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Sans Digital NAS with iTunes Support

At first glance the Sans Digital’s MN2L NAS looks pretty standard. It has two SATA drive bays, USB2, Ethernet, and even FTP access. But what sets this NAS apart is the built in iTunes support. It can take your music files and dupe iTunes into thinking that it’s just another PC and then streams the…

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Iomega StorCenter 1TB w/RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, UPnP, and USB Expansion

Iomega’s StorCenter NAS devices are shipping in sizes from 500GB to 1TB with 7200 RPM SATA-II drives. The 1GB uses two drives, so can work in RAID 0, 1, or JBOD (one large drive). Each has Gigabit, but no WiFi, and has Active directory support and UPnP server ability. Interestingly, you can tether drives to…

Tech News Brian Lam

Ethernet Speeds Head to 40, 100 Gigabit Next

Most people may already be happy enough with 1 and 10 Gigabit speeds, but most people don’t stream HD movies or move around entire hard drives over their network. The Ethernet Alliance knows this, and has just laid out a roadmap detailing how they’re going to add 40 Gigabit and 100 Gigabit speeds to the…

Tech News Jason Chen

Superbooster USB Wall Plate Gives You USB Anywhere

Instead of running USB over USB and getting only a few feet of range, Superbooster Wall Plate lets you run USB over Ethernet and up to 150 feet of range. What does this mean to you? It means you can install one of these wall plates in your living room, kitchen or bathroom, and get…

Tech News Jason Chen

Windows XP RobuDOG Plays Ball And Takes Pictures

The Windows XP-running RobuDOG is part robopet, part photographer. The dog’s colorful noggin is packed with all sorts of goodies, including infrared sensors for guidance and an “intelligent, programmable” color camera. So, while using its 17 servo-powered joints and articulated ankles to run and kick a ball around—something it’s supposed to be better at than…

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Blu-ray Players Have Problems With Pirates of the Caribbean Discs

If you’ve just purchased the first two Pirates movies on Blu-ray in order to get psyched up for the third one, you probably came up with a whole lot less Johnny Depp and a whole lot more firmware problems than you expected. Apparently at least two players—Samsung’s BD-P1200 and Sony’s BDP-S1—have difficulty playing back the…

Gadgets Jason Chen

JVC Gets the Hang of Networking; Embraces DivX

JVC today introduced its Sophisti DD-3 system, two D’s for a double dose of digital pimpin’. It’s a 3.1 home theater in a box, with a DVD player, subwoofer and three speakers. The front left and right speakers do a virtual surround thing so you don’t need two in the rear, says JVC. (Home theater…

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Databreaker Secures Your Parents’ Computers

What does this Databreaker do? Well, it plugs into your AC outlet and acts as an Ethernet intermediary between your PC and a router or modem. After a few minutes of non-usage, the Databreaker kills your connection so no traffic can go in or out of your PC. The only reason anyone would use this…

Gadgets Jason Chen

Slinglink Turbo: Merely a Powerline Networking Adapter

Amazon leaked an unrevealed piece of Sling gear yesterday. The next day you’ll be assaulted with words from blogs claiming the Slinglink Turbo is a revolutionary piece of gadgetry. It’s nice, like all Sling gear. But it ain’t revolutionary. The device is simply a Powerline networking device, like the old Slinglink. The one new has…

Tech News Brian Lam

Cool Tool: Ethernet LinkCheck Tester

Plug the Ethernet LinkCheck tester into a standard RJ-45 Ethernet port and its three little lights will indicate whether you’re dealing with a 10Mb or 100Mb connection, or no connection at all. It’s pocket-sized at 3.5 inches long and weighs less than an ounce. Just yesterday, we were wishing for something like this; it could’ve…

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Denon AVR-5805MkII THX Ultra2 Receiver: A Streaming, PlaysForSure, 22-Channel Big Rig

Alright, now that these goddamn things are going double decker, don’t you think we should give them size designations like “Queen”, “King” and “Godzirra”? Denon’s 22-channeled receiver is meant to use its 10 discreet, 170-watt THX certified amps to power multiple zones (rooms, just call them rooms, you marketing weirdos.) It also has 5 HDMI…

Tech News Brian Lam

Klingon Killer’s Gaming Network Card Gets The 10,000-Word Review (Verdict: Pricy, Effective)

If you read just one more sentence in this post, read the next one: This $300 network interface card is powered by a huge fucking “K” that lowers ping, so gamers can track their quarry across the ‘net more effectively. Gerry Block, the mohawked playboy of the IGN crew, whose blog has headlines like ”…

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Belkin Gigabit Ethernet USB 2.0 Adapter

Belkin must be using some sort of voodoo to be able to crank out 1000Mbps from a USB 2.0 bus that taps out at 480Mbps, but that’s what they claim the Gigabit USB 2.0 Network Adapter can do. The adapter is designed for people who don’t have a gigabit ethernet port in their computer (which…

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DIY Ethernet Cuff Links

What’s a geek to do on those rare occasions when cuff links are needed but the rent-a-tux place forgot to include them? Make some yourself using UTP connectors—or Ethernet connectors—crimpers and some pair-wire. This is a pretty good idea and bound to make a splash at any event, given it is technology relate. These are…

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Jack PC: The Wall Socket PC

The UK company Jade Integration is about to release a PC that is small enough to fit inside a standard wall power socket. Not only that, it can be powered solely over ethernet. Called the Jack PC, the guts of it consists of two layered circuit boards and is powered by only 5 Watts. The…

Tech News Jason Chen

USB Port Extender Uses Ethernet, But…

If you ve hit the wall with that 15-foot limit for USB cables, maybe it’s time for a USB 4-port Hub Extender. This $54.99 no-name product has two pieces, one which plugs into your computer using an everyday USB plug and has an Ethernet jack on the other side. You connect that—using up to 150…

Tech News Charlie White

ChipPC JackPC Wall Client – It’s Wafer Thin

Stuff like this JackPC is a little high concept for the average hAX0r but it seems like an interesting little tool. It’s basically a thin client PC with USB and VGA-out as well as some audio jacks. Plug it into an Ethernet port and it basically can be used as a virtual computer in a…

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Sans Digital NAS with iTunes Support

Iomega StorCenter 1TB w/RAID, Gigabit Ethernet, UPnP, and USB Expansion

Ethernet Speeds Head to 40, 100 Gigabit Next

Superbooster USB Wall Plate Gives You USB Anywhere

Windows XP RobuDOG Plays Ball And Takes Pictures

Blu-ray Players Have Problems With Pirates of the Caribbean Discs

JVC Gets the Hang of Networking; Embraces DivX

Databreaker Secures Your Parents’ Computers

Slinglink Turbo: Merely a Powerline Networking Adapter

Cool Tool: Ethernet LinkCheck Tester

Denon AVR-5805MkII THX Ultra2 Receiver: A Streaming, PlaysForSure, 22-Channel Big Rig

Klingon Killer’s Gaming Network Card Gets The 10,000-Word Review (Verdict: Pricy, Effective)

Belkin Gigabit Ethernet USB 2.0 Adapter

DIY Ethernet Cuff Links

Jack PC: The Wall Socket PC

USB Port Extender Uses Ethernet, But…

ChipPC JackPC Wall Client – It’s Wafer Thin

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