The nerdiest thing our Matt Buchanan ever wanted was an awesome powerline router. I’ll see your nerdiness, Matt, and raise you one. Hy-Fi Routers crossbreed Wi-Fi, ethernet, powerline and MoCA to give you a mutant baby of ultimate internet reliability. The dream of consistently fast internet all over my apartment is so close I can almost taste it. More »
Home networking is almost always a bitch. But Netgear’s new (and first of its kind) wireless N and powerline networking combo might simplify the process, adding a high-throughput Wi-Fi bubble, riding along your home wiring, to any free electrical outlet. More »
Network-over-powerline solutions have never been bad—their convenience just came at a cost of speed. That’s no longer the case with Belkin’s Gigabit Powerline HD. More »
The product isn’t exactly new, but I just got in Netgear’s Powerline AV Ethernet adapter kit, which promises ethernet connection of up to 200Mbps over your home’s powerlines. From early indications, it works a treat, but it does have one major design flaw: More »
While we’ve already seen older iterations Netgear’s powerline-based networking products, it’s just today that the new Powerline HD Plus Ethernet Adaptor Kit ($US170) and Powerline AV Ethernet Adaptor Kit ($US150) have become widely available. Both systems transfer data at 200 Mbps over your home’s electrical wiring, but the big difference is that the Powerline HD Plus system includes a socket so you don’t miss out on the plug space. Now if only my apartment’s electrical were as reliable as its airspace, I might consider the purchase. [Netgear]
