Category: Wi-Fi
Apple's new high-speed Airport Extreme top speed may be capped in UK
Apple's Airport Extreme upgrade to 802.11n may prove to be illegal to operate in the UK, thanks to how it's implemented. Whereas many manufacturers of the latest specification of 802.11 wireless networking use the 2.4GHz wireless spectrum, Apple has apparently…
Turn your Nintendo DS into a VoIP phone
If I get my DS working at a Wi-Fi hotspot, chances are I'm going to be playing Mario Kart DS online (and losing, dammit). But how about using the DS to call people for free? Admittedly, Nintendo has yet to…
CES 2007: More Netgear Skype phone details
After the success of their first foray into the Skype phone market, Netgear has followed up with a new version. This time, the handset isn’t limited to Skype calls alone as it doubles up as a DECT cordless handset as…
CES 2007: Netgear offers wireless HD entertainment
It’s one thing to get all your MP3s and DiVX movies all neatly arranged on to one PC, but it’s another thing entirely to try and get it all back to being shown on your nice big HDTV in…
Apple TV specifications: Intel (Pentium M) inside
Amidst the excitement of an Apple keynote speech, details tend to get lost. Of course, a glittering speech isn't the place for detailed specifications that not everyone is even interested in, but both the iPhone and Apple TV are noticeably…
Interview: Phanfare co-founder Mark Heinrich on the death of free photo-sharing services
While at CES last week, I caught up with Mark Heinrich, chief technology officer and co-founder of Phanfare. It's an online photo and video sharing service that stands out through its use of a subscription model, charging $54.95 a year….
Pinnacle goes budget with SoundBridge HomeMusic network music player
Pinnacle has updated the SoundBridge network music player, then taken the strange step of reducing the price of the newly-renamed SoundBridge HomeMusic player by around a third. Unless I'm missing something, the changes are really only cosmetic, except for the…
CES 2007: Nokia's Pekka Pohjakallio talks Nseries, Wi-Fi and multimedia trends
Nokia has maintained a high profile at CES, announcing three new phones and deals with the likes of Skype, Yahoo and Six Apart. I sat down for a chat with Pekka Pohjakallio, VP of Nseries computers in Nokia's multimedia division….
CES 2007: Belkin launch first N1 Wireless ExpressCard
Belkin have announced what they claim to be the first wireless card featuring ExpressCard technology, that will give any notebook 802.11n (draft) wi-fi capability. The N1 Wireless ExpressCard connects to the ExpressCard slot, increasingly being found on notebook computers,…
CES 2007: Ten latest videos
Another day, another silly gadget or ten brought to you by our intrepid journalists. Here are the ten latest videos we shot at CES, assembled for your viewing pleasure.
