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The HWU8DD – USB Wireless-G & Wireless-B Adapter for Desktop computers and Laptops

admin — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:02:23 +0000

The HWU8DD is a Wireless Adapter, which you can use to connect your laptop or desktop computer to any Wireless-G or Wireless-B network, easily through a USB connection. Hawking, its makers say that its Hi-Gain Antenna technology provides a 300% increase in wireless connection distances. Your laptop or desktop computer can be connected to both Wireless-B or Wireless-G networks, using the HWU8DD. It is a Wi-Fi range extending product and a wireless network adapter. It extends wireless range and improves Wi-Fi performance.

Technical and operational details

It possesses an 8dbi directional dish antenna, unlike the average Wi-Fi adaptor that has a 2dbi connector. This antenna is touted to provide more distance and faster speeds compared to other available wireless adapters. Its bi-directional antenna improves connection quality and operating distance, while a standard omni directional antenna’s signal strength lessens with distance. However, it is not this new antenna alone that leads to stronger wireless connections. The HWU8DD is also dish shaped, which leads to it being highly directional. It has a maximum range of around 800 feet and its throughput is 22 Mbps. This wireless adapter integrates Wi-Fi networking with the distance benefits that wireless Dish Technology provides. The inbuilt LED signal strength indicators give network signal information, which help to pinpoint the most powerful signal available within an area. You can connect your Laptop to any Wi-Fi Network or your home/office Wireless Network for extended wireless coverage. The HWU8DD operates like a satellite dish. The dish catches wireless signals and then improves their reception. Being a directional antenna, you will need to point it in the general direction of your wireless router, to amplify that signal alone. A row of LED’s located in the front of the wireless dish, display signal quality and therefore adjusting the HWU8DD for the optimal signal is easy. You can tilt and rotate the dish, to aim it in the general direction of your router, thus achieving the best wireless signal possible. This ability to move the dish around to locate the best signals is one of the best features of the HWU8DD.

Considerations for a buyer and conclusions

The signal indicator aids you in positioning the dish to get the best signal, and is useful. The HWU8DD is priced at 99$. It is somewhat fragile, so you have to handle it carefully. The USB cord provided is rather short (about 5′), so you may need an extension in many cases. Only the operating systems – Windows Vista 32, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me and Windows 98Se are supported with drivers, Linux and the kind aren’t supported. It is a bit bulky to carry round, but it’s still great to take along while traveling or when you go camping. You can use it to tap into a free Wi-Fi access point and thus don’t have to pay for Internet access. It also picks up a lot more signals than older adapter’s. The installation is easy and trouble free. The software provided is good as well.

New Slimmer Samsung BD-UP5500 Blu-ray/HD DVD Combo Player

admin — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:42:06 +0000

Samsung has announced its BD-UP5500 Blu-ray/HD DVD combo player at a press conference held at CES 2008 in Las Vegas.

The Samsung dual format BD-UP5500 supports both the Blu-ray and HD DVD formats. Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD soundtracks playback are supported as well. Other features include standard DVDs to full-on 1080p upconversion and out-of-the-box Blu-ray profile 1.1 support (which allows for picture-in-picture commentaries on newer Blu-ray discs), an Ethernet port new firmware downloads and accessing online content, and HQV processing for enhancing HD and SD video.

The samsung BD-UP5500 Duo HD player will be available in the second-half of 2008 for about $599.

SanDisk USB Flash Drives to provide automatic Web storage

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:03:42 +0000

SanDisk has announced the Cruzer(R) Titanium Plus, a USB flash drive offeringÂ automatic online backup for every file copied to the drive. The Cruzer Titanium Plus has a capacity of four gigabytes (GB) and is the first SanDisk flash memory device to offer online backup.

The BeInSync backup requires an initial registration. When the drive is plugged in and the user is online data will sync automatically with an online storage account. BeInSync uses Amazon’s S3 storage service provided by Amazon Web Services. BeInSync encrypts all files during transmission from Cruzer Titanium Plus to Amazon’s servers to protect user’s data.

Cruzer Titanium Plus will be available in March, with a manufacturer’s suggested retail prices of $59.99. The online backup service requires Windows 2000 (SP4), Windows XP or Windows Vista. After six months of free service, online backup costs $29.99 per year (credit card required).

1,564$ Optimus Keyboard

admin — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:51:24 +0000

The new Optimus LED keyboard is the next generation of keyboard. Each key is a small OLED screen capable of displaying any icon, letter or symbol. The side has customizable shortcut’s to applications or websites for 1 click access. The applications for this technology are endless, Think of the possibilities in gaming and future software development, Its limitless.

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