Dell has added WiMAX module option to the Studio 15, Studio 17, and Studio XPS 16 laptops. For $60, customers can get the Intel 5150 WiMAX / Wireless-N combo card instead of the default Intel 5100 Wireless-N card.
Via Laptoping | Posted on 2009.05.06 at 06:48
Looking to give your massive outdoor wireless network a bit of boost? Then you might want to consider one of Tropos' new 802. 11n mesh routers, which offer a little something for anyone with upwards of $3,000 to spend.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.07 at 16:42
Given Fusion-io's dominance in the SSD-on-a-PCIe-card arena, we aren't at all shocked to hear that it just landed a nice fat check in its Series B funding efforts.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.07 at 15:09
In what he's calling "the single biggest infrastructure decision" in the country's history," Australia Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's announced an A$43 billion (US $30.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.07 at 03:02
When we first caught wind of the Pogoplug -- a small box that essentially lets you turn any USB hard drive (and drives only) into a network device -- we were pretty darn excited.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.06 at 11:55
It's been a while since we heard from those lovable rapscallions at FON, but it looks like the Fonera 2. 0 wireless router is finally ready to make the jump from developers-only to the consumer market -- it'll go on sale in Europe on April 21, and in the US, Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in May.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.05 at 07:54
While storage is by default a fairly boring topic, we're always happy to see someone try and spice it up -- and Promise sure is trying. The new Promise SmartStor NS4600 and DS4300 offer up four drive RAID 5 striped storage, with the NS4600 pulling full NAS and media server duties, while the DS4300 plays things like a Drobo competitor, with One Touch Configuration to set up new drives and a direct plug into your computer.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.03 at 09:52
Look out! You've just stumbled upon this week's episode of Ask Engadget, and we've got a real brain burner on our hands this evening. Before you dig in, though, feel free to blast your own question in to ask at engadget dawt com.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.03 at 01:10
After years of secrecy (maybe because they thought no one was interested), Google held its "Data Center Efficiency Summit" yesterday, where the company showed off one of its DCs and custom web servers -- all in a bid to evangelize for energy efficiency.
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.02 at 13:07
Generally when you think of a CDMA data card -- well, any data card, for that matter -- you think of a branded product that you purchase through your carrier at some seemingly random price that lies somewhere between "free" and "too much" after you've agreed to spend the next two years of your life dealing with 5GB caps, bankruptcy-inducing global roaming charges, and the occasional ill-timed failure during a liveblog (okay, maybe that last part is just us).
Via Engadget | Posted on 2009.04.02 at 04:06