Smart Home News
Skype adds on connection fees
D-Link puts draft 11n in new networked media player
(Las Vegas, NV) D-Link today at CES announced the DSM-750 MediaLounge Wireless Media Player that can display HD video and that incorporates draft 802.11n wireless.
Buffalo adds dual-band standard-def media player
New HD media player from Netgear
Netgear has announced its Digital Entertainer HD (EVA8000), a UPnP AV / DLNA networked media player supporting up to 1080p video via its HDMI port.
Netgear intros standalone Skype / PSTN DECT phone
Digium releases VoIP ‘software appliance’
(HUNTSVILLE, AL) Asterisk creator Digium today announced what it calls its "first software appliance", aimed at getting an Asterisk-based VoIP PBX up and running within 30 minutes.
AsteriskNOW is an open source distribution based on the recently released Asterisk 1.4, featuring a Digium-designed GUI. It includes a new setup wizard that guides users through the installation process "regardless of any previous Linux experience" and includes all the Linux components necessary to run, debug and build Asterisk.
SpectraLink announces dual-band enterprise Wi-Fi phones
(BOULDER, Co) SpectraLink today announced its next-generation Wi-Fi telephony handsets. The new NetLink 8000 Series handsets are said to be the first commercially available "enterprise-grade" handsets to support 802.11a, b and g WLANs. Additional enhancements include a slim, lightweight design and a larger display screen.
Two models are available: the basic NetLink 8020 Wireless Telephone, and the enhanced NetLink 8030 Wireless Telephone supporting SpectraLink's integrated push-to-talk (PTT) capabilities with 24 PTT channels plus a priority channel for emergency broadcast applications.
Axis adds megapixel day/night netcam
Axis Communications today announced the company’s first two-megapixel network camera designed for professional security and surveillance applications. The AXIS 223M Network Camera provides high image detail in day or night lighting conditions.
D-Link adds Viiv-verified media player
D-Link today announced it has begun shipment of a new networked media player that is Intel Viiv technology verified. The DSM-510 MediaLounge Wireless Media Player supports Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless network playback of music, image and video files from either Intel Viiv technolgy PCs or devices supporting UPnP AV.