Category: Wireless home
Asus WL-700gE router with built-in hard drive
A nice variation on the router has been introduced by Asus in the form of the WL-700gE, which has all the expected wireless functionality, but adds a portable hard drive so you can access shared files and media from…
BT and Universal team up to offer video downloads (but with a free DVD!)
Big news from BT. Nope it is not the announcement of the launch of its broadband TV service BT Vision, that's coming in the autumn, rather the company has announced a deal with Universal to offer the film company's…
Monday interview: BT futurologist Graham Whitehead on why intelligent agents will roam in your connected home
The connected home used to be a pipe-dream for the consumer tech industry. If it wasn't internet-connected fridges / microwaves / nostril-trimmers, it was big firms like Panasonic, Microsoft or Orange showcasing their visions of future homes where every…
Zyxel P-660HW: ADSL2+ router/modem on a budget
Looking for a home networking solution on a budget that's better than what your ISP provided when you signed up for broadband? If so, the Zyxel P-660HW could be for you. It's the entry-level offering in a new range…
Video and audio streaming around the home still a decade away?
It may not be what the likes of Philips – with their connected home concept – and other manufacturers want to hear, but a leading music technologist, John MacFarlane, CEO of Sonos, says that neither consumers nor technology is…
MAGICBOX Imp
We've caught wind of the MAGICBOX Imp before although I had forgotten quite how amazingly similar it looks to the Acoustic Energy Wi-Fi radio. Still, the Imp's RRP is a good deal cheaper at £150. For that outlay you…
Terratec's Noxon 2 – access net radio through your home network
I read somewhere earlier this week that wireless net access is now classed as "mass market" as opposed to an add-on for a select few. So a device like Terratec’s Noxon 2 should have a ready-made audience, especially amongst…
Sonos ZonePlayer 80 music system
The latest version of the Sonos wireless system – the ZonePlayer 80 (ZP80) – caught our eye at this year’s CES. Well, the good news is that this multi-room music player is set to hit UK stores by the…
D-Link launches DSM-520 high definition media player
D-Link has announced the latest addition to its MediaLounge range – the DSM-520 Wireless HD Media Player, a device for streaming music, photos, and high-definition videos to your home entertainment system. The DSM-520 includes a USB 2.0 port in…
Plane Simple
Propellerhead reader Allan Harper wants to know where he can find plans for top flight paper aeroplanes? Well, he went to the right place and our resident web guru was able to point him in the right direction with a…