Linksys’ Cordless Internet Telephony Kit has hit the shelves to help further propel Skype into mainstream legitimacy. Tim Higgins takes a look at a nicely done way to unchain yourself from your PC while Skype calling.
Designing a system to distribute communications and electronic entertainment services around a new home can be a daunting task. But with the right approach, you don’t have to be a master of the home networking universe to do it, and you might even have fun! Tim Higgins recently did just that.
Up until now, NETGEAR has steered clear of the Networked Storage market. But Tim Higgins found that its long-awaited entry, the Storage Central, has some interesting features that might, or might not, make it the networked storage solution for you.
Vonage will soon unleash a VoIP Wi-Fi handset upon at least some eagerly-awaiting consumers. But for those who desire wire-free VoIP that sticks more to home, it has already teamed with VTech to field a combination product that’s sure to please folks who rather talk than connect and configure.
ZyXEL’s G-2000 Plus lets you implement WPA Enterprise without the hassle of setting up a RADIUS server. But Jim Hubbard found its routing performance could be a problem for those with higher-speed Internet connections
The nice thing about wireless LANs is that you don’t have to be physically connected to use them. But that strength also opens the door to security problems. Derek Boiko-Weyrauch shows you how a popular open source tool can be used to keep tabs on WLAN activity.
Jeff Pulver’s VON show continues to reinforce its reputation as the show for VoIP-related companies. Although it is primarily a show for VoIP carriers and service providers, Tim Higgins found some tasty VoIP product tidbits guaranteed to please your VoIPbuds.
While using Asterisk to answer your calls is admittedly overkill, it’s a great way to get acquainted with this powerful open source VoIP application. Matt Kaatman takes you step-by-step through the process.
Sometimes you need more speed than most consumer Networked Storage products can deliver. Jim Buzbee takes a look at LaCie’s dual-mode NAS that can also function as an external USB 2.0 drive.
One manufacturer seems to have broken ranks with the current crop of 802.11b VoWLAN or WiSIP phones. Tim Higgins takes a look at UTStarcom’s as-yet-unannounced F1000G.
Vonage has been promoting its upcoming Wi-Fi Handset for over a year. David Strom got hold of a Beta copy but found a product with a great deal of promise, still unrealized.
What PVRs did for TV program time-shifting, Sling Media’s Slingbox hopes to do for “place-shifting” any video content to anywhere there’s an Internet connection. Jim Buzbee takes a look.