routers
Computing

iiNet Now Launching BoB2 In June For $279

Gizmodo AU

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.

April 26, 2011
Gadgets

Buy This Router Cooler Because Your Router Might Be On Fire

HAVE YOU CHECKED YOUR ROUTER? IS IT ON FIRE? ARE YOU SURE? CHECK IT AGAIN. ARE YOU SURE IT’S STILL NOT ON FIRE? CHECK AGAIN. Actually, just buy Dr Cool, a dedicated router cooler that solves a problem nobody has.

April 13, 2011
Online

Run Your Home Network Like A Coffee Shop For Easy Guest Access

Want to open up your Wi-Fi network to easier access for visitors, block the web’s nasty stuff from young eyes, and maybe regain some bandwidth, too? Go ahead and unleash your inner coffee shop owner. With free software and no extra hardware, you can manage content and bandwidth on your home network, or even manage a semi-public “hotspot”, without feeling like a despot.

April 1, 2011
Computing

iiNet Launching BoB2 In April

Gizmodo AU

The original BoB wireless router from iiNet was a huge success for the ISP, combining the modem, router and home phone into a single, relatively stylish device. Following its announcement in February, the routers sequel BoB2 now has a release date scheduled for this month.

Computing

Why Does This Crazy Router Look Like A Wind Turbine?

The Japanese company Logitec, not the same company as Logitech mind you, is releasing this crazy router called LAN-WH450N/GR that has an antenna that looks like wind turbine blades. What the hell? The three antenna design supposedly lets the 802.11n router hit network speeds of 450Mbps.

March 30, 2011
Online

Rule Your Computer From Afar By Setting Up Wake-on-LAN

Wake-on-LAN isn’t a new technology, but with the increasing number of smartphones making their way to the market, it’s high time we looked at how you can make a home theatre PC, or any hard-wired system in your house, wake up from anywhere with free tools and a bit of tinkering. Here’s how to get started.

March 17, 2011
Online

How To Ditch Slow Wireless Speeds And Go Completely Wired

Wi-Fi provides a convenient way to connect the computers in your home without dealing with the hassle of wires, but Wi-Fi is also slow and unreliable compared to a wired connection. Wireless may be the way of the future, but here are some of the best ways to go wired where it counts.

February 15, 2011
Mobile

NetComm Announces An LTE/HSPA+ Wi-Fi Router, But It Won’t Work On Telstra’s LTE Network

Gizmodo AU

Following on from Telstra’s LTE announcement last night, my inbox has been flooded with companies shouting that their devices are LTE friendly. Like Netcomm’s sexy Liberty Series LTE Wi-Fi router. The catch is that it won’t actually work on Telstra’s LTE network.

February 7, 2011
Computing

Year Of The Rabbit: Spotlight On D-Link

Gizmodo AU

To celebrate Chinese New Year, we’re shining the spotlight on some of our favourite Chinese and Taiwanese technology companies. Today, we’re looking at the company behind the Boxee Box, D-Link.

January 20, 2011
Computing

32 Ways To Protect And Defend Your Digital Life

For every freedom and convenience we enjoy in our digital lives, there are countless cyber do-badders looking for ways to exploit them. Fight back with these 32 ways to protect your digital life!

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