Home security hasn’t changed much in the last couple decades. Door locks, peep holes, and alarms cover much of the available product spectrum in consumer grade home security. While technology exists to actively record video via Internet enabled cameras, implementations of these systems are typically expensive or tricky to operate. Logitech, the computer peripheral company most recently [...]
Posted in Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline, Video 
Tags: camera, homeplug, Logitech, Logitech Alert, networking, powerline, security 
No Comments »For those interested in a little technology M&A news, Atheros, a WiFi chip maker whose products are the brain of many wireless networking devices, today purchased Intellon, a powerline networking chip maker. The purchase validates powerline networking technology and will allow Atheros to “enable dynamic meshing of wireless and wired bandwidth, providing robust transmission of [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline, Wireless Tags: Atheros, ethernet, homeplug, Intellon, networking, powerline, powerline networking, wireless 3 Comments »If there is one potentially societal changing technology being actively developed, it is wireless power transmission. Nothing else, if properly implemented, could so drastically change the way we live our lives. Electric or hydrogen powered cars may change what propels us when we drive, but they don’t fundamentally change the way we drive. OLED or [...]
Posted in Energy Storage and Transmission, Technology Tags: battery, home, powerline, wireless, Wireless Power, witricity 1 Comment »Well, it looks like some geniuses in Japan have figured out a way to decrease the amount of time needed to hack into a WPA protected wireless network from around fifteen minutes to less than one, thus reminding us yet again that modern data security measures are only as good as your local hacker’s level [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Wireless Tags: hacking, MOCA, networking, powerline, research, security, wireless, WPA 4 Comments »It doesn’t get any easier than powerline networking. Just plug in both ends to an AC outlet and you’ve got an instant, reliable, secure network without the cost of stringing CAT5 cables through your walls. That’s why I’m always interested in hearing about powerline networking products, such as this recent release from Netgear[http://www.techclicker.com/2009/08/netgears-powerline-av-adapter-kit-with-ethernet-swit ch/] and [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline Tags: computer, ethernet, homeplug, network, networking, PC, powerline No Comments »Not long ago, having a “connected home” meant your dad was in the mafia. Today, dear old dad needs a degree from ITT Tech to fully understand all the networked devices proliferating the consumer space. Everything from TV’s to refridgerators are being networked to “enhance” our lives. Although the most common medium for carrying home [...]
Posted in Networking, Powerline Tags: ethernet, HD, homeplug, Netgear, networking, powerline 1 Comment »
