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Apple Time Capsule unboxing gallery
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Features, Galleries, Networking,
Over the past day, we’ve been putting Apple‘s Time Capsule through its paces, and so far, we like what we see. We will be updating you with some impressions in a future post, but for now, we figured we’d hit you with another one of our unboxing galleries. We have a good 18 shots of Apple’s backup NAS wireless router that works hand-in-hand with Time Machine in all of its glory over in our Time Capsule unboxing gallery. Check it out.
Also, if you are interested, here is a Time Capsule vs. Airport Extreme size comparison gallery.
Time Capsule unboxing gallery
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Time Capsule finally shipping
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Storage, Wireless / WiFi,
When Apple announced Time Capsule, Steve Jobs promised that it would ship in February. Well, in similar fashion to the launch of both the iPhone and Leopard, Apple waited until just about the very last moment to get the product out the door. In any event, we ordered our Time Capsule as soon as it hit the Apple Store Online, and it just got out the door today. Looks like we can expect it to arrive around March 4th.
If you ordered yours after we ordered ours, let us know if you are also seeing that yours has shipped as well.
Apple Airport Extreme Receives Gigabit Treatment
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Broadband, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,
When Apple released the new Airport Extreme back in January, we complained about the lack of gigabit Ethernet ports. After all, if you are gonna call the thing “Extreme”, you should make sure that the title fits, right? Well, fast forward to seven months later, Apple has finally updated their Airport Extreme 802.11n Base Station with gigabit ports. Here at Gear Live HQ, we have wired gigabit running through the place, so this is a very welcome change from our perspective. The price of the Airport Extreme remains at $179 USD.
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| Airport Extreme 802.11n Base Station
Intel Launches Santa Rosa Chipset, Centrino Duo Is Here
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop,
If you aren’t up on your PC processor release news, you may be interested in knowing that Intel has finally debuted it’s Santa Rosa chipset, which aims to lead mobile computing into the future. Aside from a better graphics chip that boasts DirectX 10 abilities, you can expect draft 802.11n Wifi support as well as front-side bus speeds of 800 MHz, up from 667 MHz. Now, don’t go looking for Santa Rosa stickers on laptops, because you won’t find them. Instead, just about all new laptops will be sporting a Centrino Duo or Centrino Pro label. Check the PCMag article linked below for the full scoop.
[Thanks Corrinel!]
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The Bleeding Edge 157: First Look at iriver W10 PMP
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: CES, CES 2007, Features, Portable Audio / Video, Videocasts, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,
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Bleeding Edge TV 157: iriver W10 Preview
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, CES, CES 2007, Features, Portable Audio / Video, Videocasts, Wireless / WiFi,
We chat with iriver about their upcoming W10 media player. It’s has WiFi connectivity and has a slightly difference interface than the iriver clix. It also features a touch-screen along with stylus, and built-in speaker. The WiFi allows for some great features, like location monitoring (similar to GPS), which means you can find restaurants, hotels, night clubs, and the like. Wifi positioning also has a few other features, which we go over in the video. The iriver W10 will be available in 2, 4, and 8 gigabyte sizes, and should appear on store shelves by the end of June. No pricing info has been released as of yet.
The Bleeding Edge 147: First Look at iriver Unit2
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: CES, CES 2007, Features, Home Entertainment, Movies, Portable Audio / Video, Videocasts, Videos,
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Bleeding Edge TV 147: iRiver Unit2
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Gizmatic, Short Bytes, CES, CES 2007, Features, Home Entertainment, Movies, Portable Audio / Video, Videocasts, Wireless / WiFi,
We stopped to chat with Rome Eselin of iRiver to talk about the new Unit2 that they are working on. While not available yet, the device looks to be a winner. It’s a PMP sporting a 30GB hard drive, 7-inch LCD display, with integrated WiFi. It has a docking station that has multiple inputs and outputs as well as an integrated DVD player, so you can both display the Unit2 content on a TV, but also send signals from your cable box or DVD player to the Unit2 wirelessly over 802.11n. They are even trying to incorporate point of interest into the device, so by way of the internet connection, you can find local restaurants. Even Internet radio is being considered. This device could be hot when released in the fourth quarter of 2007 - no pricing details have been released.
Apple Releases 802.11n AirPort Extreme Base Station
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi, USB,
Apple has quietly upgraded their WiFi router line, releasing the AirPort Extreme. The main feature of the new model is that it features 802.11n wireless, which provides twice the range and five times the speed than 802.11g. The unit is 6.5-inches square, and 1.2-inches tall - but seems to leave a bit to be desired. For instance, there are only three ports for connecting other devices to the AirPort extreme, while most other routers have four. Also, the ports do not support Gigabit ethernet, which is another downer for a product using the term “extreme” in its name. On the plus side though, it does have a USB port for connecting a USB printer or external hard drive. The best part though? It also comes with an 802.11n Enabler, which unlocks the 802.11n capabilities of the newest iMac and MacBook Pro models, which shipped with WiFi cards capable of 802.11n speeds. We suspect you simply run the Enabler, and your Core 2 Duo iMacs and MacBook Pros will fly. The Airport Extreme Base Station ships in February for $179.99 USD.
Read More | AirPort Extreme Product Page
Unboxing The Belkin N1 Router and Notebook Card
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Broadband, Features, PC / Laptop, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,
Over at Unboxing, we just did a video showing the unboxing of a Belkin N1 networking set. The set includes the N1 802.11n-draft router along with N1 Wireless Notebook card. We were impressed with the way Belkin packaged the internals, so figured we would put the video up here as well. Enjoy - and head on over to Unboxing for more photos, videos, and the like.
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