Read The Full Story

Cisco Valet easy-setup routers & Linksys E-Series routers debut

Chris Davies, Mar 31st 2010 Discuss [1]

Cisco have gone networking crazy today (though, given networking is their core business we're glad they're taking it seriously) with the launch of both a new consumer range of routers, the Cisco Valet series, and a "tech enthusiast" range, the Linksys E-Series. The Valet range - which consists of the Valet and Valet Plus - prioritises ease of setup, using a USB stick onto which all of the network settings are installed, meaning you can get a new machine online simply by plugging it in once. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

Nationite HDVP-2 compact networked media player gets video demo

Chris Davies, Mar 23rd 2010 Discuss [2]

Just how big does an HD-capable networked media player have to be? If you're Nationite, then the answer is "about as big as a chunky drinks coaster": their HDVP-2 networked streamer is a compact box but still manages to output 1080p Full HD from either local storage or streamed across your network. Read The Full Story

brite-View unveils LinkE powerline network adapters

Shane McGlaun, Mar 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Powerline networking is the only way for some users to get connectivity to their devices inside the home. WiFi doesn't always reach each room of your house and running Ethernet cable is expensive and time consuming. Brite-view has announced its new powerline networking solution called the LinkE. Read The Full Story

Netgear HD Home Theater Adapter & Ethernet Gaming adapter pack WiFi-N

Chris Davies, Mar 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

Netgear have outed two new wireless home networking products at CeBIT 2010 today, the High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Adapter (WNHDB3004) shown here, and the Ethernet to Wireless Adapter (WNCE2001) for easily bridging wired devices to a wireless network. The Home Theater Adapter is apparently capable of supporting multiple simultaneous Full HD 1080p streams, and comes with pre-configured security settings so that, after a single button push, the two towers are linked. Read The Full Story

Elgato EyeTV Netstream DTT: TV for your whole network

Chris Davies, Feb 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Elgato have launched a new digital TV tuner intended for use with PCs and Macs, but while most such tuners plug in via USB 2.0 the EyeTV Netstream DTT hooks up to your home network. Recognising the fact that many users lack decent DVB-T/Freeview coverage or a hard-wired antenna in every place they want to view TV at home, Elgato's new system streams content to PCs and Macs via WiFi or wired ethernet. Read The Full Story

Reviews

Synology DS710+ NAS Review

Ewdison Then, Feb 24th 2010 Discuss [1]

Synology have made a name for themselves in the network-attached storage segment for sturdy hardware, comprehensive software and decent performance, the the company are hoping to deliver all three once again with the DiskStation DS710+. A dual-drive RAID array with some ambitious throughput promises, the DS710+ also gets a fairly premium price tag too; check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.