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Review of the Belkin N+ Wireless Router



To start off, the the Belkin N+ has quite a nice design.  It is made to work in the vertical position, with its two antennas at the top of the router.  The Belkin N+ comes with excellent instructions, so much so that even the most inexperienced of users should have ...

Review of the Linksys WRT310N Gigabit Router



The design of the WRT-310 is very attractive.  You'll immediately notice a lack of external antennas.  As the name implies, the WRT-310 features a four port gigabit switch which is a nice addition if you have a computer that has a gigabit card.  Setup is made easy with Linksys' EasyLink ...

Limited edition 90210 iPod nano surfaces, we hardly believe it’s real



Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Man, it has been quite awhile since we've seen an iPod of any sort get dressed up in limited edition attire. Thinking back to those Harry Potter, Madonna and Tony Hawk editions, we can't help but wonder how this one missed the boat. Coincidentally (or ...

Sprint loses early termination lawsuit, ordered to pay $73M — but it’s not over yet



Filed under: CellphonesMan, Sprint just can't catch a break lately -- the beleaguered wireless carrier was just told that it would have to pay some $73M in refunds to customers for improperly charging early-termination feeds. The ruling, from a California state court, will basically set off a flood of similar ...

Toshiba intros ’stylish’ line of hard drives to match your purse, coke habit



Filed under: Storage Toshiba -- clearly feeling the heat from other fashionable external hard drive makers -- has introduced a new line of disks guaranteed to bring on a neon flashback from your disco days (or Eurotrash nightmares). The three new models come decked out in the 160GB "Gecko Green," 250GB ...

Pentax rolls out another yawner: the 10MP M60 point-and-shoot



Filed under: Digital Cameras If the E60 had you dozing last night, you'll be conked out in no time by the time you finish reading this. Pentax is at it again, proving that point-and-shoot cameras can still be boring this day and age. The M60 tries to be fancy with a ...

VIA Nano and Intel’s Atom benchmarked head-to-head



Filed under: Laptops Netbooks based on VIA's Nano mobile processor aren't nearly as common as those based on Intel's Atom, but based on the benchmarking that's been going on recently, that's a shame, since the Nano appears to be much faster than the Atom 230. PC Perspective, Eee PC News, and ...

Martin Jetpack officially unveiled, lifts off on video



Filed under: Transportation One of mankind's most adored gadgets (yes, the jetpack) is moving one step closer to mainstream today with the unveiling of the Martin Jetpack. Revealed in front of a crowd in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this human transporter is technically defined by the FAA as an "experimental ultralight airplane, equipped ...

Nintendo files suit against five DS hacking firms



Filed under: Gaming "Touching is good," but hacking? Not so much. Nintendo has gone on the war path against five Japanese companies that make their living helping users rip off DS games. Of course, a primary use for such hardware -- such as the R4 Revolution, pictured -- is homebrew and ...

Sprint’s Airave signal booster goes on sale nationwide



Filed under: Cellphones, WirelessJust as July began, we heard that Sprint would finally begin shipping its Airave signal booster nationwide before the month ended. It cut things close, but we can't deny that the rumor proved true. Starting right now, Sprint users with horrendous service in their own homes can ...