The Avaak Vue Personal Video Network is one of the easiest remote viewing camera systems we have had the pleasure of playing with. The Avaak Vue kit (SB2300, CM2040, CI2010) comes with a wireless gateway that plugs in to your router and two tiny wireless cameras. Once installed you register…
Cisco, or Linksys I guess, has been honking their horn about their latest E4200 Router, which looks very un-router like. In fact it looks so cool we wondered how it actually worked. So we bought one and put it through paces to see if it is worth $109.99. Read on…
One of the common challenges with WiFi tends to be the lack of WiFi range. Sometimes it makes it to the far corner of the house, sometimes it doesn't. Netgear is attacking the WiFi range issue with their WN3000RP WiFi extender. The WN3000RP works with an existing Netgear powerline system…
Just about everyone I know with a baby has some sort of baby monitor so they can check in on their little one. Baby monitors make sense, but aren't always that great. Some have a short wireless range or grainy video quality. The Withings Smart Baby Monitor is tackling those…
The Google Search Appliance is basically a server that makes it easy for any company small or huge to offer a secure search engine for their intranet and web sites. The only real shocker here, besides seeing Google in the hardware/server appliance space, is that it is made by Dell…
Tim Petros, a professional photographer, invented BongoTies as a quick and easy cable tie for pro photographers, grips, and sound technicians. This simple solution to a common problem has become a real product of which the applications are endless. BongoTies are simple but very functional and do a great job…
It looks like the Apple iPad has its first real competitor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is Android based, has 3G and 802.11n, front and rear cameras, and should be hitting the shelves in the next few months.
The only thing I like more than gadgets, are gadgets that simply work right out of the box. The Warpia Wireless USB PC to TV Audio/Video Display Adapter is just that – it works. Thanks to the Warpia, I was finally able to attach my venerable HP DV6000 laptop (Turion…
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…