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- 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
- D-Link introduces new PowerLine HD kit for network-capable home theater devicesBad, Bad, BadIn my first year in engineering at university (21 years ago), we did a project on "current carrier". It is exactly what these devices do. They use a bandwidth that is not that of the electricity that is...
- Tags: Home entertainment, Home networking, network, powerline, capable home theater device, new PowerLine HD kit, PowerLine HD kit, Powerline HD, home theater device, home theater, D-Link Systems
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- 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
- D-Link turns every power outlet into wall-to-wall network
- D-Link today introduced its next-generation PowerLine adapter kit that connects computers, high-definition media players, game consoles, network attached storage and Internet content in the home. The PowerLine HD Ethernet Adapter Starter Kit (DHP-303) allows the user to take advantage of existing home electrical wiring to...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Network, Powerline, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- Hello, anybody paying attention?
- Hello, anybody paying attention?re: "weather will get more extreme as the planet warms up"What if we have global cooling instead?I have long wanted power lines undergroundit may take some time and be an effort for crews to service, but so often, on the poll lines come down in bad and...
- Tags: powerline
- Discussion threads 2009-01-31
- HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear
- HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gearPowerlineToo expensive. I would buy it in a heartbeat at 1/2 that cost.HomePlug Powerline EthernetI have to agree - too expensive, and then I have several concerns:1) Power line spikes happen all the time. All it would take is one spike to...
- Tags: Home networking, powerline, HomePlug Powerline Ethernet, new Netgear Powerline, Netgear Powerline gear, Netgear Powerline, NetGear
- Discussion threads 2008-11-19
- HomePlug revival continues with new Netgear Powerline gear
- Remember when, not so long ago, home networking using power lines seemed down for the count due to slow throughput rates, especially as Draft N wireless devices entered the market? Thanks to improved technology, the HomePlug standard is staging a comeback, with big-name brands like Linksys...
- Tags: NetGear, Powerline, HDXB111, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- Robot helicopters flying low among obstacles
- According to New Scientist, engineers at Carnegie Mellon University CMU have modified an unmanned commercial civilian helicopter to fly fast and low while avoiding obstacles such as buildings, trees or power lines. The unmanned aerial vehicle UAV from Yamaha has been adapted to integrate a sensing system able to see...
- Tags: Obstacle, Helicopter, Powerline, Scanners, Robots, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille, Carnegie-Mellon University, Collision, Safe Navigation, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gear
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gearStill to expensive.You can set up 10 computers with wi-fi for the same cost.You may not have a state of the art/latest model wi-fi network, but you can get a stable one for less than $60.Paying $150 for access to a SINGLE...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Home networking, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, powerline networking, powerline, Linksys Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Linksys flips the switch on new powerline networking gear
- Powerline networking is a clever technology that hasn't really taken off against Wi-Fi equipment, but Linksys hopes to put a charge in it with its new line of Linksys by Cisco Powerline products. For the uninitiated, powerline technology uses electrical outlets rather than wireless radios to transmit...
- Tags: Powerline Networking, Linksys Inc., Powerline, Ethernet, Networking, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-21
- D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networking
- D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networkingFix link.Looks nice.. is there a wire between the plug and the camera or can it use batteries?I wish they had wireless power.. that would just rock!
- Tags: Home networking, powerline networking, powerline, D-Link Systems
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networking
- D-Link is shipping the first in the line of its D-Life products, a series that is designed to enable users to easily manage networking devices via its D-Life Web site. First up is a surveillance camera kit that allows remote viewing of live streaming video from a remote Web browser....
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Powerline Networking, Camera, Powerline, D-Life Camera, Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Belkin unveils new router and Powerline adapters
- Belkin today announced two pretty cool networking productsâ€"a new router and Powerline adaptersâ€"that each have a unique and very useful new feature. But you’ll have to wait a few months to get your paws on them. I really like the new N+ Wireless Router because it includes...
- Tags: Belkin Corp., Router, Adapter, Powerline, Networking, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Inpaint 1.0 (Windows)
- Inpaint reconstructs the selected image area from the pixel near the area boundary. Inpaint may be used to remove undesirable objects from still images. Delete any unwanted object from your photo, such as extra power-line, people, text. The program will automatically inpaint the selected area to erase it.
- Tags: Powerline, TeoreX, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-18
- Broadband over powerlines gets a boost
- Broadband over powerlines BPL may get a much-needed boost from a deal between Current Group and DirecTV. On Wednesday, Current and DirecTV announced a distribution agreement see Techmeme roundup that will allow the satellite TV giant to distribute Current's broadband and VOIP services by the end of 2007 and 2008....
- Tags: Broadband Over Power Line, Broadband, DirecTV, Powerline, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Has McDonald's found the networked kitchen of the future?
- McDonald's is networking its kitchen equipment to save energy, use powerlines more effectively and save some dough. Using gear from a company called Echelon McDonald's plans to network its kitchen equipment to manage energy use and cut maintenance costs through networked powerlines.In a statement, Echelon noted that McDonald's kitchen equipment...
- Tags: IT Management, Innovation, Hardware Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- Overhead route (Broadband snakes through power lines)
- Overhead route Broadband snakes through power linesPowerline InterferenceBPL can cause significant interference to radio and TV reception. Ham radio groups are actively lobbying against BPL and some states are already imposing restrictions to reduce or eliminate the interference which may make BPL more expensive to implement.Power-line data communicationsVarious business...
- Tags: broadband, powerline, broadband over power line, radio
- Discussion threads 2007-02-24
- Broadband over powerlines: It may take awhile
- Broadband over powerlines: It may take awhileIt will take a LONG while....While it would be REALLY nice to see some more competition in the broadband market pretty much sucks now, I'm not holding my breath. As I've said all along in regards to BPL, if you're over 40, you...
- Tags: Network technology, POWER LINES, FCC, broadband over power line, cable, powerline
- Discussion threads 2007-02-23
- Broadband snakes through power lines
- More companies are joining the trend to make your electrical outlets the center of business or household communications.
- Tags: powerline, broadband
- Image galleries 2007-02-23
- Wireless LAN and Power Line Communication Platform for e-Learning Multimedia System in Underdeveloped Area in Lombok Island
- This paper presents a report about a multimedia project carried out in underdeveloped area in Indonesia. The paper first explains assumptions of the project, followed by discussion on network design issues using wireless LAN and Power Line Communication PLC based the assumptions. The network design then would be a platform...
- Tags: Network, E-learning, WLAN, Network Design, Powerline, Network Administration, Networking, LANs, Wireless
- White papers 2007-02-19
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