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You might be able to watch movies, listen to music or browse your digital images archive directly on your personal computer, but the experience would be different on a large plasma television screen. Picture this: a media streaming server allows you to connect your television set to a whole home network, be it wired ... |
14 February 2008
09:10 GMT |
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Apple's newly released Mac OS X 10.5.2. has fixed a LOT of bugs. People are generally happy with their Mac's behavior after updating their operating systems, some even reporting that their PCs now run better and faster than ever. AirPort issues were also reported fixed, with connection reliability and stabi... |
13 February 2008
02:58 GMT |
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Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the Bluetooth format backers group will move the standard to IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi specifications set for the next generation of devices. The next version of Bluetooth will be based on a hybrid technology, comprised of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, transmitting over the same 2.4 GHz radio ... |
11 February 2008
03:35 GMT |
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Yesterday saw Apple posting a piece on its official website warning Mac users of problems regarding out-of-date AirPort base stations, mentioning possible networking issues with the newly-released MacBook Air. Apple has since pulled the warning post and updated it. Here's what you need to be on the lookout for, ... |
1 February 2008
07:06 GMT |
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Logitech is alleged to be the world's first company to release a desktop combo with a keyboard and an accompanying mouse. The company has made a name out of its gaming mice and keyboards, but it also kept releasing quality kits aimed at the common user. This time, Logitech surprised the audience with two high-en... |
25 January 2008
09:18 GMT |
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Siemens, one of the last enterprise wireless network vendor to have joined the 802.11n standard, has just announced that it has released its own version of wireless gear to comply with the standard. The 802.11n specifications set has not been fully ratified yet, but it was proven to deliver up to five times the throu... |
23 January 2008
04:56 GMT |
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Apple's Time Capsule has been unveiled during the MacWorld Show & Expo earlier last week. As I have mentioned in a previous article, it is a device that can act either as a backup appliance, or as a printing server. More and more users who already have the AirPort Extreme feel they have been used by the big, bit... |
21 January 2008
06:29 GMT |
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We are obsessed with the wireless technology. We would like to stay in bed 24/24, 7/7, just to lazily push some buttons and all the information and needs to be provided to us. But a new National Research Council report, carried out at the University of Colorado at Boulder, warns that more research is required to asse... |
21 January 2008
04:54 GMT |
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Storage company Seagate announced not too long ago a new wireless storage platform that would allow any wireless device connect to it for additional storage space or file sharing. The platform was first spotted in January 2007 and was presented as a platform for wireless storage access by mobile phones. This year... |
16 January 2008
10:47 GMT |
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Wireless digital photo frames are the hottest trend nowadays, and this is the reason why several of the most important names in the industry (as well as several companies with less experience in the field) have begun to roll out such products. And the latest such item that has come to my attention is the AgfaPhoto AF... |
14 January 2008
07:31 GMT |
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Monster has just announced the launch of its new iCarPlay 250 wireless FM transmitter. The official announcement was made during the 2008 International CES. This unusually tiny device allows music lovers to transmit their favorite tunes 100% wirelessly via their iPod through just about any FM radio station..Notably, ... |
9 January 2008
08:25 GMT |
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Sony is determined to shine at this year's Consumer Electronics Show. Among other goodies, the company has announced to showcase a revamped version of MyLO (My Life Online), a popular Internet access handheld used mostly by teenagers.The new version is completely refurbished, and the toy-like aspect is memory. T... |
7 January 2008
08:39 GMT |
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HDTV sets (either plasmas or LCDs) will most likely be at the core of the International Consumer Electronics Show this year, most manufacturers of such devices "leaking" some pretty interesting bits of information regarding their upcoming products. And that's exactly the case with Westinghouse Digital, which has... |
4 January 2008
06:36 GMT |
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Networking specialist Marvell introduced a new Wi-Fi chipset to provide industry's first 450 Mbps throughput. At the moment, the maximum throughput delivered by a 802.11n WiFi chipset varies around 300 Mbps. This significant speed boost is possible due to a new approach: the chipset makes use of three transmitte... |
4 January 2008
03:05 GMT |
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High-definition represents the future in just about every CE-related area, but HD-related technologies do have their shortcomings, one of the most important being the fact that they require some pretty expensive wiring for properly broadcasting video and audio streams. However, things might dramatically change in the... |
3 January 2008
11:31 GMT |
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Besides the fact that it wears an unpronounceable funny name, the Scosche Bluelife fellows have developed what could be considered the missing link between small iPods and big fat boom boxes. How come? Well, until now, if you wanted to replace the headphones with home stereos to listen to your iPod content, you neede... |
19 December 2007
13:56 GMT |
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Atheros Communications have announced their new chips in the XPSAN family, to be used in gateway products. The dual-band AR9220 and the single-band AR9223 products are single-chip solutions, fully compatible with the 802.11n wireless specifications. The chips support 2x2 MIMO technology and provide a PCI interface. B... |
18 December 2007
09:36 GMT |
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It's quite a documented fact that most people spend more and more time online on a daily basis, either searching for specific information, interacting with other users via social networking sites or simply accessing various multimedia content delivery services.However, at some point, the amount of information we... |
18 December 2007
06:59 GMT |
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Wireless digital photo frames are most likely the next major trend in this particular market segment, as they allow users to transfer photos either from their PC or from the Internet onto the frame without having to move it one inch. And the latest announcement regarding such a product comes from Samsung, who has jus... |
13 December 2007
10:41 GMT |
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DisplayLink and Alereon have announced that they completed a reference design for a wireless display adapter to allow a personal computer or notebook to connect wirelessly to other standard displays in the close proximity without using any wired components.This new reference design addresses original equipment manufa... |
11 December 2007
05:59 GMT |
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Asus has unveiled a new wireless router to integrate a built in USB print server for enhanced printer sharing at home or in small offices. The Asus wireless router is especially useful in homes with multiple computers and a single available printer. The device can act like a printing server and thus taking off the us... |
6 December 2007
11:49 GMT |
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The high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) is the future of multimedia content transfer technologies, as it provides very high bandwidths, compared to other solutions (to name just one of its advantages). However, HDMI is a wired technology, and this is the reason why the people over at Pulse-LINK have decided t... |
6 December 2007
03:07 GMT |
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Bluesocket have revealed their new line of access point hardware to unify wireless and existing wired networks into enterprise-class security. A centralized architecture is alleged to be much more expensive than the coordinated control solution, since the former needs replicating the already existing data infrastruct... |
5 December 2007
03:56 GMT |
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COWON has just announced its intentions to ship its next-generation Q5W portable media player in the U.S. The more important is the fact that this PMP is actually the first one ever to combine Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologies with a cool 5-inch wide screen color TFT LCD. Not to mention it was given a classy ... |
4 December 2007
15:06 GMT |
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According to Wi-Fi Alliance and In-Stat organizations, Wi-Fi sales have reached this year 300 million units. The figures show an overall increase of over 41% as compared to the 2006 sales, when only 213 million chipsets were shipped. The new record would not have been possible to achieve without a strong demand in t... |
4 December 2007
12:10 GMT |
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Don't you just hate those moments when you're watching a game in a sports bar and you want to hear the comments that usually accompany the broadcast, but there's simply way too much noise around? Well, if that's the case, then you should go to a place that has these little babies installed, namely... |
4 December 2007
10:31 GMT |
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The much-talked-about 700 MHZ spectrum auction at the Federal Communications Commission is the best way for Google to step in the playing field and provide consumers with more choices in the world of wireless devices. Also much talked about was whether the Mountain View-based company would be bidding alongside with s... |
3 December 2007
03:54 GMT |
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Verizon Wireless announced recently that it will start sales of the XV6800 Pocket PC, which will be available starting this week online and through Verizon Wireless business sales. You won't be able to get it otherwise, until next week when it will be available through Verizon Wireless Communications Stores.The ... |
29 November 2007
04:00 GMT |
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No one can deny that wireless networking is becoming increasingly popular over the older wired technologies and while most computer manufacturing companies are still lagging behind in adopting it as a default solution for connectivity, Asustek through its Asus brand takes the lead once more and introduces the WL-160N... |
28 November 2007
14:23 GMT |
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Today's computers are capable of carrying out extended multimedia functions, being quite often used as the core of one's home entertainment system. However, controlling all of these functions can prove to be rather difficult, especially from a distance and this is the reason why the people over at USB Geek ... |
23 November 2007
10:06 GMT |
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When it comes to keyboard and mouse upgrades, most people inevitably think of two names: Logitech and Microsoft, the largest manufacturers of ergonomic, precision pointing devices. Well, Kensington showed the world that an exceptional product not always bears a "designer" label. "Outsiders" like Kensington show that ... |
21 November 2007
11:32 GMT |
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Asus P5K-E is a mainstream motherboard that features all the requirements for an updated desktop PC. Dedicated to the Socket 775 processor line, the motherboard is built around Intel's P35 chipset and respects the same PCB layout as the top mobos in its family (Asus P5K3 Deluxe and Asus P5K-C). The board's ... |
19 November 2007
10:46 GMT |
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As the 802.11 draft n standard of wireless networking will most likely become the most widespread, an increasingly higher number of companies have begun to develop and launch various networking devices that comply with the specifications set by the respective standard. And of the latest companies to make such an anno... |
7 November 2007
14:26 GMT |
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Microsoft had yet to define Windows 7 (Seven), the successor of Window Vista, when it announced that it planned to ship the operating system in mid 2010, but the next Windows platform is slowly starting to take contour. Back in mid 2007, when the Redmond company first started to talk Windows 7, Gartner approximated t... |
5 November 2007
10:12 GMT |
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Having the best possible network connection can prove to be a crucial element for most gamers, especially when engaging in online battles and raids. However, fast and reliable data transfers can be a problem in the case of wireless networks, and this is the reason why the D-Link company has just announced the Xtreme ... |
31 October 2007
09:36 GMT |
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RFID is becoming an increasingly important technology nowadays, as it can prove extremely helpful in tracking certain items, providing identification data (as for example, biometric passports) and much more. And in order to boost the larger-scale integration of RFID solutions, the Japanese Hitachi company has develop... |
29 October 2007
04:21 GMT |
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Boingo Wireless Inc., access provider to the world's largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots, announced that from today Boingo Mobile is available for selected Nokia handsets and Internet Tablets, enabling automatic connection to Boingo's network that consists of tens of thousands of hotspots all over the world, ... |
18 October 2007
04:58 GMT |
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Windows Live OneCare 2.0 takes the user out of the wireless security equation almost completely. Microsoft's security solution is designed to do nothing more than to automate the process of securing a wireless connection making the necessary adjustments to the router on behalf of the user. A new feature that is ... |
16 October 2007
05:00 GMT |
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Riding a motorcycle can give you the greatest feeling in the world, but, at the same time, it does have certain disadvantages, especially related to some of the communication and entertainment functions generally available to car drivers. And this is exactly the reason why the people over at Parrot have just announce... |
11 October 2007
10:21 GMT |
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Wireless Universal Serial Bus (USB for short) technology is not something really new and exciting nowadays but sometimes things are getting a face lift as in the case of the new range extender from Gefen that is capable of increasing the useful range of the wireless USB technology to as much as 30 meters.Gefen is a w... |
11 October 2007
03:18 GMT |
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AirLive just announced the launch of a new access point aimed at home and small office users that are switching from wired to wireless networking technologies. The AirLive computer hardware manufacturing company is now presenting the WL-5470AP access point, a versatile piece of equipment that integrates eight operati... |
10 October 2007
11:31 GMT |
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Ubiquiti just announced the launch of a new wireless computer hardware device that is aimed at providing a viable and affordable replacement for today's wireless networking solutions. Available commercially under the XtremeRange 7 name, the new Ubiquiti product is using the patented technology from the same comp... |
10 October 2007
10:59 GMT |
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The WiMAX mobile communication technology is finally ready to go from the lab to the field testing phase and this fact makes all major telecommunication companies face a few important decisions that they should undertake concerning their 4G strategies.According to the news site digitimes, the research firm ABI Resear... |
8 October 2007
11:29 GMT |
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Philips just announced the launch of a new set of computer peripherals that are now available for users willing to switch from the traditional wired setup for mouse and keyboard to the wireless technology that allows more freedom of movement without the burden of wires and such.The two new Philips computer devices ar... |
6 October 2007
04:40 GMT |
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Wireless technology is starting to attract the big names from the traditional wired networking segment and while this may not be the best thing, it is certainly one of the facts. As the big companies are focusing their attention on the new technology, the smaller start-up outfit may get squashed or get assimilated as... |
2 October 2007
08:12 GMT |
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The Universal Serial Bus is probably the most popular and widely used interconnect protocol in use today that can link a high number of peripherals to a host computer system and it comes in several versions, like the legacy iterations 1.0 and 1.1, the modern 2.0 iteration and the upcoming version 3.0. On the physical... |
1 October 2007
09:43 GMT |
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Although cards (or plastic money, as they're sometimes called) have been around for quite a while, there are certain situations in which the user of such a payment method is not exactly eager to use it, due to several reasons (as for example, when they don't feel quite secure about the location where said t... |
28 September 2007
02:59 GMT |
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As the wireless approach to networking is becoming more and more popular and widely used, a number of companies are trying to capitalize on this trend with products aimed at providing wireless capabilities to desktop and mobile computer systems. While most modern day notebooks and laptops are coming with integrated w... |
27 September 2007
04:45 GMT |
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Linksys, now a division of networking equipment manufacturer Cisco, announced the launch of a new range of products aimed not at the enterprise or business market segments, but at the general consumer who wishes to create or expand a home network based on wireless technology.The RangePlus product family is the newest... |
24 September 2007
06:20 GMT |
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Wireless networking technologies are very popular nowadays as the number of companies that are offering high speed Internet access over radio waves is growing steadily and more and more users, especially mobile computer ones are becoming attracted to the mobility bonus offered by those solutions.As a direct result of... |
19 September 2007
11:40 GMT |
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