Tag archive: D-Link

D-Link announced today an add-on dongle for its Boxee Box that will give users access to live TV for a one-time cost of $49. Customers can pre-order the device today. It will begin shipping in January. We knew it was coming, we just didn't know when or how. The Boxee Live TV stick lets users to connect their TV antenna to their Boxee Box allowing them to watch channels, including ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC in high-definition without forking… Read More

ViewSonic has ended plans to release a Boxee-powered, high definition television as of this month due to a lack of consumer interest in the concept and expensive development costs. A 46-inch version of the ViewSonic display was previously featured at CES 2011 and was powered by the Intel Atom CE4100 capable of delivering 1080p HD content, HTML5, Adobe Flash and a vast variety of Web applications. While the television was previously scheduled to… Read More

With Internet TV on the rise, everyone is looking for a good way to control entertainment from afar with the power of a keyboard. The Boxee Box remote is one of our favorite stabs at this. It fluidly combines a thumbable QWERTY keyboard with a wireless remote simple enough to control an Apple product. Well, those who don't want to get a Boxee Box can now buy a USB version of the remote from D-Link, which is compatible with PC and Mac.… Read More

A box with Boxee is a box with Boxee, right? Not really. Despite the identical software running on D-Link’s Boxee Box and the brand new Iomega TV with Boxee, a handful of seemingly small but collectively significant features divide the two. We went hands on with the Iomega TV at CES 2011, and we’re convinced it’s the superior box. Here’s why. It’s not trying to be furniture. The Boxee Box whole chrome cube design with certainly caught eyes at… Read More

Boxee’s new set-top streamer comes pre-installed with the very popular Boxee media center software that is used by many on Home Theater PCs. What the Boxee Box does is make hardware setup as easy as plugging in a DVD player, which should allow less tech savvy users to experience Boxee without the headache of setting up a PC.

Upstart Internet media center developer Boxee has come out with a one-two punch, first announcing a new beta version of its media-center software with a whole new interface and significant under-the-hood technical changes, plus a partnership with D-Link to produce the Boxee Box, a set-top device with embedded Boxee software that will bring Boxee content from the home and the Internet to user's televisions. Boxee is an Internet-centric… Read More

Finding a suitable wireless Wi-Fi router can be challenging. Prices can be outlandish, short range connections atrocious, and we know there is nothing more irritating than getting thrown off the Web due to a bad connection. Well put all of those worries aside because we rounded up a grand selection of top-rated wireless routers. Here are our top picks for the best wireless Wi-Fi routers of 2009. Netgear WNDR3700 Netgear’s speedy WNDR3700 is a… Read More

The wait for the first 802.11n draft 2.0 products is over. D-Link announced Friday that it was the first company to have its products certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which controls standards for wireless networking. The D-Link Extreme N Router and Xtreme N Notebook Adapter were the first products to get the stamp of approval from the Alliance, although many other competing products are in the chute to follow. Both products are based on… Read More

D-Link said today they are launching smaller form factor notebook ExpressCard adapters and desktop PCI Express adapters with 802.11n wireless technology built-in. The D-Link Xtreme N Notebook ExpressCard (DWA-643) and DWA-556 Xtreme N PCI Express are priced at around $120 and $150 respectively and should be available now. These two new wireless adapters from D-Link are designed to take comply to the latest draft of the wireless… Read More

Network and communications company D-Linkannounced today that its DPH-540 (black) and DPH-541 (silver) flip phones have begun shipping. Introduced back in March, the phhones are designed to provider VoIP calling anywhere a user can get a Wi-Fi Internet connection

Vonage and networking gear company D-Link today announced a new two-line Internet phone adaptor configured with Vonage's VoIP service. The new D-Link VTA is available now for $49.99, various rebates virtually making the device free for new Vonage subscribers. The D-Link VTA, said Vonage, powers up to two lines of Internet telephone services and supports features like call waiting, call forwarding and caller ID with name. It also… Read More

D-Link said today they are shipping a new multi-port wireless print server which supports multifunction printers. The new D-Link RangeBooster G Multifunction Printer Server (DPR-1260) is priced at $119.99. The DPR-1260, said D-Link, offers four USB ports for connecting a USB enabled multifunction or regular printer. An automatic configuration wizard is then run to enable the printer's functions over a wireless network. This print… Read More

D-Link today said they were unveiling a new flip-style mobile Wi-Fi phone designed to allow users to make free limited Internet calls from places where there is open Wi-Fi access. The new DPH-540 Wireless G Flip-Style Wi-Fi Mobile Phone is priced under $300 and should be available this summer. The DPH-540, said D-Link, features softphone services from SIP-based global Internet telephony service provider TelTel. Free calls can be… Read More