All Articles Tagged Wi Fi

Robert Archer | 05/02 03:56 AM,

Honeywell is one of the most popular security equipment manufacturers in the world of residential electronics and recently the Melville, N.Y.-based company introduced its latest home security product the LYNX Touch 5100 control interface. The LYNX Touch 5100 is an interface solution that incorporates Wi-Fi and an alarm radio that communicates with 2G, 3G and 4G networks to ensure reliability. With the 5100 interface as part of a complete LYNX Touch security system homeowners will have at their disposal an array of convenience and security features that provide energy efficiency… View this story

Robert Archer | 10/27 11:38 AM, 0 Comments

Technologies like Wi-Fi and powerline have improved exponentially over the past few years. During the same period, a connectivity protocol from the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) quietly went through its development stages, and companies like Wi3 are bringing this technology to market. Using a home’s coax cabling, the Wi3 solution features a transmitter type unit that plugs into a router or switch and a receiver unit that works on the Internet connectivity. In my home I found the setup surprisingly easy. In my media room I have an eightport… View this story

Jason Knott | 09/29 09:31 AM, 0 Comments

In Q2’11, worldwide revenue for the Wi-Fi network equipment market remained relatively flat compared to Q1’11, staying at $1.6 billion, says new In-Stat research. Continuing a trend, 802.11n remains the fastest growing Wi-Fi technology with shipments rising 17 percent from the previous quarter, while revenues grew nearly 7 percent. “In terms of total unit shipments, TP-LINK is number one, leading the way with a 26 percent market share,” says Brad Shaffer, analyst.” Netgear has overtaken D-Link for the number two spot with nearly a 19 percent market share while D-Link… View this story

Robert Archer | 09/19 05:32 AM,

There are many ways to network a home or small business today, but the most popular way to provide connectivity remains wireless technologies. Luxul's new XAP-1030 wireless access point is the latest product addition to its Xen series of networking components and the new wireless access point (WAP) is said to deliver 10 times the power and as much as 400 percent more throughput than standard consumer-level Wi-Fi products. Luxul says the product can be used in a residential or small-business type of environment and it is engineered to provide… View this story

Robert Archer | 08/10 03:08 AM,

Whether people want to admit it or not electronics are a major part of most peoples' lives. Components like computers and portable devices are engrained into the fabric of society and there are many people that couldn't think of what life would be like without their electronics. NAD's newly released C 446 digital media tuner is a device that installers can use to tie all of these digital media devices together. The media aggregation device allows homeowners to tap into the content that's stored on their networks and stream files… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/27 06:26 AM, 1 Comment

The HomePlug Powerline Alliance electronics industry powerline network advocacy group has announced its support of the IEEE P1905 working group’s efforts to define the first standard for hybrid home networks. A P1905 network would include combinations of stationary home networking devices such as set-top boxes (STBs), home gateways, Blu-ray disc players and televisions, and mobile devices such as laptops, tablets and cellphones. The IEEE P1905 standard provides an abstraction layer to established powerline, wireless, coaxial cable and Ethernet home networking technologies; IEEE P1901/HomePlug AV, Wi‑Fi, MoCA and Ethernet. The standard… View this story

Robert Archer | 06/24 06:03 AM,

VIZIO is known primarily for its television products, which are some of the top selling units in the entire retail video market. Branching out from its HDTV roots, the Irvine, Calif.-based company is taking on a major challenge: the Apple iPad. Recently the company announced its first tablet product when it debuted its VTAB1008 8-inch tablet. VIZIO says the tablet features Wi-Fi connectivity with built-in 802.11n, and it includes other wireless technologies such as the short range Bluetooth protocol. At the heart of the Android OS-based VIZIO tablet is a… View this story