Jan 18

DIY Lego router the perfect compliment to your Bristle Blocks firewall

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Is there anything you can’t do with Lego brand toy building bricks? Probably — but we’re not here to dwell on the negative. In this space, we’ve seen everything from a USB charger to a 3D scanner built with the things, but if you still haven’t had your fix, Luke Anderson (the Lego computer guy) has full on, step-by-step instructions for building an enclosure for your Linksys WRT54GL router. It’s stackable, all the buttons, LEDs, and ports are accounted for, and your young child can break a small piece off and choke on it. In other words, it combines the functionality of a router with the charm of your favorite toy! Ready to dive in? We thought so… hit the source link to get started.

DIY Lego router the perfect compliment to your Bristle Blocks firewall originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 13

D-Link’s adorable myPocket 3G router gets FCC approval

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Announced last month, D-Link is entering the mobile 3G router space with a suspiciously MiFi-esque product dubbed “myPocket” that pushes up to 7.2Mbps worth of HSPA over a portable WiFi cloud. The device — model number DIR-457 — has just been blessed with FCC approval today, which is a particularly good thing considering that it offers North American 3G compatibility on the 850 and 1900MHz bands. D-Link is no stranger to the 3G router market — it’s been making them for several years, actually, but this would be the first model that looks pocketable (hence the name, we suppose). It’s not shipping Stateside just yet, but between this and Novatel’s offerings, AT&T’s got to make a move at some point.

D-Link’s adorable myPocket 3G router gets FCC approval originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 08

D-Link’s DIG-1320 Powerline router eyed at CES

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Looks like Netgear isn’t the only one bringing its Powerline data-over-power line devices to Las Vegas this week! Our fine friends at GDGT have just hepped us to a couple new D-Link boxes, including the DIG-1320, the company’s first Powerline router — with 802.11n WiFi to boot!. If using the ominous power of electricity to watch The Fall Guy on Hulu seems a bit much, the company has also unveiled DIR-632, its first consumer dot-n router with (count ’em!) 8 Ethernet ports. No word on price or release date, but if any of these things “fall off the back of a truck,” we’ll drop you a line. We know a guy.

D-Link’s DIG-1320 Powerline router eyed at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

Sprint Overdrive hands-on

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If you were worried that packing WiMAX into a MiFi-like device would end up bloating it by a thousand percent, we’re very happy to report that you’d be wrong. The Overdrive’s only marginally bigger than a MiFi and takes on a diamond-cut square shape (as opposed to the MiFi’s rectangle) while adding a monochrome LCD up front that can be triggered on by touching (but not pressing) the power button. Other than that, you’ve got a micro-USB port, a microSD slot… and, well, that’s about it. For something designed to slide into your pocket, we’d have it no other way.

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Sprint Overdrive hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jan 06

Netgear intros EVA9100 media streamer, DGN2200M WiFi / WWAN modem and more at CES

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Some crazy stuff is going down in Vegas — fancy that, right? Netgear is doing its darnedest to make its own scene with the introduction of three new items here at CES, so we won’t waste any time in breaking ’em down. Up first is the now-available $249 Digital Entertainer Express (EVA9100), which incorporates the media prowess found in the EVA9150 in order to give users instant access to “Blu-ray quality digital video up to 1080p, MP3s and high-resolution digital photos from PCs, Macs or NAS devices.” Portals to YouTube, Flickr and RSS feeds will be readily available, and the free trial of PlayOn will provide access to Hulu, Netflix, Amazon Video On Demand, BBC iPlayer and CBS.

Next, we’ve got the $179.99 DGN2200M wireless router (available in April), which actually pulls double duty as an 802.11n-enabled DSL modem and a WWAN modem. Hailed as the only wireless-N product on the retail market with dual WAN capabilities, this one can get users online via a 3G or 4G USB dongle whenever they leave their home broadband connection. Finally, the $159 Powerline 200 AV+ Adapter (XAV2501) — which will ship early next month — enables homeowners to create a 10/100 Ethernet connection from any ordinary electrical outlet that already supports a powerline network. This one’s also a HomePlug AV-certified device, so it should have no issues pushing through data at up to 200Mbps. We’ll be scouring the show floor for a little hands-on action, so stay tuned!

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Jan 06

D-Link announces Touch and Pocket 802.11n routers, Rush wireless accelerator

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D-Link just dropped a bunch of new 802.11n gear here at CES — a couple of new routers and the intriguing Rush accelerator pictured above, which is basically a powerful 4×4 access point. It’s switchable between 2.4GHz and 5GHz, and it can do up to 600Mbs over 802.11n. As for the routers, there’s the new D-Link Touch, which sports a three-inch touchscreen for configuration and simultaneous dual-band 2.4 and 5GHz support for up to 450MBps transfers, and the Pocket, which is designed as a quick’n’dirty travel router. Sadly we don’t have prices for any of this stuff, but we’ll find out more closer to the middle of the year when it all goes on sale. Pics in the gallery, PR after the break.

Gallery: D-Link 802.11n devices

Gallery: D-Link 802.11n gear hands-on

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D-Link announces Touch and Pocket 802.11n routers, Rush wireless accelerator originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:43:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 09

Qisda-sourced ‘multimedia router’ hits the FCC

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Ever wish your wireless router was more than just a router? So have the folks at Qisda, apparently, who have come up with this wild concoction of a device that certainly does many things and may or may not actually do any of them well. Sort of like a less huggable, less rollable mash-up of a Chumby and a Rolly, this touchscreen-equipped, speaker-packing “router” will let you view YouTube vidoes, tune into internet radio stations (or FM radio, for that matter), access media stored on its internal memory (but not your local network, it seems), and even double as a clock radio, to name a few features. Oh, and as a router it’ll do 802.11n, but packs just one spare Ethernet port. Of course, all of this news comes to us courtesy of the FCC, which means there’s no details on things like price or availability, but there are plenty of less than flattering pics, dissection photos, and test reports. Hit up the link below to dive in.

Qisda-sourced ‘multimedia router’ hits the FCC originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 08

MacBook inhabits a Linksys router after ill-advised casemod

Posted in: Mac, macbook, router, Today's Chili

Apple products are known far and wide for their design. Linksys products, on the other hand, are not. That’s why this latest laptop mod strikes us as a little odd. When a technically-proficient gentleman named Tyler wanted to get his hands on “a working, genuine” Mac as cheaply as possible, he did what any self-respecting (and frugal) geek would do: he scrounged New Egg and eBay for MacBook parts. Why he would then turn around and cram ’em into an old router is, quite frankly, beyond us. Had he asked, we would have suggested something a bit more classy: perhaps a flashing pyramid? Why not a Timex Sinclair ZX81? Or maybe even a toaster? That said, this achievement — while puzzling — certainly seems to have been pulled off with not a little technical skill. If you’re curious to see how it all went down (including copious step-by-step pics) hit the source link. And prepare to scratch your head in wonderment.

MacBook inhabits a Linksys router after ill-advised casemod originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 08

ZyXEL to debut ‘world’s first’ LTE router at CES 2010

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If we’re able to avert this looming “spectrum apocalypse” we’ve heard so much about, it looks like 2010 will be the year that many of you get to partake in LTE. What better way to indulge your lust for airborne data than ZyXEL’s newest, the ZLR-2070S LTE CPE/SOHO router? Apparently “the world’s first,” this guy features two VoIP ports, a four port 802.11n wireless switch, a USB port for storage or printer sharing, and data rates up to 50Mbps. Not bad, eh? We expect to hear more about this one in short order — it will make its society debut at next year’s CES. In the meantime, peep the PR for more info — it’s after the break.

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ZyXEL to debut ‘world’s first’ LTE router at CES 2010 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nov 11

ZyXEL’s MWR222 Mobile Wireless Router will stop at nothing to get you connected

Posted in: 4G, router, rugged, Today's Chili, WiMAX
ZyXEL's MWR222 Mobile Wireless Router will stop at nothing to get you connectedFinding connections on the road can be tough, but like a digital Sherpa ZyXEL‘s MWR222 will drag you straight to that bounteous broadband then sit by quietly while you take all the credit. It can act as a wired router, connecting to your DSL or cable line and beaming out 802.11g/b/n wireless, but also offers integrated 3G/4G support, meaning just about wherever and whenever you turn this on you should find a connection. It’ll even keep track of your monthly wireless plan quota and help you avoid expensive charges. An integrated battery means completely wireless operation and a rugged design means it won’t complain if you throw it in the bottom of your laptop bag when it ships sometime in Q1 of next year. That said, at $299 you probably won’t want to be too rough with it.

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