http://discuss.slashgear.com/tags/wireless Discuss Gadgets! en-US Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:37:17 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://discuss.slashgear.com/search.php http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/digifi-digital-opera-s5-review#post-8846 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:20:40 +0000 Chris Davies 8846@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Awareness of the Kleer wireless alternative to Bluetooth A2DP is slowly growing, and the market for entry-level headphones (as opposed to, say, <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/sleek-audio" target="_blank">Sleek Audio</a>&#8217;s range) is broadening. Into the fray comes DigiFi&#8217;s Digital Opera S5&#8217;s, intended specifically for iPod owners. <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/digifi-digital-opera-s2-wireless-headphones-review-2170955/" target="_blank">Mediocre sound quality</a> let DigiFi&#8217;s S2&#8217;s down; can the reworked S5&#8217;s pick up the slack?</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78326" title="DigiFi_Digital_Opera_S5_SlashGear_8" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/DigiFi_Digital_Opera_S5_SlashGear_8-540x306.jpg" alt="DigiFi Digital Opera S5 SlashGear 8 540x306" width="540" height="306" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/digifi-digital-opera-s5-review-1978317/">DigiFi Digital Opera S5 Review</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/vizit-wireless-digital-photo-frame-on-sale-march-23rd#post-8845 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:40:57 +0000 Chris Davies 8845@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>We keep asking <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/digital-photo-frame" target="_blank">digital photo frame</a> manufacturers to put cellular data connections into their displays, only very few of them seem to listen.  One prospect on the near horizon is the <a href="http://vizitme.com/" target="_blank">Vizit</a> from Isabella Products, a 10.4-inch 800 x 600 touchscreen that can be left freestanding or wall-mounted, and which uses an integrated GSM/GPRS quadband modem to receive images emailed, shared from an online gallery or sent from a cameraphone.  Having been up for pre-order for a while now, we now know that Vizit will go on sale March 23rd.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-78314" title="Vizit" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Vizit-540x209.jpg" alt="Vizit 540x209" width="540" height="209" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/vizit-wireless-digital-photo-frame-on-sale-march-23rd-1978315/">Vizit wireless digital photo frame on sale March 23rd</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/intel-widi-debuts-for-hd-over-wifi-streaming-netgear-toshiba-onboard#post-6234 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:16:04 +0000 Chris Davies 6234@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><a href="http://www.intel.com/" target="_blank">Intel</a> have announced <a href="http://www.intel.com/consumer/products/technology/wirelessdisplay.htm" target="_blank">Intel Wireless Display</a> or WiDi, a system for streaming high definition video content from your PC to an HDTV via your WiFi network.  Announced during Intel&#8217;s <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/ces-2010" target="_blank">CES 2010</a> keynote, WiDi requires a PC with a Core i3, i5 or i7 processor together with a standalone adapter box &#8211; priced at around $100, Intel reckon &#8211; which plugs into your HDTV via HDMI.  Intel demonstrated streaming Netflix from a laptop through WiDi to a TV display.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-68939" title="intel_wireless_display" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/intel_wireless_display-540x153.jpg" alt="intel wireless display 540x153" width="540" height="153" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/intel-widi-debuts-for-hd-over-wifi-streaming-netgear-toshiba-onboard-0768933/">Intel WiDi debuts for HD-over-WiFi streaming; Netgear &#038; Toshiba onboard</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/jaybird-sb1-sportsband-bluetooth-headphones-review#post-7922 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:26:39 +0000 Chris Davies 7922@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Announced last month, Jaybird&#8217;s <a href="http://www.jaybirdgear.com/bluetooth-stereo-headphones-features-SB1.php" target="_blank">SB1 Sportsband Bluetooth Headphones</a> may be intended for gym-goers &#8211; in fact they come with a lifetime guarantee against sweat &#8211; but with discrete styling and a reasonably budget $89 MRSP are likely to appeal to those nowhere near the treadmills. Are the Jaybird&#8217;s cheap and cheerful, or does audio quality let them down? Check out the SlashGear review after the cut.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-75304" title="Jaybird SB1 Sportsband Bluetooth Headphones 5" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Jaybird-SB1-Sportsband-Bluetooth-Headphones-5-540x311.jpg" alt="Jaybird SB1 Sportsband Bluetooth Headphones 5 540x311" width="540" height="311" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/jaybird-sb1-sportsband-bluetooth-headphones-review-2375298/">Jaybird SB1 Sportsband Bluetooth Headphones review</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/airstash-wifi-memory-card-reader-launches#post-8656 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:58:46 +0000 Chris Davies 8656@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><img class="size-full wp-image-77874 alignright" title="airstash" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/airstash.jpg" alt="airstash" width="388" height="236" />AirStash may be a reasonably stupid name, but <a href="http://www.airstash.com/" target="_blank">the gadget itself</a> is pretty clever.  Ostensibly an oversized memory card reader for your SD/SDHC and microSD/SDHC media, the AirStash works just as you&#8217;d expect when plugged in via USB but, when unplugged, has a WiFi connection so that you can wireless stream content to an iPhone, iPod touch or any wireless-enabled gadget with a browser.</p> <p><em>Video demo after the cut</em></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/airstash-wifi-memory-card-reader-launches-1677873/">AirStash WiFi memory card reader launches</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-mdr-rf4000k-and-mdr-rf810rk-wireless-headphones-debut#post-8605 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:43:03 +0000 Chris Davies 8605@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Sony <a href="http://presscentre.sony.eu/content/detail.aspx?ReleaseID=5628&amp;NewsAreaId=2" target="_blank">have outed</a> a pair of new wireless headphones, the MDR-RF810RK and MDR-RF4000K, each a set of closed-cup cans intended for home entertainment use.  Of the two, the Sony MDR-RF4000K are probably the more interesting; they use a dual-band digital RF transceiver with 30m range, and have a 40mm long-stroke diaphragm.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77679" title="MDR-RF4000K_Transmitter01" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/MDR-RF4000K_Transmitter01-540x498.jpg" alt="MDR RF4000K Transmitter01 540x498" width="540" height="498" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-mdr-rf4000k-and-mdr-rf810rk-wireless-headphones-debut-1577677/">Sony MDR-RF4000K and MDR-RF810RK wireless headphones debut</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/sony-playstation-move-no-memory-hog-but-has-controller-limitations#post-8521 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:15:00 +0000 Chris Davies 8521@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>So, <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/playstation-move-motion-controller-from-sony-available-in-fall-2010-1077357/" target="_blank">we already know</a> the Sony PlayStation Move controller is coming Fall 2010 and should be priced &#8211; in &#8220;starter kit&#8221; form &#8211; at under $100, but we&#8217;re still seeing more tidbits about the motion-control system drip out GDC this week.  There&#8217;s good news and bad, unfortunately, including a limitation on multiplayer support in part thanks to the PS3&#8217;s own Bluetooth connectivity capabilities.  Turns out, while up to four-player gaming is possible, that&#8217;s not if everyone wants to use both the Move controller and a sub-controller.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77458" title="PlayStation Move 1" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/PlayStation-Move-1-540x390.jpg" alt="PlayStation Move 1 540x390" width="540" height="390" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/sony-playstation-move-no-memory-hog-but-has-controller-limitations-1277457/">Sony PlayStation Move no memory hog but has controller limitations</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/source-rd8217s-warpia-easy-dock-wirelessly-connects-your-desktop-and-laptop#post-8440 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:37:58 +0000 Evan Selleck 8440@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Ease of use and convenience is a big part of anyone&#8217;s life. And when you&#8217;re working with computers, for work or personal use, then you know working with more than one of them can become a hassle given enough time. Whether that means you&#8217;ve got all your files on one, and yet need it for a special project on the other, there&#8217;s no telling how many different scenarios can pop up and make you wish everything was just <em>connected</em>. Source R&amp;D feels your pain, and they want to help you out. That&#8217;s why today marks the official announcement of their Warpia Easy Dock. That&#8217;s right: your life just got easier.</p> <p><img src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Easy-Dock-540x128.jpg" alt="Easy Dock 540x128" width="540" height="128" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-77209" title="" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/source-rds-warpia-easy-dock-wirelessly-connects-your-desktop-and-laptop-0977208/">Source R&amp;D&#8217;s Warpia Easy Dock Wirelessly Connects Your Desktop and Laptop</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/iomega-iconnect-wireless-data-station-review#post-8416 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:07:07 +0000 Ewdison Then 8416@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Sharing files &#8211; whether a central document store, a single place for backup or a huge multimedia library &#8211; is becoming more popular, and we&#8217;re seeing an increasing number of devices promise to take your regular USB storage and make it network-friendly. Latest to the SlashGear test bench is the <a href="http://go.iomega.com/en-us/products/network-storage-desktop/wireless-data-station/network-hard-drive-iconnect/">Iomega iConnect</a>, a compact box that can share both drives and printers to local and remote users. Cheaper and with more features out-of-the-box, can it unseat the Pogoplug? Check out our full review after the cut.</p> <p><img src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/iconnect_3_slashgear-540x395.jpg" alt="iconnect 3 slashgear 540x395" title="iconnect_3_slashgear" width="540" height="395" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-77137" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/iomega-iconnect-wireless-data-station-review-0877136/">Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station Review</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/bang-olufsen-beocom-5-dual-landline-voip-handset#post-3264 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:38:32 +0000 Chris Davies 3264@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Bang &amp; Olufsen have been through a phase of unusually shaped landline phones &#8211; the banana-esque BeoCom 2 is a good example &#8211; but they&#8217;re returning to their slightly more sensible roots with the <a href="http://www.bang-olufsen.com/beocom5" target="_blank">new BeoCom 5</a>.  The dual-line DECT phone works both as a twin landline handset and as a VoIP device, and magnetically docks either onto its charging plinth or onto a portable speakerphone (that also charges the handset).</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-61006" title="bang_and_olufsen_beocom_5_4" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bang_and_olufsen_beocom_5_4-540x459.jpg" alt="bang and olufsen beocom 5 4 540x459" width="540" height="459" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/bang-olufsen-beocom-5-dual-landline-voip-handset-2061002/">Bang &#038; Olufsen BeoCom 5 dual-landline &#038; VoIP handset</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/bluetooth-40-devices-on-sale-q4-2010#post-8318 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:48:58 +0000 Chris Davies 8318@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p><img class="size-full wp-image-76732 alignright" title="bluetooth-logo" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bluetooth-logo.jpg" alt="bluetooth logo" width="192" height="192" />If you go out shopping for Bluetooth 3.0 devices today you&#8217;ll have trouble filling a cart, but <a href="http://www.goodgearguide.com.au/article/338365/bluetooth_4_0_reach_devices_fourth_quarter/" target="_blank">according to</a> the Bluetooth SIG as of Q4 2010 devices packing version 4.0 of the wireless technology should be on shelves.  Michael Foley, executive director of the Bluetooth SIG, says devices such as smartphones, headsets and computers will start to feature Bluetooth 4.0 by the end of the year, with the most notable improvement over 3.0 being a new low-energy specification that will make it more suitable for watches and other frugal gadgets.</p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/bluetooth-4-0-devices-on-sale-q4-2010-0476710/">Bluetooth 4.0 devices on sale Q4 2010</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/asus-rt-n56u-8220fashion8221-router-plus-rt-n76u-rt-n13u-ap-n13m-hit-cebit-2010#post-8307 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:31:09 +0000 Chris Davies 8307@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>I don&#8217;t think we&#8217;ve ever played a game of &#8220;wireless router, cheese grater or oil-filled radiator?&#8221; here on SlashGear, but there&#8217;s a first time for everything.  Forgive me for giving the answer away, but you&#8217;re looking at the dimpled front of the <a href="http://www.asus.com/" target="_blank">ASUS</a> RT-N56U router, an unusually designed and certainly distinctive addition to the company&#8217;s range.  It&#8217;s in fact one of a number of new routers ASUS have wheeled out for <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/cebit-2010" target="_blank">CeBIT 2010</a> this week.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-76689" title="ASUS_RT-N56U_wireless_router" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/ASUS_RT-N56U_wireless_router-540x479.jpg" alt="ASUS RT N56U wireless router 540x479" width="540" height="479" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/asus-rt-n56u-fashion-router-plus-rt-n76u-rt-n13u-ap-n13m-hit-cebit-2010-0476687/">ASUS RT-N56U &#8220;fashion&#8221; router plus RT-N76U, RT-N13U &#038; AP-N13M hit CeBIT 2010</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/netgear-hd-home-theater-adapter-ethernet-gaming-adapter-pack-wifi-n#post-8162 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:21:31 +0000 Chris Davies 8162@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Netgear have outed two new wireless home networking products at <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/tags/cebit-2010" target="_blank">CeBIT 2010</a> today, the <a href="http://www.netgear.com/HDWiFi" target="_blank">High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Adapter</a> (WNHDB3004) shown here, and the <a href="http://www.netgear.com/ConnectWiFi" target="_blank">Ethernet to Wireless Adapter</a> (WNCE2001) for easily bridging wired devices to a wireless network.  The Home Theater Adapter is apparently capable of supporting multiple simultaneous Full HD 1080p streams, and comes with pre-configured security settings so that, after a single button push, the two towers are linked.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-76147" title="Netgear High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Kit (WNHDB3004)" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Netgear-High-Performance-Wireless-N-HD-Home-Theater-Kit-WNHDB3004-540x486.jpg" alt="Netgear High Performance Wireless N HD Home Theater Kit WNHDB3004 540x486" width="540" height="486" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/netgear-hd-home-theater-adapter-ethernet-gaming-adapter-pack-wifi-n-0176121/">Netgear HD Home Theater Adapter &#038; Ethernet Gaming adapter pack WiFi-N</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/samsung-3d-ready-hdtvs-already-on-sale#post-8014 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:32:37 +0000 Chris Davies 8014@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Samsung&#8217;s 3D-ready HDTVs weren&#8217;t supposed to begin shipping <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=samsung+3d+tv" target="_blank">until next month</a>, but it looks like an inventory manager somewhere simply got too excited.  Both <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0036WT4JW" target="_blank">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.sears.com:80/shc/s/p_10153_12605_05771140000P" target="_blank">Sears</a> are listing different 3D-ready Samsung&#8217;s &#8211; the UN55C7000 and the UN46C7000 respectively &#8211; with immediate delivery available.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-75576" title="Amazon Samsung UN55C7000 3D-ready HDTV" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Amazon-Samsung-UN55C7000-3D-ready-HDTV-540x176.jpg" alt="Amazon Samsung UN55C7000 3D ready HDTV 540x176" width="540" height="176" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-3d-ready-hdtvs-already-on-sale-2575571/">Samsung 3D-ready HDTVs already on sale</a></p> http://discuss.slashgear.com/topic/microsoft-sub-30-bluetrack-mice-debut#post-7982 Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:06:14 +0000 Chris Davies 7982@http://discuss.slashgear.com/ <blockquote><p>Microsoft <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2010/feb10/02-24HardwareBlueTrackPR.mspx" target="_blank">have pushed out</a> three new computer mice, each of which uses its <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/?s=microsoft+bluetrack" target="_blank">BlueTrack tracking system</a>, but at a budget price.  The Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500 and Wireless Mouse 2000 are, as the names suggest, cable-free, while the Comfort Mouse 4500 is Microsoft&#8217;s first wired BlueTrack mouse.  All three are under $30.</p> <p><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-75493" title="microsoft_comfort_mouse_4500" src="http://www.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/microsoft_comfort_mouse_4500-540x382.jpg" alt="microsoft comfort mouse 4500 540x382" width="540" height="382" /></p> </blockquote> <p><br/><strong>Full Story:</strong> <a href="http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-sub-30-bluetrack-mice-debut-2475486/">Microsoft sub-$30 BlueTrack mice debut</a></p>