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- Adapter
- A device that allows one system to connect to and work with another. An adapter is often a simple circuit that converts one set of signals to another; however,...
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- Price cuts for Innergie universal power adapters
- If you've been thinking about consolidating all the cords you have to pick when you travel IF you travel, you just got a little bit more incentive to do so. That's because Innergie has cut its prices for these gadgets by 20 percent: the multiport mCube90 (which includes BOTH an...
- Tags: Adapter, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- IOGear Wireless Audio/Video Kit
- It's no secret we're inching ever closer toward ditching our cable or satellite television services in favor of Internet-only content consumption. With services such as Hulu and YouTube, the computer has become the video entertainment hub of the home. Getting that computer's desktop screen onto your television seems like...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, PRODUCTIVITY, Corporate communications, TV, IOGEAR, computer, video, USB, adapter
- Product reviews 2009-06-29
- Six ways to make SOA services more reusable
- Achieving service reuse is a multi-dimensional problem that ties into technical approaches as well as business governance. In my last post, I surfaced some of JP Morgenthal's concerns about the reusability of services in their current state or statefulness. But there are steps that can be taken...
- Tags: Adapter, SOA, Service, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2009-06-26
- IP Shifter 2.3.5 (Windows)
- IP Shifter is a smart software tool that helps you to change your TCP/IP related settings easily and quickly. If you work dynamically at several locations in the network due to business, you need to be connected in different offices, or you need to use your computer in more than...
- Tags: Network, Adapter, IP, Microsoft Windows, ZqWare, IP Shifter, Network Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-06-20
- Gigabyte GV R435OC-512I - graphics adapter - Radeon HD 4350 - 512 MB
- Gigabyte GV R435OC-512I - graphics adapter - Radeon HD 4350 - 512 MBGigabite 4350This card works very well I installed this card in a Dell GX-280 over a week ago the small form factor case the manufacture of card recomends a 400W power supply as all knows the Dell GX-280...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Monitors & displays, card, Dell GX-280, graphics adapter, Radeon HD, Microsoft Windows Vista, Radeon, adapter, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-05-31
- Logitech Harmony Adapter for PlayStation 3
- What's turned out to be one of the most disappointing omissions regarding the PlayStation 3 has to be the lack of an IR infrared port. Getting the console to play nicely with a universal remote control has been quite infuriating, but we've tested some workarounds in the past. Those with...
- Tags: Game players, Logitech, Sony PlayStation 3, adapter, Sony Playstation
- Product reviews 2009-05-18
- iDesign Power Speaker Stereo Dock for iPod
- Inexpensive iPod speaker systems are a dime a dozen, but every now and then we come across a product that stands out from the herd. The Brookstone iDesign Power speaker doesn't have the catchiest name or some dynamite feature, but it's easy on the eyes and ears, and a great...
- Tags: Engineering, Apple iPod, Brookstone, Brookstone iDesign Power, speaker system, speaker, iDesign Power, battery, adapter
- Product reviews 2009-05-15
- Alpine KCE-400BT Bluetooth Adapter
- The Alpine KCE-400BT is part of Alpine's series of add-on modules that, in this case, adds Bluetooth connectivity to receivers that support Alpine's proprietary Ai-NET high-speed connection cable, extending the flexibility of its line of car stereo receivers. However, the KCE-400BT not only adds hands-free calling technology powered by Parrot--makers...
- Tags: adapter, Alpine KCE-400BT, Alpine, receiver
- Product reviews 2009-04-28
- Netgear, D-Link roll out coax-Ethernet adapter kits to network your home theater
- For those of you skeptical of using powerline technology to connect your network-ready home theater devices to your home network when you don't have nearby Ethernet ports, there's another option: using a coaxial-cable-to-Ethernet solution like Netgear's new MoCA Coax-Ethernet Adapter Kit (MCAB1001) or D-Link's new HD MediaBridge Starter...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Home Theater, Network, Adapter, NetGear, Powerline, Home Entertainment, Home Networking, Cable, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Networking, Telecommunications, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-23
- D-Link introduces new PowerLine HD kit for network-capable home theater devices
- More and more home theater devices are being introduced that offer "connected features," but many of them require an Ethernet connection, which isn't a common feature in most living rooms. One workaround gaining some traction is using powerline networkingplugging an adapter into an electrical outlet on one end and connecting...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Home Theater, Network, Adapter, Powerline, Home Entertainment, Ethernet, Personal Technology, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- WildCharger with Nokia 2mm tip universal adapter
- When we reviewed the original WildCharger more than a year ago, our biggest complaint was that it only accommodated the Motorola Razr V3. WildCharge (the device's manufacturer) promised support for more phones in the future, which is why we were glad to learn earlier this month that the company came...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., WildCharger, adapter, phone, universal adapter
- Product reviews 2009-04-16
- Aximion 1.1.174 beta (Windows)
- Aximion is the project developed to provide a 3D interface for Windows-like operation systems. It replaces ordinary 2D GUI Windows interface with a true 3D virtual interactive environment. All two-dimensional windows and forms are transformed into three-dimensional and user can freely move them in 3D space, acquire, arrange and interact...
- Tags: 3D, Adapter, Beta, Mightywill, Aximion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-04-14
- Zoom Model 5800 Voice over IP Telephone Adapter - VoIP phone adapter
- Zoom Model 5800 Voice over IP Telephone Adapter - VoIP phone adapterGood, but could use improvementsFirst off let me say that this is a better product than any of the Linksys VOIP router/adapters, which isn't saying much. The brand new not refurbished unit that I rec'd had a defect...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, adapter, VoIP, VoIP phone
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- wodVPN 2.1.5 (Windows)
- wodVPN is VPN peer-to-peer ActiveX component that is used to establish Virtual Private Network between two wodVPN instances over Internet. All communication between those peers is encrypted and secured. Peers are able to forward local and remote ports, and send messages. Version 2.1.5 has fix in adapter handing when multiple...
- Tags: Network Adapter, Network, Adapter, Microsoft Windows, wodVPN, Peers, Networking
- Software downloads 2009-03-30
- Noname 4.102.15.61 (Windows)
- This package supports the following driver models:Broadcom 802.11b Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11g Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11a Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11 Multiband Network Adapter Broadcom 802.11n Network Adapter
- Tags: Network Adapter, IEEE 802.11, Belkin Corp., Broadcom Corp., Network, Adapter, Microsoft Windows, Wireless LANs, Networking, Wireless And Mobility
- Software downloads 2009-03-26
- Scosche PassPort
- The Scosche PassPort ($29) adapts older, iPod accessories such as car stereos and speaker docks, to work with the iPhone and recent iPod models. Specifically, the PassPort steps down the voltage of older accessories from 12 volts to 5 volts, to address the fact that the iPhone and newer...
- Tags: Scosche PassPort, car stereo, Apple iPod, car, Apple iPhone, adapter
- Product reviews 2009-03-18
- More troubleshooting tips for your MacBook's MagSafe power adapter
- Apple updates the technical note on the MagSafe power adapter technology used on its MacBook lines of notebooks. There are a surprising number of things that can go wrong. by David Morgenstern
- Tags: Adapter, Apple MacBook, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2009-03-09
- Kensington Travel Plug Adapter
- If you're traveling to international countries, chances are you'll probably be toting some tech gadgets for communication and entertainment purposes. You'll, of course, need some way to charge them all, but it's a pain carrying and keeping track of various adapters. The Kensington Travel Plug Adapter provides an all-in-one solution...
- Tags: Kensington, adapter
- Product reviews 2009-02-26
- On Apple monitor pricing
- The 20-inch Apple Cinema Display was removed from the Apple Store and the company has notified resellers that it has been given a status of "EOL" End Of Life and can no longer be ordered according to MacRumors. While Apple may simply stop selling 20-inch displays (which...
- Tags: Monitor, Adapter, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800GTX Superclocked - graphics adapter - GF 9800 GTX - 512 MB
- EVGA e-GeForce 9800GTX Superclocked - graphics adapter - GF 9800 GTX - 512 MBI use the 4850 for the need I have for a sound card and added power supportI was using Nvidia and after reading this article the heat built up in my 4850 from my aquarium...
- Tags: adapter, graphics adapter, eVGA, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-02-09

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