Nowadays, being connected to the internet is mandatory, it’s how we stay in touch with our friends, how we read the news, how we listen to music and overall how this new high-tech society communicates. And this is a great thing because it’s a tool for new advances in a lot of technological fields. But … Read more
In an ideal world, every device would be wireless, would easily connect to a network and maintain a stable connection. In reality things aren’t that smooth, in most cases it is ideal to have a wired network. But a large majority of people don’t have the means or find visually pleasing covering all your home … Read more
It’s quite clear that nobody likes wires in their home and if there is a wireless way to connect all our devices, we would gladly adopt it. Based on this paradigm, wireless routers have emerged and later a whole complex array of devices that connect to each other, having the sole purpose of delivering a … Read more
Lately, we’ve witnessed an increased interest into releasing easy-to use routers, with a really user-friendly setup and configuration (although lacking in terms of ports and some software features). Following this pattern, last year, two interesting mesh WiFi systems have been released (Luma Home Wi-Fi System and Eero Home WiFi System), also featuring the simple setup … Read more
The main purpose of the Eero Home WiFi System is to negate those pesky blank spaces in your home where the router WiFi signal just can’t reach, whether because of some thick walls or any other type of interference. It’s true that the usual router won’t be able to beam all the corners of your … Read more
Carrying your laptop around isn’t a fun thing to do, it’s usually heavy and occupies a lot of space. Also, watching a movie on the phone, while on a trip or just when you’re in bed doesn’t sound really appealing. So you decide to buy a tablet. Regardless the reason (entertainment, working or both), choosing … Read more
TRENDnet is a Californian company specialized in networking devices, like modems, routers, and IP security cameras. It is relatively well known for its inexpensive routers but it actually went in the centre of attention (infamously) when a simple IP camera exploit left a lot of people open to hacker attacks. Well, that was in 2012 … Read more
Smart TVs aren’t something really new to the market, it has been a trend for quite some time to change the ‘boring’ and ‘plain’ TVs by adding a connection to the internet, use apps and stream movies and music from your PC or smartphone. There are some advantages of owning a Smart TV, as you … Read more
Most of us associate TP-Link with inexpensive, but reliable home routers, fit for unpretentious customers. We have already reviewed the TP-LINK Archer C9 and Archer C7 AC1750 and both routers were stable and offered reasonable speed performance. While Archer C9 is already a great AC1900 router, TP-Link felt the need to differentiate itself from other … Read more
The key word for almost every new released piece of technology is the word smart. We have smart phones, smart watches, smart vehicles (autonomous) and even smart houses. In a few years we may be able to witness smart cities (the game Watch Dogs touched this concept a bit). From a technological point of view, … Read more