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Roku adding Pandora, Flickr, TWiT, Revision3 and more

Going back to my confession of missing my recently sold Roku set top box, I have found a few more reasons why I will most likely purchase the updated Roku XR when it becomes available. It is expected that an announcement, or possibly multiple announcements are coming from Roku before the end of the year more »

Updated Roku set-top box in the works, will feature 802.11n and USB

I have long had a love hate relationship with my Roku set-top box. I love the device and how simple it was to set up and how simple it is to use. But on the other hand, I have often complained about the lack of available content that it offered. Of course, it was not more »

TrendNet introduces the “world’s smallest” wireless N USB adapter

Wireless N finally became official, so if you were holding out on switching your older machines over to the new standard, now may be time to make a move. TrendNet has introduced its new Wireless N USB adapter, the TEW-648UB, and it is tiny. You can see that it is a little larger than a more »

802.11n Wi-Fi finally certified by IEEE

We’ve been seeing wireless 802.11n products for so long now, its been easy to forget that what we’ve been using are the pre-certified units. From now on 802.11n is officially approved by the IEEE standards group. The final standard will be published by the group in mid-October, just in time for all those new Windows more »

The top tech prospects of 2009

What technologies are going to go mainstream in 2009? The following four technologies will shape your everyday life starting in 2009. Don’t expect everything to change by tomorrow, but you’ll see.

Wireless USB

While wireless USB hubs are currently available, they are priced too high for widespread adoption. I expect this to become much cheaper in 2009 with more devices sporting wireless USB built in. Keep reading for the complete list.