I recently got a pair of Aztech Powerline Networking adaptors to hook up additional network devices. Powerline networking is great if you do not want to run messy LAN cables around your place but yet want to plug in that spanking new toy (e.g. Apple TV2) to the network.
The Aztech Powerline Adaptors (HL115EP) are advertised to have connection/data rate up to 500Mbps (megabits). So how do they really perform in reality? The Aztech 500Mbps Powerline Networking adaptor (HL115EP) managed to have a sustained network throughput of 94.12Mbps and 89.24Mbps for writing and reading respectively.
Just to set the expectation right, Wireless-N technology have connection/data rate up to 300Mbps but in practical scenario, it manages throughput of ~82Mbps (taking reference from SmallNetBuilder’s ASUS RT-N56U review). So comparing the Aztech HL115EP and Wireless-N, the powerline networking adaptor is not that bad after all.
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A pair of 500Mbps powerline networking adaptors from Aztech! It comes with electrical pass through so you do not lose a power socket
Got a pair of the Aztech 500Mbps Powerline Networking adaptors (HL115EP) to hook up my network printers/scanner. Due to some miscalculation, I didn’t cater for sufficient network ports at the location so powerline networking to the rescue! Powerline networking is not new to me as I used to have the 200Mbps version.
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This is the scooba floor washing robot in midnight blue!
The iRobot Scooba 380 Floor Washing Robot from Woot.com finally arrived via ComGateway. The shipping, like the last time, is pretty fast. It took only four days to get from US to SG (via DHL Express).
For those who do not know about the iRobot Scooba. The Scooba is essentially a floor washing robot that automatically navigates around your apartment/room and does all the floor washing, scrubbing and lastly, squeegeeing. It does all the light vacuuming, washing, scrubbing and squeegeeing all one a single pass and it passes a spot multiple times just like the iRobot Roomba.
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I guess most people faces the same problem as me – too many remote controllers, too many equipments. If you are having more than three remote controls to enjoy that nice movie or TV show, probably you should consider getting a universal remote, that is, a single remote that controls multiple electronics – TV, cable setup box, multimedia player, Blue-ray player, etc.
The Xsight Touch universal remote came nicely packed!
I just got my first universal remote control – Acoustic Research ARRX18G XSight 18-Device Universal Learning Remote Control with Touchscreen Color Display. Well, you might say “huh?!” when you hear the brand as you might probably be more familiar with Logitech Harmony Remotes like the Logitech Harmony One Universal Remote with Color Touchscreen or Logitech Harmony 1100 Universal Remote with Color Touch Screen. The XSight Touch universal remote is on sale so I guess it is no harm getting one just for the fun of it.
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This is not exactly the latest router they have but since a friend passed it to me, I might as well explore the router a little.
ASUS RT-N16 - Multi-Functional Gigabit SuperSpeedN Router
300k sessions limit! Faster P2P?
The ASUS RT-N16 advertises that it can handle up to 300,000 sessions. This is awfully lot compared to routers of yester-years. Even the Engenius ESR9850 doesn’t match up to the ASUS RT-N16 in this area. The Engenius ESR9850 handles up to 50,000 sessions. High session/connection limits will certainly make P2P applications faster as you can connect to more peers.
The RT-N16′s high sessions feature is probably backed by its hardware specs:
- CPU: Broadcom BCM4718 533 Mhz
- RAM: 128 MB
- ROM: 32 MB
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Good things come in small packages
Finally got the Apple TV2 (ATV2) after much deliberation. Always wanted to watch online videos on the big screen as the A.C.Ryan PlayOn!HD lack the online video playing feature.
What is the Apple TV?
The Apple TV is a media player that is well integrated with iOS devices. You can use AirPlay to stream from your iOS devices over the wireless N. You can also play HD movies, rent TV shows (Netflix), watch YouTube and even stream iTunes music and photos from your computer.
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