There’s not much your phone or tablet can’t do these days, beyond maybe displaying their troves of mobile content on a screen larger than 10 inches. But that’s what televisions are for. And, with one of these five methods, you’ll be able to seamlessly throw music and movies from your little screen to your big screen.
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I recently helped a friend pick out a USB-ethernet dongle for her MacBook Air. The Wi-Fi at her office goes in and out and she wanted to make sure she had a consistent connection when she brought her laptop in. That got me thinking that I haven’t used ethernet on my laptop in a long time. But for certain tasks and devices there are still benefits. I have my smartTV plugged into ethernet (above) even though it’s Wi-Fi ready, because I didn’t want to deal with network glitches and password changes on a TV. How often have you busted out an ethernet cable lately? Connect to the World Wide Web below.
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There’s practically an overabundance of certifications for individual networking standards, but we haven’t seen many attempts at an uber-certification that ties it all together. Enter nVoy: the upcoming program will greenlight Ethernet, HomePlug, MoCA and WiFi devices that obey the IEEE 1905.1 standard for hybrid networks. Any gadget that gets the new seal of approval should be easier to set up and troubleshoot when it’s talking to other nVoy-ready products, whatever networking method they use. The first certified hardware won’t surface until the end of the year, but we’ll bide our time if it simplifies wiring up a basement home theater.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Networking, HD
Source: nVoy
Almost three years after Ceton’s InfiniTV 4 CableCARD tuner hit the market as an easy and affordable way to watch premium HD cable TV on Windows Media Center, the company is finally rolling out a new variant. We’ve seen price drops, a USB version and a few alternatives from competitors since the 4 launched but a few options were still missing. That included the original six tuner prototype touted at its CES debut and an Ethernet jack for sharing with multiple PCs, but both check boxes have been filled today by the new InfiniTV 6 ETH. It looks a lot like the USB version of the InfiniTV 4, but with an added Ethernet port (the USB port pictured after the break is for a Tuning adapter, not to connect to a PC) and the ability to record six shows at once. It’s available today for $299 from popular online retailers while a six tuner PCIe version, is due in June for the same price.
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: Ceton Corp
A few months after Amped let us peek at its Spring/Summer 2013 lineup, those products are now making their way to retail. The first of the bunch is the PLA2, a pair of power-line Ethernet adapters that are designed, as always, to push your internet where other hardware fears to tread. In addition, the units come with a pass-through socket, so you don’t need to choose between sacrificing a plug and working internet. It’s launching today for $99, and the PR is attached on the other side of the wall break.
Filed under: Wireless
Source: Amped Wireless
Here you are Princeton latest goodies, the Toaster PRO or the PTW-TSTP. Set for a February 22nd launch in Japan at at 7,980 Yen the PTW-TSTP is an SD/SDHC and SDXC Card reader that comes with an USB port for USB Memory Stick as well as an Ethernet port and Wifi! Yep I am sure that you have now figured it you, yes the PTW-TSTP thanks to its 1,250mAh internal battery will let you access and share to anyone Wirelessly your memory card or USB stick from a mobile device on the go or at home! A …
The glitzy sheen of that Retina Display MacBook Pro or MacBook Air probably tarnished a little when you realized you’d need to sacrifice a USB or Thunderbolt if you wanted Ethernet connectivity. Just in time for Macworld, Kanex is shuttling out DualRole, a three-port USB 3.0 hub and Ethernet adapter that’ll swell your connectivity options while on the road. Bus-powered, you can also add a 5v power adapter to juice your gadgets at the same time. It’ll set you back $69 and is available from right about now.
Filed under: Peripherals, Networking, Apple
We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, then here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is from Jordan, who wants some geeky help with an ambitious home project. If you’re looking to ask one of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.
“I’ve just bought a run-down old house (all I could afford) and I want to make it into a geek paradise. Part of that means I want a world-class home network, but what should I pick? The electrics will all need to be re-done, so I could easily wire in Gigabit ethernet along the way, or should I settle for a couple of high-powered WiFi routers at either end of the house? Any help you can offer would be great, thanks!”
Well, we’ve given it some thought and we’re wondering if you’re not better off doing both. After all, with a beefy ethernet switch, you can wire up your heavy-duty gear, but you’ll need at least one WiFi adapter for your smartphone or tablet. The only question is if you really need wired networking in 2012 at all, but that’s a question we’ll leave open to our commenters.
Filed under: Networking, Internet
Pioneer launched early August in Japan the XW-SMA3-K and XW-SMA1-K DLNA and Airplay Speakers and today, barely a few month later, the company announced yet another iteration of its Wireless speaker with the XW-SMA4-K.
Technically both the XW-SMA3-K and XW-SMA4-K offers the same functions with Wireless Audio, DLNA 1.5, Airplay… But Pioneer decided to rework the XW-SMA4-K output audio quality and announced, according to their press release, a hug improvement in Audio quality.
Anyway, it will be …
I am not sure that this little REX-HDEX100A is build for the average geek, but if you are looking for a nice and elegant way to transmit Full HD Videos between in devices separate up to 100 of each other or would like to use your home Gagbit ethernet system to stream videos the REX-HDEX100A is definitively made for you!
As you have guess the REX-HDEX100A is a simple pair of box that will use your Gigabit network to help you connect to remote devices via HDMI. Compatible HDPC, CEC, 3D, HDMI 1.4 …
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