Gigabytes of storage are such a commodity now that it's not enough to just make a big hard drive; you have to add features. Iomega, a long time player in the storage arena, has run with this concept and embedded multimedia playing capabilities into its mobile ScreenPlay Multimedia Drive. It's a... ( read more )
LaCie unveiled a whole passel of new hard drives at this year's CES. True to form, LaCie's drives aren't your grandpa's hard drives, all clunky and generic-looking. Form and function are equally important to this Mac-centric company (did you see their Lego-influenced Brick Hard Drives last year?).... ( read more )
At CES 2006, Hawking Technologies gave a preview of its line of HomeRemote wireless home automation products. Though we got to look only at models of the products, the line seems all-inclusive and interesting. At the heart of the HomeRemote family are the Wireless Home Automation Gateway, which... ( read more )
As a logical follow-up to the OneTouch III Turbo Edition hard drive announced last year, Maxtor released the entire family of OneTouch III drives at CES. Totally redesigned, the drives feature a ruggedized look and feel, with an I-beam shape and a rubber-textured exterior that feels nicely grippy.... ( read more )
At CES, D-Link showcased a couple of storage products so new they don't even have names yet. Both are part of the MediaLounge family of digital entertainment devices. The NSE-1701 is a gigabit storage enclosure that lets you install two 3.5-inch SATA hard drives of your choice. The enclosure comes... ( read more )
Like Buffalo's new TeraStation Home Server, the LinkStation external hard drive has had a Mediabolic makeover, making the LinkStation Home Server DLNA compliant. Mediabolic's NAS Media Server software allows the NAS drive to serve up a variety of... ( read more )
Buffalo has taken its impressive TeraStation and turned it into a home server by rolling in Mediabolic's media server software. Built to conform to the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) guidelines, the Buffalo TeraStation Home Server is... ( read more )
Maxtor's Shared Storage Plus family of networked hard drives is based on the UPnP A/V and Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) guidelines. DLNA is a consortium of consumer electronics, mobile, and PC companies focused on digital interoperability, which would allow for the seamless sharing of... ( read more )
A new licensing agreement between Belkin and Verizon will have Verizon-branded home networking equipment in retail stores starting in spring 2006 (Verizon already provides DSL service to the home sector). The equipment will include wireless routers, desktop and notebook cards, and USB adapters.... ( read more )
The D-Link SecureSpot device is a hardware/software solution that guards your home network with three layers of protection. The small box sits on your network between your modem and router (and is router-agnostic), and you'll have to install a thin client on each of your PCs. The first layer is a... ( read more )
CES is usually about the latest and greatest tech developments, but sometimes it's also about fun design. Imation, producer of a variety of storage products, showed its clever new vehicle for flash memory: the Flash Wristband. Available in blue and black, the flash wristband resembles the... ( read more )
It looks like the Junxion Box finally has some competition in the mainstream tech arena: the Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router powered by D-Link. The box serves as a cellular router, allowing for Ethernet or Wi-Fi access to a group of people anywhere you... ( read more )
Linksys's latest entry into MIMO-based routers is the WRT54GX4 Wireless-G broadband router with SRX400. Like other routers of its class, the WRT54GX4 is a router, a wireless access point, and a four-port switch in one, allowing the user to set up a wireless network of devices and multiple users to... ( read more )
Lexar further expanded its line of flash thumbdrives at CES 2006 with the introduction of the diminutive JumpDrive Firefly. The cute little drive is intended to appeal to the younger crowd--future gearheads, if you will. It will be available in three flashy colors and three color-coded capacities:... ( read more )
So you're having a party. Every party needs good tunes, but your entire music library lives on your PC. Do you (a) crank up the volume on your PC to 11, even though the sound is tinny and there's no bass to speak of or (b) spend hours burning CDs to pop into your home stereo with the sweet... ( read more )
Linksys's new WRTSL54GS Wireless-G Media Storage Link Router with Speed Booster is not only a mouthful in name, but in functionality as well. Besides serving as a router, a wireless access point, and a four-port switch, the WRTSL54GS includes a storage link and a media server. The Storage Link... ( read more )
Ever search for a flash thumbdrive, only to be faced with a handful of them and no idea which one has enough capacity for your needs? Lexar resolves this issue with its new JumpDrive Mercury, which features a capacity meter. Without even plugging the drive into your PC or laptop, you can determine... ( read more )