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Originally announced at CES this year, Netgear’s 3G Mobile Broadband Wireless Router just recently started making its way into stores. Essentially, the MBR624GU enables your USB WWAN stick to become an world wide web source for multiple personal, handhelds or any other device that comprehends WiFi. You simply plug your USB WWAN modem into the rear of the unit (or into the bundled USB dongle), fire it up, and connect via WiFi or Ethernet. Sounds good in theory, right? Follow us past the break for a few impressions on how this admittedly promising device performed in the real world.
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Netgear 3G Mobile Broadband Wireless Router unboxing and impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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By Andrew Liszewski
I’m proud to say I’ve never bought a digital photo frame as a gift for someone, although they’re a particularly popular item around the holidays. But I would consider gifting the Appstand, which is nothing more than a cleverly designed picture frame for the iPhone. Using the slideshow option it instantly turns either a 3G or 3GS into a digital photo frame, and thanks to a built-in stand it also makes other apps like alarm clocks even more useful.
When mounted in the frame you still have simple access to all the buttons and ports on the iPhone, and thanks to a price tag of just $16.99 the Appstand comfortably rides the line between novelty gag gift and slightly useful accessory.
[ Appstand ] VIA [ Gizmag ]
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By Andrew Liszewski
I know, it’s about four days too late for these handy wind-up walking salt and pepper shakers to make Thanksgiving dinner more entertaining, but there’s always Christmas dinner less than a month away. Available soon from SUCK UK (for about $33) and designed by Marc Owens, these robots are yet another sign that automatons are slowly but steadily taking over all of mankind’s most menial tasks. And I for one welcome our mashed potato seasoning overlords.
[ Salt & Pepper Wind-Up Robots ] VIA [ Nerd Approved ]
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The recent addition of live view LCD displays to DSRLs has made capturing pics at odd angles considerably easier, and you can think of the Pro-View as taking that idea one step further. It consists of a camera-equipped transmitter which is placed over the eyepiece of your SLR that sends a live video feed to a remote wireless display up to 500 feet away. The display has a 3.5-inch LCD running at a resolution of 640
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It can get a bit confusing at times amid all the announcements about announcements, but the folks at FON have now finally confirmed that their Fonera 2.0n “web applications” router is indeed available in the US, and for the bargain price of just $99. As its name recommends, in addition to functioning just fine as a regular 802.11n router, this one will also let you manage a whole host of web applications like Twitter, Facebook or Flickr even when your computer is turned off — finally giving you the capability to, for instance, tweet when an upload or download has completed (a surefire way to hang onto those followers you’ve amassed). Still not up to speed on all this Fonera business? Don’t worry, there’s a helpful video after the break.
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Fonera 2.0n web applications router now available in the US originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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 Clearwire’s far too young of a company to be dealing with a mid-life crisis, but just a year or so after it really began rolling out its Clear WiMAX services in select portions of America, it appears that the outfit is changing names. Confusingly enough, the company (currently Clearwire) will be renaming itself as the service (currently Clear), leaving us to wonder what exactly CLEAR (the rebranded company) will call its WiMAX offerings. There’s no indication on the company’s website as to when it plans to make the rebranding official, but a customer in Charlotte, North Carolina has informed us that the change is already underway in the Queen City. According to him, his equipment was recently swapped out, with the new modem boasting a Motorola logo and a “CLEAR” logo instead of the “Clearwire” emblem as before. Interestingly, he also claims that his download speed received a (gratis) bump from 1.6Mbps to 5Mbps, which resulted in a “huge improvement in speed.” So, any other users out there getting their modems swapped out? Call us crazy, but we’re guessing it’s just a matter of time.
[Thanks, Rick]
Update: Clearwire pinged us with a few clarifications here. Ready? Good. Clearwire, as a company, is not changing its name. So far as the SEC knows, the corporate entity will remain “Clearwire.” The new “CLEAR” branding is a push to market its true 4G WiMAX services (as opposed to “pre-WiMAX service”), which are rolling out to over 40 existing Clearwire markets around the country. Seems that explains the speed boost Mr. Rick experienced, huh?
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Clearwire branding true 4G WiMAX rollouts ‘CLEAR,’ upgrading pre-WiMAX areas nationwide originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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 We know, you get it — companies are making extremely small peripherals lately. If it ain’t thumb drives it’s microSD card readers. Now the kids at TRENDnet want to make sure that all you newly-minted 802.11n users aren’t left in the dust, so they’ve proudly announced TEW-648UB. Billed as the world’s smallest Wireless N USB adapter (take that, Mvix!), this guy features one-touch WPS technology and Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service prioritization of video, audio and gaming traffic. Available soon with an MSRP of US $24.99.
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World’s Smallest Wireless N USB Adapter Now Available from TRENDnet
TORRANCE, Calif. -September 22, 2009-TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, this day announces the availability of the world’s smallest 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter, model TEW-648UB. The ultra compact form factor is slightly bigger than a U.S. quarter, measuring a remarkable 1.3 inches (3.3 cm) from end to end.
The 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter connects a laptop or desktop personal to a wireless n network at up to 6x the speed and 3x the coverage of a wireless g connection. One-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup or WPS technology eliminates the hassle of entering complicated codes in order to connect to a wireless network. Simply press the WPS button on a compatible router (most TRENDnet routers feature a WPS button), then press the WPS button on TRENDnet’s 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter, confirm that you want to connect, and you’re connected!
Advanced wireless encryption protects your valuable data. Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service prioritizes important video, audio and gaming traffic to create a premium wireless experience.
“We have looked high and low and are confident in our claim that the TEW-648UB is the smallest adapter on the market today. In fact t it is half the size of the average wireless N USB adapter.” said Zak Wood, Director of Global Marketing for TRENDnet. “Despite its’ diminutive size, it performs well. We welcome all independent tests against any other 150Mbps (or 1
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In a startlingly new twist on the standard non-denial denial of the incredibly obvious existence of an upcoming product, Microsoft has done the world a favor in confirming the 802.11n adapter it has in the works for the Xbox 360. Unfortunately, the company stopped there, failing to mention price, launch date or the all important HOT or NOT score of the upcoming unit. As Joystiq points out, Microsoft did say that the adapter will offer “another choice to consumers,” which means the original adapter might be sticking around for a bit — at hopefully a cheaper pricepoint — but that’s about all we’ve got to go on at the moment. So… we’re pretty much back where we started from, but now we’re officially in the dark.
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Microsoft fesses up to 802.11n Xbox 360 adapter, short on details originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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We know, you get it — companies are making extremely small peripherals lately. If it ain’t thumb drives it’s microSD card readers. Now the children at TRENDnet want to make sure that all you newly-minted 802.11n users aren’t left in the dust, so they’ve proudly announced TEW-648UB. Billed as the world’s smallest Wireless N USB adapter (take that, Mvix!), this guy features one-touch WPS technology and Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service prioritization of video, audio and gaming traffic. Available soon with an MSRP of US $24.99.
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World’s Smallest Wireless N USB Adapter Now Available from TRENDnet
TORRANCE, Calif. -September 22, 2009-TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces the availability of the world’s smallest 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter, model TEW-648UB. The ultra compact form factor is slightly bigger than a U.S. quarter, measuring a remarkable 1.3 inches (3.3 cm) from end to end.
The 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter connects a laptop or desktop personal to a wireless n network at up to 6x the speed and 3x the coverage of a wireless g connection. One-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup or WPS technology eliminates the hassle of entering complicated codes in order to connect to a wireless network. Simply press the WPS button on a compatible router (most TRENDnet routers feature a WPS button), then press the WPS button on TRENDnet’s 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter, confirm that you want to connect, and you’re connected!
Advanced wireless encryption protects your valuable data. Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Quality of Service prioritizes important video, audio and gaming traffic to create a premium wireless experience.
“We have looked high and low and are confident in our claim that the TEW-648UB is the smallest adapter on the market this day. In fact t it is half the size of the average wireless N USB adapter.” said Zak Wood, Director of Global Marketing for TRENDnet. “Despite its’ diminutive size, it performs well. We welcome all independent tests against any other 150Mbps (or 1
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In a startlingly new twist on the standard non-denial denial of the incredibly obvious existence of an upcoming product, Microsoft has done the world a favor in confirming the 802.11n adapter it has in the works for the Xbox 360. Unfortunately, the company stopped there, failing to mention price, launch date or the all important HOT or NOT score of the upcoming unit. As Joystiq points out, Microsoft did state that the adapter will offer “another choice to consumers,” which means the original adapter might be sticking around for a bit — at hopefully a cheaper pricepoint — but that’s about all we’ve got to go on at the moment. So… we’re pretty much back where we started from, but now we’re officially in the dark.
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Microsoft fesses up to 802.11n Xbox 360 adapter, short on details originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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