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linksys
Linksys WRT160NL Is Fully Linux Powered, 802.11n, and Acts As Media Server
After years of having people load custom Linux-based firmwares onto their routers, Linksys decided to just go ahead and make a router with Linux on there from the start. Computer Science grad students are all awkwardly high fiving each other. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by 3DaysTillTheState_GitEmSteveDave: Antennas removable/replaceable? B/c I have noticed that LinkSys likes to make them permanent to stop people from broadcasting to... 8 Responses | Other threads
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industry
Cisco Acquires Pure Digital, Makers of the Flip Video Cam, For $590 Million
Cisco is surely on to something: an enterprise mobile videophone? $500,000 internet backbone router with cute modular Flip video cam? Or maybe they just want a consumer horse besides Linksys in their stable that clearly has some legs: Flip's video cams have sparked a netbook-like fever, with everyone and their brother getting into the tiny HD camcorder game. The deal is expected to close by Cisco's fourth quarter of 09. -
streaming audio
Cisco Linksys Wireless Home Audio Lightning Review
Cisco Linksys' Wireless Home Audio system is a direct competitor to Sonos in the land of room-to-room streaming music. But WHA is more ambitious, with promises of iPod compatibility, touchscreen remotes and 802.11n support. More »
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Comment by k_bala: I have spent $ 3000 on a full blown Sonos system. Always felt it was way over priced and was... 2 Responses | Other threads
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rumor
Google May Be Working on Its Own Router
According to various SD Times sources, including one inside Cisco, Google is exploring the idea of dumping Juniper Networks in favor of building its own routers to handle their ever-expanding need for bandwidth. More »
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By Sean FallonComment by frigg: Great idea. I'm just not sure I like the proposed name change from Google to Buy 'N Large. Buy 'N Large. It... 6 Responses | Other threads
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network storage
Linksys Media Hub Babysits Your Video, Music and Pics, Streaming Locally and Remotely
The Gadget: Linksys' Media Hub seems like a server, since it backs up data, gathers your media files automatically, and streams media over IP, but it's more like a super functional NAS drive with RAID support. More » -
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Linksys Wireless Home Audio System Streams All Around Your House, Secretly Aspires to Kill Sonos
Linksys' new Wireless Home Audio system is very similar in function to Sonos' streaming home audio system, and on specs alone, manages to out spec the latter in some areas. More »
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Comment by G Maniac: I feel sad for the people that don't appreciate or understand this stuff. I have a 2 BR apartment... 3 Responses | Other threads
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cisco
Cisco's Streaming Media Boxes and HD Telepresence Gear for Average Joe
Cisco doesn't want to just cater to your IT guy anymore—they're jumping into the consumer space at CES with three new streamy products: a video streamer, a streaming audio system, and Telepresence, a videoconferencing system. -
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Hollywood Teams with AT&T and Others In Possible Packet-Filtering Coalition
Some of you P2P fans may want to know about a new coalition called Arts + Labs. It may sound like some kind of open-source hippie think tank, but it's actually a powerful alignment of film and music copyright owners (NBC Universal, Viacom and the Songwriters Guild of America) and tech firms and ISPs (Microsoft, Cisco Systems and AT&T). It's a group that could put together a pretty serious anti-piracy system without much trouble. Saul Hansell at the NY Times says the group claims that "network operators must have the flexibility to manage and expand their networks to defend against net pollution and illegal file trafficking which threatens to congest and delay the network for all consumers.” Hansell interprets this as a call to filter packets, and put the kibosh on any dubious transfers. More »
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Comment by Quatre707: Anyone who understands the very basic fundamentals of computer networking knows it is impossible to stop P2P file sharing. If perhaps... 2 Responses | Other threads
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linksys
Linksys (Finally) Builds Mac-Friendly Setup Wizard
Linksys today announced EasyLink Advisor setup wizard for Mac OSX 10.4 and up, available for download in support of WRT310N, WRT160N, WRT110 and WRT54G2. New routers will ship with a disc containing both Mac and Windows setups. The other good news is that Linksys will now support Mac users when they call for tech support. As a fan of Linksys and Macs, all I can say is, "It's about freakin' time." [Linksys]
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Comment by peterfnet: Apple-friendly? I never gave a rats ass about it, but real nerds set it up via HTTP interface. That's... more » | Other threads
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adwatch
Bad Tech Ads: Cisco
Wherever this place is, Cisco, we never want to live here. Or visit. Or accidentally drive through on the way to work. [As seen on Crunch]
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By Jason ChenComment by ぶっちぎり IN THE FACE!: @virtualmatt: WebEx is GARBAGE! more » | Other threads
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sdv on tivo
TiVo Switched Video Tuning Adapters Appear at CableLabs
At long last, the SDV dongles that TiVo promised would arrive this year from Motorola and Cisco have been submitted to CableLabs for formal testing. For those unfamiliar, these little devices allow for two way communication between CableCard boxes and Cable Companies, so that only the needed programming data is sent, and bandwidth is conserved. Dave Zatz says its a good start to fixing the whole CableCard HD Programming debacle, even if its widely unsupported and a bit clunky. A shot of the Cisco box below. [Zatz Not Funny] More »
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Comment by Geist420: Awesome idea.. but it's useless until everybody has it. They still need to send all the channels to everybody that... 1 Responses | Other threads
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adobe
Adobe Open Screen Initiative to Make Flash Suck Less on Mobiles
Adobe's Open Screen Project, which combines such companies like Nokia, Moto, Cisco, Sony Ericsson, Verizon, Qualcomm and Marvell, aims to make Flash more like Java. Namely, they want to make sure the platform Flash runs on is consistent, meaning developers can code once instead of many times. The project will try to encompass phones, desktops, mobile internet devices (internet pads), and set top boxes. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by sparx104: Presumably this is going to allow manufacturers to include the standalone runtime as a way of getting games/apps onto devices... more » | Other threads
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busted
Linksys Seizes Misprinted Hotline Number, Puts An End To Sexy Party
Remember that misprinted Linksys tech-support number that led callers to a phone-sex hotline? Well, Cisco-Linksys has flexed its muscles, scooping up the number and reprogramming it with good old-fashioned helpful info. No more sexy time for you, unless of course you listen to our previously recorded version of the message. Linksys customers who want to bypass all shenanigans can call the usual US tech-support line: 800-326-7114. [Linksys]
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Comment by PessimisticSkeptic: Hey, my sex chat line is all funky now! Where's Candi? And who can I sue to get... more » | Other threads
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media center extenders
Microsoft Presides Over Linksys, D-Link and Niveus Media Center Unveilings, Debuts Internet TV Beta
Later today at DigitalLife, Microsoft's Windows Media Center chief Joe Belfiore will demo the new Media Center Extenders you're just now hearing about, including the Linksys DMA2200 and DMA2100, and the D-Link DSM-750 MediaLounge Media Player. Another one he'll show off is the Niveus Media Extender, which we'll cover in more depth tomorrow. More »
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Comment by jennyfur: Yeah wtf, for $350 you could just get an xbox 360 and use that as an extender and get games... more » | Other threads
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peripherals
Hands On New Cisco Linksys Wireless-N Media Center Extenders (Plus: Some Tasty New N-Friendly Toys)
You may have heard about the new Media Center Extenders from Cisco's Linksys division. The DMA2200 shown above is a high-def MCE with 1080p-upscaling DVD player and Dual-Band Wireless-N, priced at $350. The smaller $300 DMA2100 MCE is geared for bedrooms and kitchens, places where you're going to want less clutter, though to be honest, the built-in DVD player is quite the clutter-reducer all by itself. More »
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Comment by divesheik: Buying the DMA2100 has been a very disappointing experience. I've been waiting for a media extender that will stream archived... more » | Other threads
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Linksys RangePlus Extends your Wireless Network Range
Linksys has new home networking gear out today &mdash including the WRT100, a wireless router that uses MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) technology, and comes with Linksys' Easy Link Advisors, which apparently "takes the consumer on an uncomplicated, illustrated journey toward secure home network setup." And there's more than just a router in the RangePlus family: more info, prices and press release below. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by majortom1981: Hmm I already have a great mimo router (zyxel x-550). Now if this was an 802.11n router then i would... more » | Other threads
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cisco
Rumor Smashed: Linksys Brand Not Going Anywhere
Contrary to what was reported last week on Uberpulse, Cisco is not fading out the Linksys brand. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by SnowingCookies: @Blue_Six: WRT54G's ver 2 through 4 were pretty good. Once WRT54G ver 5 was released, it caused all sorts of... more » | Other threads
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networking
Cisco Killing off Linksys Brand, All Your Router Are Belong to Cisco
Those of you with any brand loyalty to Linksys will shed a tear at Cisco's announcement to kill off the Linksys name entirely. The only reason Cisco kept the name after they bought out the smaller company was for brand recognition in the US (Linksys was much better known among consumers). More »
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By Jason ChenComment by lambenttelos: I've worked with many of the Linksys products and I'm saddened by what Cisco has done to the brand and... more » | Other threads
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duke university
Duke Absolves Apple, Fingers Cisco
Duke University has now shifted the blame from the iPhone to Cisco, for causing the reported wireless outage. Duke 's chief information officer, Tracey Futhey, detailed; "Cisco worked closely with Duke and Apple to identify the source of this problem, which was caused by a Cisco-based network issue." More »
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By Haroon MalikComment by britneyspearstears: And just one letter away from dropping the n-bomb; I've always thought you gents could use a new copy editor.... more » | Other threads
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college
MTV and Cisco Really Want to be Hip with the Kids
MTV and Cisco are doing a "Digital Incubators" program, a joint venture between mtvU and Cisco that offers $30,000 in seed money to college kids who come up with buzz-worthy convergence-stuffed project to connect with the kids. There's even an extra opportunity for another $100,000 in funding if they come up with something better than a cellphone game about bongs, which comprised about half the entries. More » -
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Cisco Super-DVR On The Way?
Cisco is finally getting its Linksys and Scientific Atlanta armies in lockstep, and is devising a home-theater assault that could actually gain ground, according to BusinessWeek. At the vanguard is a mystery "souped-up" set-top box that combines DVR functionality and wireless networking for one-box, whole-house distributed video. The boxes would also likely include software from another acquisition, KiSS Technology, to retrieve media files from PCs and also the Internet. (Might even have a browser....a slight feeling of déjå vu is coming over me.) More »
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Comment by John Laur: What's the point of making a better DVR if nobody uses it anyway. I currently have a DVR from my... more » | Other threads
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Giznotes: April 13, 2007
Cisco has fixed a couple of Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities. If left unpatched, an unintended user could gain access to your network. Click here for more info. More » -
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iPhoneyGate Finale: Cisco and Apple Hug it Out and Share the iPhone Name
It was just announced that Apple and Cisco will share the usage of iPhone.The companies said they reached an agreement that will allow Apple to use the name for its sleek new multimedia device in exchange for exploring wide-ranging "interoperability" between the companies' products in the areas of security, consumer and business communications. No other details of the agreement were released.
Additional clauses in the agreement state that Steve Jobs will stop calling Cisco's VOIP phones, "Total pieces of garbage built on incredibly bad taste", and that Cisco will be allowed to sit with the "Cool Kids" in the Cafeteria. More » -
cellphones
Apple and Cisco Extend Deadline, Still Hate Each Other
Just as we predicted, Cisco and Apple have extended the deadline for the iPhone trademark lawsuit resolution until Thursday (February 22). Whether they'll reach a resolution or ask for another extension until February 29, well, that's anyone's guess. More » -
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Apple and Cisco iPhone Trademark Lawsuit: Deadline Today
Today is Apple's deadline to respond to Cisco's iPhone trademark lawsuit. We wonder what will happen. Likely, since this is the US legal system, they'll ask for an extension. More » -
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Cisco to Apple: "Your Underwear Has Skidmarks and Everybody Knows"
According to the New York Post, Cisco bought a full page NYT ad yesterday, "Signaling it has no plans to give up its claim to the iPhone trademark..." More » -
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Apple, Cisco On Their Way To iPhone Settlement?
iPhonegate continues. Word hit late last night that: More » -
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Cisco Responds to iPhone GPL Clusterlovemaking - Open Source Wi-Fi Phone Coming?
Cisco's iPhone GPL violations may be delicious irony to Apple fans, but it's actually something even better to open source fans. How? Let us remind you of the Linksys WRT routers. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by encyclia: I don't know about that "$600 router" thing. I work for a "competing router producer" to Linksys and we... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
iPhone: Ironic Cisco Fiasco
In creating their iPhone, apparently Cisco modified software owned by the public, but didn't publish their modifications as required by GPL licensing standards. This from the GPL Violations Project:"...the timing is just perfect...For someone talking about Apple using Cisco's property, actually they're infringing on copyright themselves. So it's just a double standard."
Sure, Cisco owns "iPhone" fair and square, but this move was just tacky...and a little stupid. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by RippyZ: I can see Apple's strategy: bring Cisco's iPhone into the spotlight via law suit, public becomes aware of the product... more » | Other threads
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pcs
Apple Déjà Vu: Mac Name Was Taken, Too
Apple CEO Steve Jobs is probably not too worried about this latest dustup with Cisco over that iPhone trademark. Heck, he's been through this before with the original Macintosh. According to Wired, the original owner of the Macintosh trademark was Management and Computer Services Inc., a tiny Philadelphia software developer. More »
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Comment by macserv: It's always easier to apologize than to ask for permission :) Even if Apple has to change the name to ApplePhone,... more » | Other threads
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cellphones
iPhone Roundup: True Cost, 3D, and Ringtones!
For the sake of not bombarding you with 25 iPhone stories today (too late?), here's a summary of all the goodness we've found in the last 48 hours. More » -
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Cisco Taking on Apple TV with Secret Competitor
Ever since the whole iPhone trademark scandal, Apple and Cisco have been clashing like two old archrivals. Now word has it that Cisco is working on a product that will directly take on Apple TV. According to Daily Tech, the new set-top box will be able to "serve and sync to content much in the same manner as Apple TV." The device is expected to ship later this year and might even play DVDs, though it's not known if it'll be of the high-def kind. If Cisco's secret set-top box does 1080p, we're up for a very interesting next few months. More » -
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iPhonegate: iPhone's Real Name is Apple iPhone, Apple in the Clear?
So maybe this is just idle speculation, but we may have a reason why Apple is getting away with calling its new cellphone the iPhone and doesn't fear the Cisco lawsuit: the cellphone's real name is the Apple iPhone. Our rationale? What's the name of the streaming media set top box that Apple announced? Apple TV, right? (There's an Apple logo preceding the "TV" part in the name, hence, Apple TV.) Same thing with the Apple iPhone. Any lawyers in the house that can say whether or not this little loophole is valid? More » -
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Breaking: Cisco Suing Apple Over iPhone Trademark Violation
Here we go. We found out that Cisco is suing Apple Inc. over iPhone trademark violations. They wrote a release stating they were expecting an official agreement yesterday. But apparently they haven't. It appears that iPhoneygate rears its head once more. More as the official news drops. More » -
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Cisco Is Expecting "Signed Agreement" On iPhone Trademark Today
Cisco, which holds the trademark on the iPhone name, just held a press conference here at CES to announce that they distributed an agreement to Apple last night, and that they expect it to be signed today. For those who aren't up-to-speed on this kerfluffle, we learned just before Christmas that Cisco owns the trademark for the iPhone, and is in fact going to sell a product under that name. Looks like that may change after today. Here is the full press release:Given Apple's numerous requests for permission to use Cisco's iPhone trademark over the past several years and our extensive discussions with them recently, it is our belief that with their announcement today, Apple intends to agree to the final document and public statement that were distributed to them last night and that addressed a few remaining items. We expect to receive a signed agreement today.
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cellphones
The iPhone is Dead: Long Live the Apple Cellphone Thingy-Ma-Bob
Apple doesn't own the iPhone trademark. What does that mean? This isn't a simple case of cybersquatting, as with the hijacked sex.com. Nor is it an academic exercise, like when Josh Quittner bought McDonalds.com for a Wired story. More » -
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The iPhone Lives: But the Trademark Belongs to Cisco
It's not what any of us expected. The iPhone is a voip phone made by Linksys. Cisco, their parent company, has owned that trademark since 1996. And they're announcing their product in a few hours. More » -
gadgets
Cisco TelePresence 3000: Virtual Meeting, Boredom Still Real
Yes, we know, it's sorta been video/table day at Gizmodo. But there is so much good stuff to see. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by majeskyb: Hmm, I'm in charge of three VTC suites where I work. The simple one was a Polycom VS4000 executive... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Oakland A's New Ballpark to be Tech'd Out
Here is a tidbit for you sports and technology junkies out there (like me). The Oakland Athletics (see: baseball) are having a new ballpark built in Fremont, California. Cisco Systems will be the primary funder of said ballpark, so you can expect some high tech features in this ballpark. More »
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Comment by Hello_Newman: It's looks super duper, A-1 high tech. I just hope if they use WiFi that there will be some things... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Cisco's HD Video Conferencing Impresses Robert Scoble
Retailing at $80,000 for one screen and $300,000 for three screens, Cisco's telepresence technology simulates the act of actually being there, which is way better than traditional teleconferencing. The whole setup is backed by a supercomputer, three plasma screens with 1080p/30FPS video, and is SIP based, running over an IP network. You can fit two life sized Robert Scobles on each screen, plus Cisco comes and installs it for you. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by Whoopsi: You can save $60,000 by buying them 1 at a time. more » | Other threads
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