Tag

networking

The iTwin Infinite Capacity Thumb Drive

iTwin is solving more than just the capacity problem with thumb drives, they are also tackling remote access at the same time.  It all begins with a very small device that looks like a pair of USB thumb drives fastened together back-to-back.  It's a bit more than something that simple though.  Each time this device is plugged into a computer

HomeGrid Forum Shows Off “Any Wire, Anywhere” Technology

HomeGrid Forum may not be a household name, but if you are looking to build-out the best home network imaginable then you may want to check out their technology.  HomeGrid Forum is made up of many major companies from around the world such as AT&T, Intel, Best Buy, Motorola, Marvell, and others. Using G.hn, a home networking standard that you

Network Switches and Data Transfer Speeds

I recently upgraded my home network from 100 Mb/s to 1 Gb/s by replacing the switches. The main house switch is an unmanaged 1U rack-mounted switch, with a second desktop switch. Out of pure interest, I took the opportunity to do a little bit of speed testing to see how much of a difference upgrading the switches made in terms

Flixwagon Mobile Video Broadcast and Social Networking Platform

Arie Offner and Roy Ginat present Flixwagon (http://www.flixwagon.com/), a mobile video broadcast and social networking platform. The product is aimed at business and corporate users. Verizon will be soon launching the Flixwagon Android application for selected Verizon Android phones. Interview by Esbjorn Larsen of MrNetCast.com and Jeffrey Powers of Geekazine.Com. Please Support our CES 2011 Sponsors. Save 25% on 4GH

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

Social Networking Starts Locally – Social Experiment

One thing I am surprised with some so-called social networkers - They don't do it in their own community. I don't know if they are ashamed of what they are doing, or think that no one else is doing it. Some might think that what they do would not apply to the local community. How wrong they can be. So

HP to buy 3Com

Remember the early 90's dialup internet? Back in those days, you were likely using a US Robotics modem. US Robotics was taken over by 3Com in 1997. Now, 12 years later, 3com itself is being bought up by Hewlett Packard (HP). HP announced that they will pay $2.7 Billion in cash for 3com Corporation. This will put HP in the