Sling Media, Zyxel Offer New Homeplug Options
Sling Media--makers of the Slingbox, a hardware device that connects to your TV so you can watch TV content on Web-enabled devices--announced the SlingLink Turbo 1 Port and the SlingLink Turbo 4 Port. As the names indicate, these devices connect ... [... more]
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Microsoft Surface Puts Computer Mice On Notice - ...
So what do you do with it? Digital finger painting. Drag and drop music around. Add ID tag and object recognition technologies and things get more interesting. Serving a glass of wine at a Surface restaurant table could display information about ... [... more]
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Plastic Optical Fiber In Home Automation - Electronic ...
Since POF is easier and cheaper to work with (glass fiber requires particular methods to splice fibers and connect to devices and equipment), one could hope that reliable POF technology used/installed for home automation or home networking ... [... more]
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Router Cuts Down Wireless Interference - Electronic ...
The device attaches to an Ethernet port and sends a dual-band 802.11n signal throughout the home. It can connect up to five devices, such as game consoles, media adapters and DVRs. D-Link suggests users can build a dedicated super-connection by ... [... more]
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Distributed A/V Frees Your Audio And Video - Electronic ...
Apple TV, on the other hand, addresses a different set of needs. Still considered a distributed A/V device, Apple TV makes bigger waves on the video side. The device is an acknowledgment that a great many people use, purchase, and download from ... [... more]
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Modern Upgrades For An Old Home
Must be a new home, right? Try 1781--as in the days of George Washington. That's when the original structure was built. A renovation of the modest Quaker-style house was done in 1814, and a few years ago, the current homeowners added a wing with ... [... more]
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Olive Plans To Rub Out The Audio Cd
Unlike your portable player, this unit has the company's Pure Audio System, a pair of TI's 24-bit 192 kHz DAC modules, a 123dB signal/noise ratio, Mac and PC support, and more--all in a slick, solid chassis. You can find all of the geek speak on ... [... more]
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Panasonic Looking For 30 Families To Experience Living ...
The program is being run in association with researchers from the Center for Urban Research and Policy at Columbia University to explore how high-definition TV and video technologies can enrich the American lifestyle. Consumers who want to be ... [... more]
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Yamahas Wide-Ranging Rx-Z11 Receiver Built To The Hilt - ...
Other audio features include support for Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, HD Radio, iPod, XM HD Surround and USB interface for playback of PC auido files such as MP3, WMA, WAV and AAC. The Ethernet-connected network capabilities also include ... [... more]
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Sony Intros 80Gb High-Def Photo Album - Electronic House ...
The 80GB hard drive allows users to transfer photos via almost any memory card, a CD or DVD, USB or Ethernet. I find it really annoying when I can't find different photos, so it's nice to have them in one spot. Whether or not, I want to blast ... [... more]
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Control4 Beefs Up Home Controller With New Hc-500 - ...
The new Control4 Home Controller HC-500 gives you an HD on-screen output for better visual navigation, a 160-GB media server to stuff plenty of files for multiroom audio and video distribution, and enough inputs and outputs for your home theater ... [... more]
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Choosing A Home Network
These limitations are becoming problems of the past, thanks to new forms of communication technology that are being adopted by a number of home electronics manufacturers. Z-Wave, ZigBee and Insteon are three of the most promising wireless control ... [... more]
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