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The Buffalo AirStation N450 USB adapter (aka WLI-UC-G450) is a 2.4 GHz 11n wireless adapter capable of a theoretical 450 Mb/s using a 3x3 antenna array. Sweet. If you are used to small wireless adaptors and tiny memory sticks, then the N450 will be a bit of surprise. It's a pretty chunky number at a little under 9.5 cm long,
If you're a DJ, you probably know the name Stanton, purveyors of DJ hardware. If you're not a DJ, you probably still know the parent company, Gibson, of the guitar fame. Either way, we're in good company here. Todd and Steve mix it up with Darrin "B-Side" Young from Stanton. On show is Stanton's SCS.4DJ Digital DJ Mixstation, a self-contained
World Pride is unlikely to be a name that you've heard of, but once you see a few of their gadgets in the video, you'll recognise them from the gadget stores and catalogues. Jeffrey and Jamie chat with Jim. The team at World Pride visit factories in Asia and try to spot cool gadgets that haven't yet made it to
Jeff Ravencraft, President and CEO of the USB Implementers Forum, was recently at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to talk a little about what is going on with USB these days. For a bit of background, the USB Implementers Forum sets the standards for what products can use the official USB logo on their gear and also trains
iTwin is billed as an "infinite capacity thumb drive" but this sells the device short - it's much more than this. Andy finds out what its capable of from Akash at CES Showstoppers. The basic premise of iTwin is a pair of USB devices, one of which goes in your work desktop, the other in your home (or laptop) computer.
AViiQ is a product innovation company that specializes is in cool travel gadgets. Andy and Courtney see the latest toys with Alan Yeung of AViiQ. First on show is a portable laptop stand that unfolds from a flat strip that's about 13" long, 2.75" wide and only 0.25" thick. Made from a material called Hylite, it's a composite of aluminum
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
One thing all of us need these days is charging power. Cameras, MP3 players, smartphones, tablets - they all want a turn on the USB plug in our computer. When you have a family that demand becomes even greater, because the number of devices multiplies. Kopi is a new company that is working to solve these problems for us, with
The Altair Semiconductor Company specialises in 4G and LTE wireless chipsets for the mobile telecoms industry. Andy and Courtney chat to the CEO of Altair to find out more more about the transition to the latest wireless standards. 4G, LTE and mobile broadband were all key technologies at CES this year, with products incorporating 4G announced from Motorola, Samsung, Nokia and LG,
The E Ink screens of e-book readers are much easier on the eyes than traditional LCD ones but as they're not backlit, reading in low light or the dark is a little tricky. SolarFocus's lighted Kindle cover solves this problem and more. Andy takes a look. The SolarKindle lighted Kindle cover is a combination of a hard case, LED light, battery
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
AikenLabs Immersive Motion Accessory System is a body-worn motion controller that takes real world actions and puts them into video games. Andy checks out some moves with Ethan from AikenLabs. The Immersive Motion Accessory System comprises small black boxes worn on bands that connect wirelessly to a master controller which in turn, is connected to PC or game console via
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