modems

The Sounds Your Dial-Up Modem Used To Make, Visualised

Though your old dial-up modem (hopefully) now sits in a junk yard somewhere, its beeps and whistles surely remain etched into your brain. With this massive image, Oona Räisänen decided to explain every single note your modem used to make — and it’s fascinating.


iiNet Hints At Bob3 And ‘Secret New Product’

Fresh from the news that it’s buying Internode, iiNet’s is already teasing its upcoming hardware. Simon Watt from the company’s Lab team says early 2012 will see a product that a “few wireless modem owners will find it very interesting.” (These sketches labelled Bob3 accompany his post). Then he mentions a “super-secret new product”…


iiNet’s BoB2 Combo Modem Finally Available

After a few months of delays, the successor to iiNet’s popular all-in-one modem/router/VoIP device is finally available. Here’s what’s new.


Modem Dial-Up Sound Slowed Down 700% Is Pure Creepfest

The sound of waiting for your dial-up modem to connect probably induces enough nightmarish flashbacks as it is. But when you slow that same smattering of scratches and clangs down 700 per cent, you get the soundtrack to the scariest part of every Wes Craven movie ever.


iiNet Now Launching BoB2 In June For $279

If you’re the type of person who gets all excited by the prospect of updating your router (you know who you are) and you’ve got a thing for iiNet, you’ll be excited to know that iiNet has priced and dated its successor to the well-received BoB device, the BoB2.


iiNet Puts BoB On A Diet, Launches BoB Lite

iiNet has taken their popular BoB modem/router/phone/VoIP device, stuck it on a treadmill and forced it to shed a heap of weight. The end result is the BoB Lite, which was released today by the ISP.


Leaked Verizon LTE Modems "Coming Soon"

Two Verizon LTE modems from LG and Pantech have leaked out in an ad that all but confirms the promised 38-city high-speed wireless network activation has all but arrived.


Telstra’s Ultimate USB Modem Now Available For Everybody

Telstra’s just released their previously business-only Ultimate USB modem to the masses, along with a couple of new data plans.


Clearwire Rover: Pay-As-You-Go WiMax By Day, Week Or Month

Clearwire just announced Rover, a no-contract service that offers unlimited WiMax goodness for $US5 a day, $US20 a week or $US50 a month. Yep, get ready to start topping up your 4G.


Clear’s iSpot Is A 4G Hotspot For iPhones, iPads

With more cities being blanketed in the warm glow of WiMax every month, 3G speeds are going to start seeming primitive, fast. Clear’s iSpot hotspot lets iPhones, iPads and iPods touch get a taste of the delicious 4G future.


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