Reolink has been very busy this year and has developed some very interesting security cameras, one of them being the RLC-510A which seems to be a successor to the two-year old RLC-410 considering that it sports the same bullet-shaped case. But, while it’s true that it also offers the 5-megapixel sensor along with the Super … Read more
The advances that were made in the connectivity department has allowed the surveillance cameras to offer a far better image quality than before (mostly due to the higher bitrate at a lower latency) and the Annke 500 camera series aims to take full advantage of the Super HD resolution (at up to 8Mbps bitrate) to … Read more
The Kensington SD2500T is one of the first Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C hybrid docking stations on the market to support 8K video pass-through at 30Hz (by relying on DisplayPort 1.4) and this seems to be a growing trend since I noticed that a few other brands have also released their own solution (while some are … Read more
The Reolink Argus 3 is the third generation of outdoors-suitable battery-operated cameras and the people have grown very fond of this series due to the quick installation, the excellent image quality and the simple, yet comprehensive set of features. The Argus 3 doesn’t change any of the basics, but it does add some interesting new … Read more
The Zyxel XS1930-12HP is a part of the new multi-Gigabit smart managed Ethernet switch series and it was mainly designed to accommodate the growing need to power multi-Gig wireless access points which have adhered to the new WiFi standard. It’s true that the multi-Gigabit Ethernet switches have been around for a while as a means … Read more
Ever since the market has gotten flooded by IoT devices, a lot of people have looked past the traditional DVR surveillance systems and fully embraced the far more affordable stand-alone IP cameras as a means to keep intruders away from their properties. The problem is that only a few are able to offer a very … Read more
The DOCSIS 3.0 modem has been around for quite some time and its reach has spanned over both the entry-level segment (4×4 and 8×4 downstream / upstream channels) to the higher-end side where the modems can theoretically support Gigabit tier Internet data plans (24×8 and 32×8). I know that the DOCSIS 3.1 modems have entered … Read more
The Reolink RLC-520 is an affordable outdoor-suitable security camera built to withstand a harsh weather and, just like its predecessor, it offers a 5-megapixel resolution (2560x1920p), motion detection and night vision up to 100 feet. Indeed, the RLC-520 offers the same features as the RLC-410 (it’s pretty much identical regarding the internal hardware), but it … Read more
The TaoTronics AC3000 is the first WiFi system developed by the Shenzhen-based company and while most manufacturers have decided to test the waters at the beginning with a dual-band system, TaoTronics has boldly entered the market with a tri-band WiFi mesh system. This puts the TaoTronics AC3000 in the same category as the Eero Pro, … Read more
With the WiFi 6 gaining more momentum, it was only a matter of time until the manufacturers released some enterprise level 802.11ax wireless access points to the market and it seems that Zyxel already has multiple options to choose from, depending on your needs and, more importantly, your budget. The Zyxel WAX650S is currently the … Read more