If you have ever had to spend much time tinkering with your local or business network… you know how handy this Universal Network Cable really is. This $25 network gadget allows you to instantly convert any network line to rolled, crossover, straight-through, ATM/Loopback, and T1. Read on for more details.
Looks like Sybas Technology is jumping into the video content boxes with a clean UI and few extra frills. The Popbox has an ethernet port for getting the goods and a HDMI port for putting it on your TV. Forget about storage unless you want to add an SD card or USB hard drive. [...]
Powerzoa is basically a tiny cube that sits behind your gadgets power plug and the wall socket. It will (still in prototype phase) be able to monitor electricity usage on individual devices and post the information to a web based control panel. The Powerzoa web based control panel also gives you the ability to [...]
Clearly ignoring Senator Ted Stevens’ axiom that “the Internet is not something that you just dump something on”, Netgear announced their new “Open Source” WNR3500L Router. Backed by mucho hype and astroturfing, Netgear’s spokesperson claimed that, “The debut of our Open Source RangeMax Wireless-N Gigabit Router is significant as it is the first full-featured Wireless-N [...]
Sprints latest broadband router, the PH300 (almost the same as the Cradlepoint MBR-1000 pictured above), will take 3G EVDO REV A or WiMAX signals and share them via WiFi. The bummer is that it will only do four simultaneous 802.11g connections (the MBR-1000 can do 32 802.11N connections). Look for the Sprint PH300 at [...]
HP Just announced the HP Photosmart Premium with Touchsmart Web, a web-connected (via WIFI) printer that has a 4" widescreen display on the front. The printer will come preloaded with links to web services like Snapfish, Fandango or Google. There will be links to media sites like USA Today as well.
In the unlikely event [...]
If you are paranoid about keeping your data secure, really paranoid, check out the Axxana Phoenix storage device. The unassuming black box is waterproof to 30 feet, shockproof to 40 G’s, fireproof for 6 hours at 450 F, and can support 5000 pounds of pressure.
The Axxana Phoenix Systems price is not listed on the [...]
If you are a SlingBox junky and are waiting for the new Slingbox PRO-HD or SlingCatcher… they are finally available for pre-order at amazon. Both units are priced at $299.99 but there is no mention of ship dates.
SlingCatcher pre-order for $299.99Slingbox PRO-HD pre-order for $299.99
AT&T is offering free WiFi at their hotspots (Barnes and Noble, Starbucks, etc…) for iPhone users after you enter your phone number for validation. The mischievous part of all of this, is that anyone with an AT&T account can access the free WiFi if they just switch their browser’s user agent to Mobile [...]