Dual-band draft 11n products are finally starting to appear. Tim Higgins looks at the first simultaneous dual band product, including the first-published throughput vs. range performance curves for 5 GHz draft 11n.
The 75-percent supermajority required for the larger 802.11 group to approve the Task Group N Draft 2.0 was reached in a single round of letter (mailed) ballots. 325 voters in the 802.11 Working Group were eligible to vote; 306 did; 231 approved the ballot (83.4 percent). Full story on MIMO+N News.
NETGEAR today announced the ProSafe 24 Port 10/100 Smart Switch with Four Gigabit Ports and 24 PoE Ports (FS728TP). The new switch features 24 10/100 ports which each support 802.3af PoE with a total power budget of 195 watts. There are also two combination gigabit copper/SFP slots for optional fiber connectivity and two 10/100/1000 gigabit … Read more
Thanks to all of you who have responded to my call for reviewers. I’m trying to get back to everyone, but if I don’t, please accept my apologies. As I’ve been wading through the responses to my previous post, it occurred to me that there’s another way to approach this. If you’ve got an article … Read more
Zetera today announced a new line of networked storage solutions targeting small and medium businesses (SMBs). The Zetera NBOD (“networked bunch of disks”) family of networked storage solutions combines the benefits of SAN with the simplicity of direct-attached storage (DAS). The new line is based on Zetera’s Z-SAN IP-based architecture that allows volumes to be … Read more
Trendnet’s high-end networked camera has a solid hardware design. But unfortunately, it is crippled by poor software and documentation. Craig Ellison reviews.
iPass today introduced the first edition of its Wi-Fi Hotspot Index. The Index is a report that summarizes session data collected by iPass across its base of approximately 1,000,000 quarterly users. The tool is designed for those interested in Wi-Fi connectivity trends. Key findings include which airport hotspots around the world have been used most … Read more
ARCHOS today announced the ARCHOS 704-WiFi, which it claims is the only PMP with a 7-inch touch-screen and full wireless capabilities.
The 704-WiFi has a 5×7 inch 800×480 16 million color touch screen—similar in size to a standard photograph—and integrated high-quality stereo speakers. The 80GB hard drive can store 70 DVD-quality movies, 40,000 songs or 800,000 photos.
Panasonic Communications yesterday entered the Skype phone market with a standalone Wi-Fi phone kit aimed at business travelers.
The Panasonic KX-WP1050 Wi-Fi phone for use with Skype is said to be one in a series of planned Skype Certified products.
Last week’s Blackhat DC Briefings included a presentation by Errata Security on “Data Seepage”, most notably of the wireless kind. “Seepage” typically comes from chatty networking programs that broadcast information that can be used to launch exploits. A slideshow of Errata’s presentation and a copy of their program, including source code and Windows exe file … Read more
Ultrawideband technology has finally arrived. But Belkin’s Cable Free USB Hub shows it’s not yet ready for prime time.
Contest #1 has ended. The winner of the Netgear SPH-101 Wi-Fi Skype phone is Stephen Proksell with the correct answer of 14.