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Verizon Wireless—a company, as the name implies, is mostly concerned with mobile phone services—has introduced the Verizon Hub, a new VoIP-capable tabletop device designed to fit the roll of a home phone and information device. However, instead of relying on landline connectivity, the device latches on to an existing WiFi wireless network and provides VoIP phone service (and access to Verizon Wireless services) via an existing… Read More

You’ve purchased a beautiful big-screen HDTV, and now you want a tuneful home theater audio system to go with it. Shopping for a surround-sound system, however, can be mind-boggling. Not only is the difference in quality across the spectrum of available speakers vast, there are several different types of systems that you can purchase – from floor-standing models, to bookshelf speakers, to all-in-one designs. Adding to… Read More

Last year Estonia suffered weeks of debilitating cyber attacks after it took down an old statue of a Russian Red Army soldier in its capital, Tallinn. The denial of service attacks that followed crashed computers in many government departments. Estonia blamed Russia, but Moscow has always denied any involvement. 12 months on from that event, a cyber defense hub has now opened in Estonia. It will be funded and staffed by seven Nato… Read More

Peripheral and accessory maker LaCie raised a few eyebrows a year ago when it introduced its six-port Hub—then called the Huby—featuring an eye-catching, Medusa-like shape from famed designer Ora-Ïto. Now the company has updated the product, either improving or detracting from it (depending on your point of view) by eliminating the two FireWire 400 ports and increasing the number of USB 2.0 ports to eight. The new USB-only… Read More

Peripheral and accesories maker Belkin has announced its new Cable-Free USB Hub, which utilizes Ultra-Wideband (UWB) wireless technology to transfer data to and from USB devices to your computer without a connecting cable. That's right: you can keep your printer, scanner, hard drives, media player dock, and other USB peripherals up to 30 feet away while you lounge on your couch and connect to them all at full speed over the air. The… Read More

The Multimedia Center Audio/USB Hub enables users of any notebook computer running Microsoft Windows XP Home, Microsoft Windows XP Pro and the recently released Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 to: — Play music, movies or games in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound from home entertainment systems or external PC speakers; — Play games in full EAX Advanced HD Surround Sound for a realistic 3D audio… Read More

From Belkin's press release: December 22, 2003