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wifi

Up Close with D-Link’s Boxee Box

Steve Stanzione of D-Link shows off a couple of their latest products to Andy McCaskey, including the Boxee Box. First up is the Whole Home Router 1000, an 11n wireless router with an interesting design - it's a black cylinder. The design isn't just a pretty face, it encapsulates six aerials that create a steerable array that can focus the

HSTI Wireless Media Stick™

Harry Diamantopoulos of HSTI presents the Wireless Media Stick™. The Wireless Media Stick™ is able to deliver to playback devices the files stored in PC, Mac and NAS (network attached storage) devices. For example, plug the Wireless Media Stick™ into your HDTV's USB port and watch a movie or view digital photos stored elsewhere on your WiFi home network. The

Netgear New Routers, Wireless and Powerline Products

Andy and Esby get the latest on Netgear from David Henry, Senior Director of Product Marketing for Netgear consumer products. There's a range of Netgear products on show including their flagship wireless router, an N600 dual band wireless router with gigabit ports - the WNDR3700 ($169). David covers some recent advances in router technology and how Netgear is making it

Valet Wireless From Cisco – Surprisingly Easy?

An Oakland, California high school is receiving a gift of Cisco Valet Wireless routers and wireless adapters for its students.  The Valet Wireless Router, a new offering from Cisco intended for home use, purports to be one of the easiest to use and set up in the industry. The purpose of the gift is to give students at the high-risk

InteraXon, Thought Controlled Computing

Andy McCaskey interviews Ariel Garten, CEO of InteraXon - Thought Controlled Computing.  It's no longer sci-fi, you can now interact with technology using the power of your mind (rather than your thoughts being controlled by computers.) The system consists of a lightweight headset with two electrodes that detects brainwaves such as alpha and beta waves.  Different patterns are associated with

Boost Your Connectivity With Netgear’s Universal WiFi Range Extender

If you have a large area to cover with your WiFi router then you have probably experienced "dead zones" in parts of your home, or at the least, areas of low connectivity.  You may have looked into ways to solve this and discovered Repeaters, which can be finicky to get working correctly and compatibility with your current router can be

TRENDnet Concurrent Dual Band Router

At CES in Las Vegas today, TRENDnet will be showing off the first concurrent dual band wireless 11n router.  This is the first router on the market that can offer full 450 Mb/s by using both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio bands. With advanced MIMO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) antenna technology and three streams per antenna, the concurrent dual