Linksys Revamps Powerline Network Adapter Line

Linksys Powerline AdapterCisco is announcing their revamped Powerline adapters for the Linksys brand. The changes to the devices are mostly cosmetic. The new adapters are sleeker, black, and are redesigned to not impede on the second port in a standard wall socket. The new line comes in two forms, the Turbo and AV. Powerline Turbo is built [...]

My Movies for Windows Home Server Gets CD Ripping Functionality

Got to love it. Just a couple weeks ago Brian Binnerup unveiled My Movies for Windows Home Server. Essentially, it enabled the Windows Home Server platform (with a built-in or external disc player) the ability to rip and manage DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD movies directly to the system without the need of a separate [...]

AlertMe’s New Energy Saving Range Set to Debut by Year End

AlertMe SmartPlugAutomated Home is reporting that their contacts at AlertMe are getting ready to launch their new Energy Saving Range in the next few weeks. What currently stands out from the offering is a new device called the SmartPlug, which is a dual-purpose home automation device that helps the company's AlertMe Hub track actual energy usage [...]

BlueMaemo Virtual Keyboard and Trackpad for Nokia Internet Tablets Offers an Interesting Alternative

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pEoaCVgygg] Portugese developer Valério Domingos Valério has released a freeware Maemo add-in for Nokia N800, N810 Internet Tablets that provides users an alternative method to control their PC from a distance via a Bluetooth connection. Simply put, BlueMaemo displays a virtual keyboard and trackpad that users can access for moving a cursor anywhere on a screen, [...]

Ho-Hum Announcement: Media Center Gadgets for SideShow Released

Dell XPS 420 MiniViewIt's with great pride the Windows SideShow Team announces that they've released a Media Center SideShow Gadget [64-bit] that can access your PC's TV programming guide, allow you to browse and play music, browse photos, and list what's currently playing on your PC. Now, if only SideShow enabled photo frames, remotes, and laptops were available, [...]

Google Gears Adds Capability to Inform Websites Where You’re Surfing From

Google ChromeGoogle is announcing that the company is now embedding its geolocation technology into Google Gears, Chrome and the Android platform. The new Gears Geolocation API, which the company says is targeting Wi-Fi laptops, is designed so developers can determine where a user is located within a 200 meter range and provide relevant information like... where [...]

Video Demo: Fennec (Alpha 1) Mobile Browser

Love Firefox? Have a look at what the Mozilla Foundation has for ya. The following video walks you through the initial functionality of the Fennec (Alpha 1) Mobile Browser on a Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. First impressions... love how the browser controls get out of your way and gives you more screen real estate to [...]

Tranquil PC Unveils the SQA-5H 5 Hot-Swap Bay Windows Home Server

Tranquil PC SQA-5HWe've all seen Windows Home Server systems in all shapes and sizes, but few form factors are as efficient as a simple small-form-factor NAS box with tool less hot-swap bays for easy hard drive management and extendability. With that in mind, Tranquil PC presents the hassle-free, energy efficient SQA-5H Home Server to users looking to [...]