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Networking over electrical power lines has come a long way since the first HomePlug specification back in 2008 which was was rated at 14 Mb/s. Today network specialists Trendnet have announced a gigabit class, Powerline 1000, with the launch of the TPL-420E2K adaptors. Based on the HomePlug AV2 standard and using MIMO techniques originally used in wireless data transmission, Powerline 1000
If you've ever wondered how your gadgets talk amongst themselves to successfully play music from your PC through a media streamer, you'll be interested in this interview with Dr Alan Messer, President of the UPnP Forum. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is the standard by which IP networked gadgets advertise their services and intercommunicate. Formed in 1999, nearly all the
Sony have launched a series of high performance HDMI cables to meet the needs of the latest developments in audio and video entertainment, including 3D and Ethernet. All the cables in the DLC-HE series offer: - HDMI Ethernet Channel (HEC), allowing the cable to not only carry audio and video, but also data. - Audio Return Channel (ARC), permitting audio
Onkyo, one of the world's leaders in A/V receivers, made a big announcement on June 29, 2010. Their new receivers, the TX-NR3008 and TX-NR5008, are now, not only DLNA certified, but also Compatible with Windows 7. This means they support the Windows Play To feature. So, what does all of this mean? In Microsoft's own words this is what it