JANUARY 20TH, 2010
By JASON GIACCHINO
Move over Bluetooth, Sony is about ready to release a new technology that supposedly does everything Bluetooth promised only without the complication of recognizing like devices security difficultie…
JUNE 23RD, 2009
By CHRIS MATIER
In my house, I have a mixture of WiFi and Powerline networking technology. Almost everything needs WiFi, but for my DVR systems, Powerline was the only way to go; unfortunately, my Powerline adapters …
JULY 8TH, 2008
By MARK ROLLINS
Com One advertises that their new Phoenix wi-fi radio "reinvents the radio", and I believe that radio is one invention that needs to be reinvented in the Internet age. From the ashes of the…
JANUARY 13TH, 2008
By DAMEON WELCH-ABEMATHY
Imagine being able to share the 3G on your Windows Mobile device with anyone over WiFi. Thanks to a piece of software called WMWiFiRouter, you can do it! Great for traveling some place with your WiFi-…
JANUARY 4TH, 2008
By DAMEON WELCH-ABEMATHY
Rico Mossesgeld over at The Smart PDA expresses his surprise that using someone else's WiFi connection without their consent is illegal some places! Given the lawsuits I've heard about in th…
DECEMBER 29TH, 2007
By DAMEON WELCH-ABEMATHY
While more people are reading time from a mobile phone instead of a watch, now we've got a watch that can also double as a WiFi detector, available from ThinkGeek for $30.
You know, my Nokia N95 …
DECEMBER 4TH, 2007
By DAMEON WELCH-ABEMATHY
This device brings me into the realm in which I cover in my day job: network security. Or rather, network security for your personal computer.
The Yoggie Gatekeeper Pro is a device that serves as a n…
NOVEMBER 14TH, 2007
By DAMEON WELCH-ABEMATHY
They haven't even approved the 802.11n standard, and they're already talking about a wireless specification that has a theoretical maximum of 20 gigabytes? Sign me up for that!
Unfortunately,…
NOVEMBER 2ND, 2007
By DAMEON WELCH-ABEMATHY
Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) holds a number of key patents that happened to be used in the upcoming 802.11n standard. Because CSIRO isn't pr…
OCTOBER 16TH, 2007
By DAMEON WELCH-ABEMATHY
My last house was wired with CAT5e in almost every room. One or two of the jacks had issues. In order to troubleshoot this and future problems, I bought a LanRover TP500 from Test-Um. Let's me kno…