Tag: Wireless
Seagate GoFlex Satellite Wireless Hard Drive Syncs and Streams Content
Seagate announced a new wireless hard drive called the GoFlex Satellite Wireless Hard Drive. At 500GB this drive will let you back things up without ever attaching your drive to your computer. It will also stream the content on the drive to up to three Apple iPads at the same time. It supports iOS and [...]
HP DataPass Brings Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband to HP Notebooks (Video)
On select HP notebooks with embedded 3G cards for mobile broadband access, including those with Qualcomm’s Gobi cards for GSM/HSPA/CDMA/EV-DO network access, HP will be pre-installing a connection manager that gives users access to HP DataPass, a pre-paid mobile broadband service for on the go connectivity. Rather than have enterprise and consumer customers sign up [...]
Samsung Central Station: Wireless Docking Station with up to 27″ Display
Samsung showed off more than their new 9 Series and Sliding 7 Series Laptops at CES 2011 today with the introduction of the Samsung Central Station. The Central Station is a home base for your laptop that allows you to wirelessly connect to a 23″ or 27″ HD monitor and to your peripherals such as [...]
Best Buy Offers Free Mi-Fi with Purchase of iPad
Best Buy is now offering a free Mi-Fi from Verizon, Sprint or AT&T with the purchase of a 16GB Wi-Fi-only Apple iPad for $499.99, according to 9 to 5 Mac. The MiFi is a mobile hotspot, meaning that it is a wireless broadband device that shares it’s broadband signal with up to five computers or [...]
Novatel Updating MiFi with Its Own OS, Widgets and Flash Storage
Novatel, makers of the very useful MiFi 2200 Mobile Hotspot sold by both Sprint and Verizon, updated the product with a new operating system, flash storage slot and new model number. The Novatel Mifi 3352 has a special operating system called MiFi OS, which supports widgets and applications so that the user can change the [...]
Wi-Fi Direct Certification: What Is It and Why Should You Care?
The Wi-Fi Alliance, responsible for overseeing the specifications of Wi-Fi is releasing specs Wi-Fi Direct which is like a cross between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Using Wi-Fi technology the Wi-Fi Direct spec is designed to connect two Wi-Fi enabled devices directly, much like one would do with Bluetooth. What that means is a user can connect [...]
How to resolve Common Networking Issues in Windows Vista and Windows XP
We recently explored how to fix many common network issues in Windows 7, and now we want to look at how to fix similar networking issues in Windows XP and Windows Vista. We will also touch on how to help you get your older Windows computers connected to Windows 7 computers. Some persons have reported [...]
How to resolve Common Networking Issues in Windows 7
Windows 7 includes many advancements to networking that simplify communication, access to information and resources whether in the home or workplace. Of course, networking can become a complex and daunting task depending how you approach it. Even the most simple projects can develop into frustrations. The Windows Team realized this and focused on incorporating tools [...]
How to use Bluetooth Devices in Windows 7
With Windows 7, users are able to enjoy a wide range of software and services. Hardware technologies are another area of the Windows ecosystem that users are able to benefit from tremendously with a plethora of solutions to do anything you want with your Windows 7 PC. One of these technologies I would like discuss [...]
Skype FreeTalk Wireless Headset Review: Almost Perfect For Chat & Music
For the past month we have been reviewing the Skype Freetalk Wireless Headset. This wireless headset is designed to be used with Skype or other VOIP services, including GMail Chat, and they pull double duty as a pair of wireless headphones for listening to music. The Skype Freetalk Wireless Headset (ISS TALK-5192) retails for $80 [...]
