Amazon, the leading online retailer has introduced a subsidized rate Kindle into the fast emerging e-reader space in order to prevent new players to enter the market. This market has seen a huge surge since the launch of Kindle last year, as many new devices have been launched since then and that too at very competitive prices.
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Ruckus Wireless, the leading manufacturer of wireless equipments, recently launched a high speed Wi-Fi wall switch that enables companies to expand their Wi-Fi networks easily and in a discreet way. Called the ZoneFlex 7025, the switch integrates the high speed 802.11n technology along with Ethernet ports to wall sockets which easily fit to almost all standard European or American electric junction box.
This switch has been specially designed for the hospitality industry, specifically hotels, where the demand for Wi-Fi points is increasing very fast. However, it isn’t confined just to these markets. Even other businesses as well as schools have witnessed a growing demand for the Wi-Fi network.
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Sony’s Dash, a pers onal internet viewer is the latest offering for all those people who are constantly traveling and have little or no time to catch up with their favorite items on the internet. It provides instant access to several videos, movies, TV shows etc. It offers you a selection of several applications such as YouTube, Netflix, and Slacker etc. You can also choose from over a thousand free applications and get yourself a customized selection of news channels, games etc. It a complete entertainment package from Sony.
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The Wireless-N HD Home Theatre Kit from Netgear is the combination of two Wireless-N HD Home Theatre Adapters. The high performance adapter has the capability to deliver several Blu-ray HD streams very clearly by getting the existing Wi-Fi home network supercharged. It can do so with wonderful wired equivalent reliability and that too all through the home.
The Squeezebox Radio from Logitech, which made its appearance in the later part of 2009, is an absolute visual delight. With a 2.4 inch full-color imagery screen and Wi-Fi radio reception, the receiver is full of great features. It receives over 100,000 radio stations and shows and has different displays for each of them.
The Netgear Push2TV which was recently launched by Netgear is an incredible device that allows the users to display their notebook screens wirelessly on the big –screen HDTVs. The small device is compatible with some select laptops that feature Intel Wireless Display and manages to change your living room HDTV into a big remote monitor and one which has no cables. The Push2TV lets the users to send stored media and videos from various websites wirelessly and is just a shade larger than a pack of cards.
The MiFi 2372 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot is your solution when you do not seem to have any Wi-Fi access point available for your system. This small gadget is no less than a 3G rocket stick. It is a sophisticated and a robust solution when you do not have any Wi-Fi available. Released on the Ball Network, the MiFi 2372 hotspot also acts as a Wi-Fi router and can be treated as a MicroSD slot to act as a 16GB shared drive.
KDDI used the Wireless Japan 2009 as the platform for launching their latest innovation which is a micro SD card with wireless LAN function. The Wireless Japan is an exhibition focused on wireless and mobiles. This exhibition was held from July 22 to 24 this year.
The microSD card launched by the KDDI is 11 x 16 x 0.7mm in measurement. The card when connected to a mobile phone accelerates the speed of your internet connection. These cards are developed by KDDI in association with Mitsumi Electric Co. Ltd., a unit of the Renseas Technology Corporation. Both the firms have LAN IC compliance. The two firms also boast of passive components and a transceiving antenna.
The development of any software to manage the Wi-Fi connection and settings in your Windows has the problem of dealing between two different versions of Windows namely the Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows Vista. There is a vast difference between the two versions as the APIs for Wi-Fi network management is different from each other in the two versions.
In case of Windows XP SP2/SP3, the “Wireless Zero Configuration” API performs all the required operations with Wi-Fi connections. Although it is the most widely used version of Windows, there is no guide available to show the way it works. On the other hand the “Native Wi-Fi” API used in case of Windows Vista is much simpler way to mange your Wi-Fi networks. You can also use a part of this API in Windows XP SP2 by downloading the software and installing the patch from Microsoft. Being a developer tool, the Wi-Fi manger simplifies the control of Wi-Fi settings by providing a COM interface for all the available API functions. It specifies the available networks and has functions for connecting or disconnecting and also for working with Wi-Fi network profiles.
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The G-FI VS is a wireless gaming HUB. It is a wonderful device which enables us to create a wireless LAN network. It’s a great device for all those who have Wi-Fi enabled devices like Wi-Fi iPhones and notebooks and want to experience the thrills of LAN based multiplayer games without the hassle of any wired connection.
The G-FI VS is first of its kind and weighs just 70 grams. It is very handy and we can play all those multiplayer games with our friends wherever we like by just connecting the hub through the Wi-FI devices. It has a powerful in-built lithium ion battery which delivers almost 6 hours of continuous gaming. It gives a very high performance and can be recharged easily with the help of USB chargers.
Besides, the G FI-VS also provides Wi-Fi connectivity between various Wi-Fi enabled gadgets and makes sharing media and files just as easy as it is in LAN which is connected by a physical hub. The mechanism of this hub runs on the principle of assigning IP addresses to the Wi-Fi- devices and using it to route data packets from source to the connected devices.
The maximum possible range in which devices can be connected to G-FI VS is about 100 feet and as many as 200 players can play the multiplayer games using their Wi-Fi devices.
The G-FI VS from PosiMotion comes along with a USB adapter, USB cable and a user guide and priced at $149, it will certainly be welcomed by all the game lovers.
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