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Buffalo AirStation Nfiniti Router with DD-WRT

On review here is Buffalo's AirStation Nfiniti HighPower dual band wireless-n router and access point with DD-WRT pre-installed, aka WZR-HP-AG300H. I've had the AirStation on loan from Buffalo for a couple of months and it's really rather good. As you can see from the pictures, it's black and about 18 cm tall, excluding the antennae which swivel and tilt to

All Your .com Are Belong To US

In the latest cyber moves by the Dept of Homeland Security against a Canadian on-line gambling outfit, it's been confirmed that if it's a .com domain, it falls under US jurisdiction, regardless of where the servers are, where the company is incorporated or who the domain registrar is. Strangely for the "Land of the Free", Americans aren't allowed to gamble on-line but this

KB Covers Keyboard Overlays

KB Covers offer specialised keyboard covers for Apple Macs and MacBooks. Rather than dust covers, these are keyboard overlays which re-label for foreign languages or show keyboard shortcuts. A good example for the former is a foreign language student who wishes to use a keyboard with the studied country's layout and alphabet. Imagine the convenience for students of Arabic or

SoftKinetic Gesture Recognition Platform

Microsoft can rightly claim to have brought gesture recognition to the consumer market through Kinect for Xbox in 2010, but SoftKinetic has been in the business since 2007, providing hardware and software solutions for the consumer electronics and professional markets. Andy and Courtney find out more from Virgile Delporte. SoftKinetic are team of mathematicians, 3D imaging specialists, software engineers and game

Gunnar Digital Performance Eyewear

Gunnar's digital performance eyewear is a range of spectacles designed for people who spend too much time in front of a screen. Typically stylish and yellow-lensed, Todd occasionally wears a pair of Gunnars while doing the GNC show. Joe Croft dropped in to show off the latest specs and Gunnar currently has a four-way line-up with Advanced Computer, Advanced Gaming,

Shogun Bros X-1 Chameleon Gamepad Mouse

Shogun Bros X-1 Chameleon converts between a mouse, a game pad and a presentation controller at the flick of a switch. Sounds like a great idea but does it work in practice? Nick checks it out. The Chameleon X-1 looks like any ordinary cordless optical mouse when placed on a desk, but flip it over and there's an array of

Cambridge Audio DacMagic Plus and StreamMagic 6

I think it would be fair to say that Cambridge Audio has successfully moved from being a budget hi-fi brand into a solid middle tier player with several of their products receiving praise from audio and home cinema magazines. Consequently, I was interested to see what Cambridge Audio was demonstrating at CES this year, especially as it's a British company. Scott has