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Thursday, April 28, 2011

Time to Upgrade that Router!

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Digital Home News" @ 04:30 PM

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/04/belkin-n750db/

"Belkin has announced that its N750DB router would be available in the next couple of weeks. The Belkin N750DB is the brand’s top of the line router and has features such as multiple antennas, multiple wireless bands, USD ports, wireless printing, network attached storage functionality.. and more."

If there ever was a product line that needed designed obsolescence, it would be the router. While they are pretty common-place now, very few things tend to go wrong with them. My current router is going on 8 years old and it still performs quite admirably. With the networking space changing very little over the years, I would expect most people's routers to be of a similar age.

So how do you convince people to upgrade to the latest and greatest? Make your router offer everything under the sun. NAS capabilities, wireless printing, etc. The only thing Belkin is missing with their N750DB is that funky LCD display they tried for a while. I guess there is such a thing as having too many features.


Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Rock On With Belkin's Bluetooth Music Receiver

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Digital Home News" @ 11:00 AM

http://gear.ign.com/articles/111/1111257p1.html

"You never know how much of an inconvenience something is until you experience a functional alternative and Belkin's Bluetooth Music Receiver does exactly that for those listening to music in the home. If you have an existing set of speakers or home theater system and you want to connect your iPod, smartphone, or MP3 player to it, you either have to use a direct stereo jack or your stereo must support a dedicated dock connector."

Wirelessly streaming music is a wonderful idea! So wonderful that a few companies have made attempts at offering whole home solutions as impressive prices. While some may be able to afford the absolute best in a music system that spans dozens of rooms, all synchronized with block rocking beats, others wants a simpler, more economical solution. Belkin has made an entry that makes sense. A lot of PMP like devices, from iPhones to Android devices, to your laptop notebook include Bluetooth, with most of them capable of streaming through the A2DP profile. The music is not quite up to audiophile standards, but good enough for casual listening. I have used it in the past and have certainly been pleased with the results. Does anyone else have a low cost streaming setup?


Thursday, March 25, 2010

Belkin Routers Doing Double Duty

Posted by Hooch Tan in "Digital Home News" @ 12:00 PM

http://hothardware.com/News/Belkins...in-App-Support/

"For starters, Belkin has made the app integration seamless and the process easy. Also, the apps are actually helpful; software will be around to help you print without wires, transfer music, stream media and do all sorts of other fancy networking tricks that usually require lots of in-depth knowledge."

It must be tough to be in the networking business. Networking standards seem to come along as a glacial pace. Once you have a router that handles all your routing needs, how do you keep your routers fresh and enticing? Well, if the past few years have been any indication, it is to pack a gazillion features into your router! Some routers offer NAS capabilities while others allow you to monitor your kids with parental controls. Belkin has decided that routers should be more like computers and offer a variety of apps for their new line of Play and Play Max routers. It does make sense, I have to admit. Unless you have need of a more powerful NAS, a router should be more than capable as acting as a competent multi-functional device. Since it is always on, it can act as the hub for all things networked. Short of the aformentioned monitoring capabilities, it looks like Belkin's new solution covers pretty much everything all the other routers from those other guys. One that is particularly interesting is its focus on music, and how it can stream and organize them for you. Is this enough to entice you into buying a new router?


Monday, July 13, 2009

Belkin Power Strip Conserves Conveniently

Posted by Chris Gohlke in "Digital Home Hardware & Accessories" @ 03:00 AM

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/11/20...r_strip_review/

"By itself, the Belkin Conserve is just a nice 10 outlet surge protected power strip. What makes it really cool is the wireless remote control that you can use to completely kill the power to eight of the outlets. If you’re thinking “So what Julie, I already turn off all my electronics when they aren’t being used. What’s the big deal?” Well, the thing is that even when you turn off some appliances and electronics, they still use power. This is especially true for those AC adapter power bricks. Even if you just use them to charge a device, when you unplug that device, the AC adapter is still using some power. The Belkin Conserve will completely power off the outlets so that anything plugged into them will not use any power at all."

Previously, I've reviewed Smart Power Strips and Bye Bye Standby in the past. Both have their unique uses (and I still use them both daily). Belkin has taken the concept of the Bye Bye Standby and built it into a rather large power strip. I think the nicest feature is the wall mountable switch. But, at $59.99 you may want to pull out a Kill-A-Watt [Affiliate] and do some calculations if you are after this purely from a cost savings perspective as it might take you a while to earn back the premium.


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