routers
Networks
65,000 Time Warner Customers Exposed To Remote Hacks
11:06AM Rosa Golijan | A vulnerability in their modems and routers has left 65,000 Time Warner customers vulnerable to having their admin menus remotely accessed by evil-doers. Time Warner says they’re aware of, and working on the issue as we type. [Wired] More »
Hardware
Time Capsule And Airport Extreme Grow New Antennas To Get Faster
4:56AM Matt Buchanan | There was indeed a tiny update to Apple’s Time Capsule and Airport Extreme routers: New antennas that promise “50 percent better performance and up to 25 percent better range” than the old Airports. [Apple, Apple] More »
Peripherals
Netgear RangeMax WNR3500L Wireless-N Router Packs A Punch
3:40AM Sean Fallon | If you haven’t upgraded to wireless-N yet, now is a great time. The spec is finally ratified and Netgear is celebrating by dropping the WNR3500L with USB networking and pre-loaded Linux for open source tinkerers. More »
QOTD
Which Flavour Of Wi-Fi Do You Use?
7:00AM Sean Fallon | The 802.11n spec has been in the news a lot lately. After six years, the spec has finally been approved, and we shall soon see wireless N coming to the Xbox and maybe even the iPod Touch. More »
Hardware
Belkin Home Base Wants To Be Your Peripherals’ Wireless Hang Out
9:40AM Joanna Stern | Ah Belkin, you want to be the Cheers for home peripherals, don’t ya? The new Home Base connects up to four USB devices—printers, external hard drives, etc.—and makes them wirelessly accessible from any computer. More »
Hardware
D-Link DIR-685 Wireless Storage Photo Frame Router Review
4:00AM Jason Chen | This D-Link DIR685 router is an example of what you get when you let engineers get wild and shove in everything they think is cool into a product. And that’s just the type of product we like to see. More »
Hardware
2:09PM Nick Broughall | It looks like iiNet has actually put a little bit of effort into their latest modem/router offering, and we don’t just mean the awesome name ‘BoB’. More »
iiNet’s BoB Modem/Router Is The Best Named Gadget Ever
2:09PM Nick Broughall | It looks like iiNet has actually put a little bit of effort into their latest modem/router offering, and we don’t just mean the awesome name ‘BoB’. More »
Hardware
Sadly, This Is Not The PS3 Slim
9:40AM Matt Buchanan | I really thought—hoped, really—this sliver of black plastic was the Japanese PS3 Slim. It’s not. More »
Design
11:00AM Adrian Covert | UK Internet provider TalkTalk asked a team from Goldsmiths, University of London to come up with some concept router designs focused around four areas: signal strength, energy efficiency, home design, and “pure enjoyment.” More »
In The Future, Metroids Will Provide Our Internet
11:00AM Adrian Covert | UK Internet provider TalkTalk asked a team from Goldsmiths, University of London to come up with some concept router designs focused around four areas: signal strength, energy efficiency, home design, and “pure enjoyment.” More »
Hardware
