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D-Link unveils new PowerLine AV + Mini Adapter DHP-309AV

, Oct 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Networking company D-Link has announced a new powerline AV networking kit that ships with a pair of little powerline adapters. The kit is model number DHP-309AV and is designed to help you get network connectivity into just about any part of your home without having to rely on Wi-Fi signals. The adapter kit comes with a pair of the powerline adapters. Read The Full Story

Linksys Powerline adapters debut; Wireless in pipeline

, Jan 24th 2012 Discuss [1]

Linksys has outed a new line-up of HomePlug Powerline adapters, promising up to 200Mbps network connections passed over your regular home electricity wiring. Billed as ideal for consoles, streaming media adapters and the like, the new Linksys AV 1-Port (PLEK400) and AV 4-Port (PLSK400) offer one or four 10/100 sockets respectively, and will be joined by a wireless bridge later this quarter. Read The Full Story

NETGEAR unwraps 2012 lineup of networking, storage, and media devices

, Jan 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

NETGEAR has announced its new lineup of home networking, storage, and media products that aim to simplify the experience of setting up your wireless home computing and entertainment network. The new lineup includes the Powerline 500 Nano (XAVB5101), the Universal Dual Band WiFi Range Extender (WN2500RP), and the Media Storage Router (WNDR4700). Read The Full Story

HomePlug Powerline networks electric cars from Audi, BMW, more

, Jun 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

We usually associate HomePlug products with straightforward ways to spread your internet connection around the house using mains cabling rather than WiFi but, if the Powerline Alliance has its way, your future hybrid or all-electric car may also be using the system to talk to your power supply. Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen have all thrown in with the HomePlug Green PHY (GP) profile for electric vehicle charging, enabling Earth-friendly cars to integrate with the smart grid. Read The Full Story

D-Link DHP-1320 Wireless-N router adds PowerLine 200Mbps

, Mar 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

D-Link has unveiled its latest router, the DHP-1320, a combination Wireless-N and PowerLine 200Mbps hybrid. Packing three 10/100 ethernet ports, WiFi g/n wireless with WPA and WPA2 encryption, and up to 200Mbps data through your home or office electrical wiring, the D-Link DHP-1320 promises sufficient speed to stream HD video without having to worry what walls are in the way. Read The Full Story

Netgear NeoTV 550 HD network media player outed

, Aug 25th 2010 Discuss [1]

Netgear has outed their latest HD-capable home media player, the Netgear NeoTV 550, together with a range of new HomePlug AV compliant Powerline adapters delivering up to (a theoretical) 500Mbps connection speeds.  The NeoTV 550 (NTV550) has HDMI, component and composite video outputs (together with analog and S/PDIF digital audio outputs) and can play local 1080p HD files on attached USB, eSATA or SD storage or stream from UPnP, DLNA or WMP11 network sources.  Meanwhile a second version, the NeoTV 350, swaps the eSATA for another USB port and has a more basic remote. Read The Full Story

Logitech Alert 750i & 750e network video security systems revealed [Video]

, Aug 3rd 2010 Discuss [2]

Logitech has been pushing their webcams' potential for home security for a while now, and with the new Logitech Alert cameras they've now got security-specific models to choose from.  The new Logitech Alert 750i and 750e Master Systems both record and stream 960 x 720 video, and can be motion-triggered as well as monitored via a web interface, smartphone app (for iPhone, BlackBerry or Android) and eventually via Google TV. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Netgear Powerline AV and AV+ adapters hit CES 2010

, Jan 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

If wireless is too much trouble for you, Netgear have also brought a pair of new Powerline networking devices to CES 2010.  The Netgear Powerline 200 AV Adapter Kit (XAVB2001) and the Powerline 200 AV+ Adapter Kit (XAVB2501) are both HomePlug compliant, and each offer up to 200Mbps connectivity.  The key difference between the two is that the AV+ system has filtered pass-through AC sockets, meaning you don't have to entirely monopolize an outlet with the adapter. Read The Full Story

Netgear XAVB1004 Home Theater 4-port Powerline switch kit

, Aug 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

Back before HDTVs, set-top boxes, consoles and Blu-ray players sprouted ethernet ports, the only people who needed a network hook-up near their AV kit were those with media streamers.  Now one cable might not be enough, so Netgear have stepped into the fray with their XAVB1004 Home Theater Internet Connection kit.  Consisting of a four-port ethernet switch with Powerline support, the kit funnels an internet connection across your mains wiring and shares it with multiple devices. Read The Full Story

Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD adapters

, Jun 22nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Belkin have launched what they're calling the first-to-market gigabit-capable Powerline adapters, promising theoretical transfer speeds of up to 1,000Mbps.  Offered initially as the Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit, the bundle includes two single-port adapters, one for connection to your router and the other for a console, mediaplayer or HDTV. Read The Full Story

Averlogic demo HDMI over Powerline

, Jun 5th 2009 Discuss [0]

Ethernet over powerline is nothing new - many users are already taking advantage of their mains cabling to avoid stringing Cat5 around the house - but HDMI over powerline is less common.  Averlogic wants to change all that; they've been demonstrating their 1080p H.264 streaming system at Computex, allowing high-definition video to be squirted through mains cabling. Read The Full Story

D-Link Powerline Home CCTV kits for easy internet surveillance

, Feb 11th 2009 Discuss [0]

D-Link have announced a series of new home-starter internet surveillance kits, which use Powerline networking to make setup straightforward.  The three initial products consist of the DHA-390 starter kit, which comes with a single CCTV camera and Powerline receiver/transmitter pair, the DHA-310 expansion kit, which offers an additional camera and Powerline transmitter, and the DHA-330 video player, which is a 7-inch monitor suitable for local or remote viewing.   Read The Full Story