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Netgear HD/Video 5 GHz Wireless-N Kit Reviewed
PCMag got their hands on Netgear's new 802.11n streaming rig, the The Netgear HD/Video 5 GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit. Essentially a wireless bridge with access point (no router included), the setup is intended to enable full HD streaming room to room (for ethernet-enabled media devices) or just a better wireless gaming experience (so you don't get pwnd in Halo).
And after putting the system through field testing, PCMag decides they like it.
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NetGear Expands Lineup of ReadyNAS Storage Devices
NetGear has recently announced 5 new products to their arsenal of network-attached storage devices (NAS) with four of these coming to the ReadyNAS NV+ lineup and one to the 1100 series. The upgrades offer storage capacities ranging from 1.5TB to 4TB along with an enhanced UI, support for Gigabit Ethernet networking, UPnP AV multimedia access, HTTP/S remote access, FTP/S transfers, SSL and ACL security, hardware accelerated RAID 0, 1, 5 and their own proprietary X-RAID technology (enables users to add additional hard disks over without having to reconfigure the system or shuffle data). Prices start at $1099. [Product Page via eHome Upgrade via Ubergizmo]
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Wi-LAN Sues Everyone and Their Mom (Really) Over Dubious Wi-Fi Patents
Another day, another Wi-Fi patent entanglement. Today the
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Buffalo Banned from Selling 802.11a and 802.11g Gear in the US
Australia-based Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation has won a patent infringement suit against Buffalo in a US district court, enjoining sales on all 802.11a, g and n products made by Buffalo as of Oct. 1 (full list here). CSIRO is apparently suing the entire wireless LAN industry, so Buffalo has the quite the list of friends filing briefs on their behalf: Microsoft, 3COM Corporation, SMC Networks, Accton Technology Corporation, Intel, Atheros Communications, Belkin International, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Nortel Networks, Nvidia Corporation, Oracle Corporation, SAP AG, Yahoo, Nokia, and the Consumer Electronics Association. If Buffalo doesn't win its appeal, it clears the way for CSIRO to take on the rest of the industry, which could result in licensing fees being tacked on to all 802.11a, g and n products. Booooo fees. [Buffalo via Wi-Fi Networking News, Flickr]
peripherals
Netgear's Storage Central Turbo Is Finally Shipping
We heralded its coming at CES; now we can rejoice that Netgear's faster and thus aptly named Storage Central Turbo is now hitting stores. It lists for $200, but you have to supply your own pair of 3.5" drives. The combination of gigabit Ethernet networking and SATA disk support makes it speedier. Do you want to see how much speedier? More »
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Netgear Extender Stretches Out Your Internet Connection
Need to expand your Internet connection to another part of your apartment? Netgear's new XEPS103 PowerLine Extender can turn any electrical outlet into an instant Internet connection. As a bonus, if you have a Netgear router, it'll replace your router's power adapter and still double as a network extender. Speed-wise you're looking at 85Mbps. The Extender is out now for $80. A full kit (with the XE103 Wall-Plugged Ethernet Adapter) is coming this summer. More »
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Sneak Peek at Netgear's Next Skype Phone
If you were at all impressed in Netgear's first Skype phone—or maybe even more so if you weren't—you should be intrigued by what Live Digitally (Netgear's guest blogger) managed to capture from Netgear's CEO on a visit of their Digital Lifestyle living room. It's the second generation Netgear Skype phone, and for the most part looks almost exactly like the first. More »
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Netgear EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD
Since man discovered digital video compression, he's been fashioning tools to view
3:30 PM on Wed May 2 2007
By Mark Wilson
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Laptop Mag Reviews Netgear HD EVA8000: More Features Than Apple TV, Chokes on HD
Not an Apple fanboy? The folks at Laptop mag checked out Netgear's Digital Entertainer HD, which does everything Apple TV can do (except stream iTunes-purchased media) plus a little more. So what did they like. Well, for starters, the EVA8000 supports tons of formats like MP4, XviD, Windows Media, and even purchased movies from CinemaNow and Movielink. You can also play files locally via the unit's USB port. So far so good, right. So where did things go wrong? More »
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Netgear 1080p Digital Entertainer HD Official
Netgear's EVA8000 that we saw in January has finally become official. Not only does the Digital Entertainer HD have 802.11g and can stream MP3, WMV, WMA, MPEG1/2/4, AVI, WMV, and XviD, it can play back video at up to 1080p over HDMI or component. More »
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Netgear SC101T Storage Central Turbo Goes Gigabit
Netgear's Storage Central has been popular enough with the home and small business market for them to release an updated version. The SC101T now supports SATA drives instead of IDE, has disk mirroring, and finally supports Gigabit Ethernet. About gorram time, we say. More »
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Ok, so the video is painfully blurry, but the folks at Tech Blog have posted up a clip demoing Netgear's forthcoming Digital Entertainer HD. The box is capable of accessing and organizing all your stored media and streaming it to your HDTV with support for 1080p video. The interface is pretty bare as you can see and at times it lagged a little longer than it should (especially at the end), but feature-wise it's packing a lot and it doubles as a PVR (if your PC has a TV Tuner card). It'll be out this quarter for $349. More »
Netgear's 1080p Streamer Caught on Video
Ok, so the video is painfully blurry, but the folks at Tech Blog have posted up a clip demoing Netgear's forthcoming Digital Entertainer HD. The box is capable of accessing and organizing all your stored media and streaming it to your HDTV with support for 1080p video. The interface is pretty bare as you can see and at times it lagged a little longer than it should (especially at the end), but feature-wise it's packing a lot and it doubles as a PVR (if your PC has a TV Tuner card). It'll be out this quarter for $349. More »
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Netgear, BitTorrent Box Streams 1080P To Your TV
New developments coming out of the Netgear/BitTorrent partnership: breaking into the universal streaming media market, Netgear's Digital Entertainer HD tries to make good by packing a cornucopia of features into its rather large box. Using draft-N, it's able to stream video in 1080p, as well as most any other media content (MP3, WMA, AAC and other music formats) from your PC to your TV, all of which is automatically recognized and can be tagged and organized with cover art and other meta-data. The unit handles all of the scaling automatically, displaying content at the highest res the TV can handle. It also has a built-in PVR (though you need a connected PC with a TV tuner card to use it) with a Tivo-esque interface. On the upside, you can control the TV tuner with your remote as well. More »
First Pics of Skype Phones from Asus, Netgear and Topcom
We'll have details to go with these images a bit later today. The Asus AiGuru is above, the rest are after the jump...
We'll have details to go with these images a bit later today. The Asus AiGuru is above, the rest are after the jump...
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Netgear's New Cordless Phone Swings Both Ways
Netgear today introduced a new cordless phone that combines plain-old telephone service and Skype calling in one handset. It's not a new concept (Linksys is already doing it, for example), but the new Dual-Mode Cordless Phone with Skype SPH200D is a handsome little package. And it looks easy to use. The handset LCD shows you the option of selecting a SkypeOut or landline connection, and your can scroll through your Skype contact list. The wireless functions use the DECT standard, so reception should be good even if you have lots of other wireless devices flooding the hosue. It's available now for $200.More »
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Netgear Skype Phone Hands-On Experience
Our own resident James Bond, Nick Denton, loves Skype phones. He loves calling up important people all day with his Skypeout, knowing that thanks to the 1 (000) 012-3456 caller ID, nobody knows it's him. So what does he think of the Netgear SPH101 Skype phone? More »
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