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July 1, 2009 From News
The reconstituted CircuitCity.com said this week that it has been giving away $1,000 a day in shopping sprees since mid-June
January 2, 2009 From DIY
You may not need wireless capabilities right now, or need the latest WiFi protocol, but odds are you will.
January 2009 From E-Gear
You may not need wireless capabilities right now, or need the latest WiFi protocol, but odds are you will.
The Connected Home: Wiring Into Profit
October 28, 2008 From CTPG Webinars
The number of home networks and the amount of devices connected to them is growing at a fast clip. This increase, though, represents only a...
October 28, 2008 From CTPG Webinars
The number of home networks and the amount of devices connected to them is growing at a fast clip. This increase, though, represents only a...
June 2008 From E-Gear
Microsoft Windows’ Media Center Edition has been around for a few years but the latest generation – built into Windows Vista – mated with a new Media Center “Extender” makes significant progress towards bridging the gap between your home office and the living room. Essentially an attractive full-screen application which runs on top of Windows, Media Center allows you to browse your digital photos, listen to music, play a DVD as well as watch and record television – all on your computer. That’s great if you’re sitting in front of your PC, but what if you want to do those same things from the
WiFi Woes
June 6, 2007 From Steve Smith
WiFi has become as indispensible to my home entertainment as it is the bane of my existence. Virtually all of my favorite toys are dependent on my home network now: the AppleTV, the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Yeah, I know, I’m not going to register a lot of pity with this trove of goodies under my HDTV, but someday most of you will have a similar set of wireless devices, all sucking on an 802.11b/g/n cloud that is supposed to be floating up from the basement router. Well, maybe on a good day, with a lot of humidity in the air
June 6, 2007 From Steve Smith
WiFi has become as indispensible to my home entertainment as it is the bane of my existence. Virtually all of my favorite toys are dependent on my home network now: the AppleTV, the PS3, the Xbox 360 and the Wii. Yeah, I know, I’m not going to register a lot of pity with this trove of goodies under my HDTV, but someday most of you will have a similar set of wireless devices, all sucking on an 802.11b/g/n cloud that is supposed to be floating up from the basement router. Well, maybe on a good day, with a lot of humidity in the air
WiFi Fooey!
September 6, 2006 From Steve Smith
That’s what I say to this whole mess surrounding the next generation 802.11n WiFi specs. Industry representatives have not yet settled on a standard for the “N” spec, which should increase wireless bandwidth to two or three times the current “G” spec and extend range in many situations as well. The haggling over “N” specs has gone on for years now, and the major manufacturers of wireless routers finally lost patience this year by releasing lines of “Draft-N” routers and cards based on an early draft of the proposed 802.11n specs. The Pre-N products like Linksys WRT300N and NetGear RangeMAX Next lines may or
September 6, 2006 From Steve Smith
That’s what I say to this whole mess surrounding the next generation 802.11n WiFi specs. Industry representatives have not yet settled on a standard for the “N” spec, which should increase wireless bandwidth to two or three times the current “G” spec and extend range in many situations as well. The haggling over “N” specs has gone on for years now, and the major manufacturers of wireless routers finally lost patience this year by releasing lines of “Draft-N” routers and cards based on an early draft of the proposed 802.11n specs. The Pre-N products like Linksys WRT300N and NetGear RangeMAX Next lines may or
June 2006 From E-Gear
For people looking to save some money on their home telephone bills, VoIP is more than a four-letter word. “Voice over Internet Protocol” is a way to make and take as many calls as you want, for little (and sometimes no) money at all. There was a time several years ago when most of these services were difficult to use and quality was severely lacking. But that’s not the case anymore. In fact, some of the services we tried out for this review actually provide better sound quality than your local telephone company. Even better for you, the competition has really heated up.
Wi-Fi Music
May 2006 From E-Gear
Wireless media bridges span the airwaves The way we experience music is changing. Not long ago, you'd hear a song on the FM dial, wait for the album to hit stores and then throw it in the CD changer when you got it home. Today we listen to satellite radio, download individual songs over the Internet and the only reason we touch our CDs is to rip them for playback on our iPods. Like I said, things are changing. Die-hard audiophiles will tell you the sky is falling and compressed music is the embodiment of pure Evil. I take my music a little
May 2006 From E-Gear
Wireless media bridges span the airwaves The way we experience music is changing. Not long ago, you'd hear a song on the FM dial, wait for the album to hit stores and then throw it in the CD changer when you got it home. Today we listen to satellite radio, download individual songs over the Internet and the only reason we touch our CDs is to rip them for playback on our iPods. Like I said, things are changing. Die-hard audiophiles will tell you the sky is falling and compressed music is the embodiment of pure Evil. I take my music a little
Untangling Wireless
July 2003 From E-Gear
By Sean Downey In the past three years, high-speed wireless has broken free from the long-delayed promises of cell-phone providers to roam unhindered across the open spectrum. With the availability of $100 access points, and the growing popularity of open-access hot spots at airports, hotels and McDonald's, Wi-Fi networks are becoming as common as french fries. While not as popular, Bluetooth is also finding its way into more devices as a means of accomplishing simple tasks without connecting to a network. When it comes to unwiring, both technologies have their strong points. They both replace the vast assortment of wires that clutter our lives
July 2003 From E-Gear
By Sean Downey In the past three years, high-speed wireless has broken free from the long-delayed promises of cell-phone providers to roam unhindered across the open spectrum. With the availability of $100 access points, and the growing popularity of open-access hot spots at airports, hotels and McDonald's, Wi-Fi networks are becoming as common as french fries. While not as popular, Bluetooth is also finding its way into more devices as a means of accomplishing simple tasks without connecting to a network. When it comes to unwiring, both technologies have their strong points. They both replace the vast assortment of wires that clutter our lives
