IOGEAR today announced start of shipments for its Wireless USB (W-USB) Hub & Adapter Kit. The GUWH104KIT is certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and FCC. The kit consisits of a four-port USB 2.0 hub and separate wireless adapter and supports wireless USB connectivity at raw speeds up to 480 Mbps. The hub can … Read more
A report just issued by research company In-Stat says growth of the Wi-Fi mesh networking equipment market will slow by 10% from 2006 through the end of this year.
In-Stat says that "strong growth" will continue for Wi-Fi mesh access points for the next several years, as shipments grow more than three-fold between 2006 and 2011. Most of that growth however will come between 2006 and 2008, with growth rates rapidly declining starting in 2009.
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HP and Microsoft have decided to delay shipment of the first product to use Microsoft’s Windows Home Server operating system.
An HP spokesperson today said that the company and its partner Microsoft had decided to rework the MSS’s software to make it more "user-friendly" to general consumers.
Belkin announced yesterday that its Wireless USB Hub (F5U302) [previous story] now meets the USB-IF’s Wireless USB Specification requirements, ensuring compatibility with other Wireless USB devices. The product is scheduled to ship starting next month in the US for $199.99 MSRP.
WD tries a remote-access twist to entice buyers to its single-drive NAS. Too bad that performance and reliability aren’t part of the package.
Iomega today announced its low-priced Home Network Hard Drive product line. The single-drive NASes come in 320GB, 360GB and 500GB capacities and connect via a 10/100 Ethernet port. All versions can also function as a directly-attached external USB 2.0 drive. Other features include a built-in XBox 360 media server and two client licenses for EMC … Read more
This dual-WAN IPsec endpoint router was ahead of its time with its gigabit LAN switch. But it could use more juice to support all its IPsec tunnels.
As is too often the case, yet another networking term that initially had clear meaning has been grabbed by the marketeers and is being used to lure gullible buyers.
While the Wi-Fi Alliance’s list of 802.11n Draft 2.0 certified products is growing longer, of course, there is still a catch. A product’s appearance in the list doesn’t necessarily mean that the products you can buy today are Draft 2.0 compliant. Nor does it mean that you can download firmware and drivers to bring them into compliance, either.
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SMC Networks announced today that it has started shipping three draft 11n wireless LAN products.
The SMC Barricade N Wireless 4-port Gigabit Broadband Router (SMCWGBR14-N) features a four port gigabit switch, built-in "Intelligent Stream Handling" auto-QoS technology and USB print server. Wireless security features include WPA and WPA2 support and Wi-Fi Protected Setup(WPS).
Contest #10 has ended. The winner of the Netgear Rangemax 240 router and notebook card is KC Lin with the correct answer of 2 transmitter, 3 receiver (2 X 3) MIMO configuration. Congratulations, KC!