D-Link is a big force in the home networking market with all manner of networking adapters and routers. The company also has its fingers in other product lines including home automation. A new D-Link home automation product has turned up at the FCC called the DCH-G020. We don’t have a lot of detail on the device at this time, but you can bet we will likely hear more about it next month when CES 2014 kicks off.
D-Link has introduced a new smart plug, taking its original model (check out our review) and refining it in a more narrowly-defined cheaper alternative -- the new design is a welcomed change, as well. The smart plug launched in recent days, and can be had for $39.99 USD.
Networking specialist D-Link is slowly but surely filling the market with these little gizmos that add value to your home WiFi network at an affordable price. The latest to join the fray is the DCH-M225, an inconspicuous little box that not only plays music from mobile devices to any connected speaker but even extends your WiFi connection inside the house.
D-Link has waded into the smart plug market, taking on the DIY smart home with the new WiFi Smart Plug DSP-W215, which not only allows for remote control of a plugged in appliance, but monitoring of its power consumption. The adapter - along with its companion apps for iOS and Android - slots in-between a regular AC outlet and your appliance of choice, whether that be an air-conditioning unit, lamp, or a TV, and can even watch out for potential overheating.
D-Link has announced a new product that aims at parents who want to use tech to keep an eye on their baby. Any parent remembers the overwhelming desire to keep a close eye on a new baby or an older tot who has learned to climb out of bed. The catch is that all parents know the act of stepping in a room with a sleeping child has a 50/50 chance of waking the kid no matter how quiet you are.
In some homes and offices, it can be difficult or impossible to get a clear and consistent WiFi signal into all rooms and offices. That leaves some people resorting to using wired networking or power line networking. Another option is to use range extenders for a wireless network to boost signal strength.
D-Link's unusual little portable WiFi 11AC router and mobile charger has hit shelves, offering both an AC-adapter free to share a data connection with multiple devices, as well as keep a phone topped up. Announced back at CES, the AC750 Portable Router and Charger DIL-510L can be hooked up to an ethernet connection - as you might find in a hotel room - or alternatively a USB 3G/4G modem, sharing them to multiple WiFi a/b/g/n/ac clients.
D-Link has unveiled some new hardware at CES 2014 with the addition of some new range extenders for WiFi networks that support 802.11AC technology. These new products include the Wireless AC1200 dual Band Range Extender DAP-1650 and the Wireless AC750 Dual Band Range Extender DAP-1520. Both products aim to extend existing wireless networks for better connectivity through a home or office.
D-Link has announced a new product that is designed to make it easy to record and manage video from network video cameras. The new product is called the mydlink Camera Video Recorder DNR-202L. D-Link designed the video recorder to record video to any off the shelf USB drive making it easy for users to expand storage as needed with any drive on the market today.
D-Link has been producing wireless routers and other networking hardware for a number of years. The company has announced a new app that enables consumers to create their own cloud storage network. The app is called the mydlink SharePort app and it's designed to work with compatible D-Link 11AC Wireless Routers.
Over the weekend, researcher Craig Heffner of Tactical Network Solutions revealed that a fairly simple hack would allow certain D-Link routers to be breached, bypassing the authentication process and leaving one's data open to snooping. Presently, there's no way to patch the issue, but now D-Link has come forward stating that it will have a solution by the end of this month.