brite-view’s LinkE is a great new networking over powerlines solution that will excite any user that wants a stable connection without having to run cat-5 cable throughout their home. Because it overcomes many of the problems with wireless networks, such as diminished power over distances and slower speeds, the LinkE is a great solution for connecting your home theater or video game consoles to your network when your router is on the other side of the house or on another floor.

Get Consistent Speed and Connection with LinkE

As someone who is planning on moving into a new home soon, I’ve been struggling to figure out how to network my home once I move in. I know that wireless networks are more powerful than ever, but I need consistent speed for Xbox Live and transferring files to my PS3. When I’ve used wireless solutions in the past, I frequently had to deal with dropped connections or corrupted files. Sometimes, the simple act of turning on the microwave would mess everything up.  I knew I needed something that more closely resembled a hardline.

I began to investigate powerline networking solutions a few months ago as I prepared to move. At first, I was put off by the cost, but began to realize that it wasn’t as bad as I had thought. To add Wireless-N to by Xbox 360 would cost almost $100, as there is only the official overpriced Microsoft solution. I would still need to update my router to Wireless-N, but even then I wouldn’t be able to run it at full speed and would have to make a G/N network to support my older laptops. For less than $100, the LinkE gets the job done without any additional hardware to purchase.

Plug and Play with the LinkE

One of the great things about the LinkE is that the kit you purchase has everything you need. It works with your existing router and anything that has an ethernet port. Simply plug the input from your router into the smaller plug and attach it to a power outlet. Take the larger device and plug it in near your home theater set-up. Then connect your devices to the larger 4-port plug. And you’re done! That’s it. Simple, cheap and painless – that’s the way I like my tech.

I’ve yet to try this device out, but I am planning on ordering it soon. When I get it, I’ll document the installation and give a full review. However, the simplicity of this device, combined with the excellent functions makes me want to share this news with others now.

Leave it to the iPhone to be one of the very few phones to help reinforce the initiatives being made to help make it easier for people all around the world to go green.

Yes, you can now charge your iPhone with a solar powered case (as seen below). This is definitely a great thing as we need to start being as friendly to the environment as we can these days.

Here’s what the Solar Surge for iPhone does…

The Solar Surge contains inner solar panels which when charged for around 2 hours on solar power, can earn you an extra hour of talktime on a 2G wireless network (cut that in half for 3G wireless networks).

If you’re not anywhere around the sun long enough to give it a nice charge, you can always use the included USB cable to charge up your battery.

For those who like to get technical, there is a power management feature included automatically with this iPhone gadget. This helps you get the most from the juice flowing through your cell phone battery.

This sure sounds pricy…

It’s really not, you can get your hands on it for less than $80 (plus shipping and handling), which is really a small price to pay for something that can benefit you as well as the environment so much.

iPhone Side Note

The iPhone is known for its wide variety of applications that enable you to do just about whatever you want via your iPhone, now it’s not only an IT breakthrough, but it’s environmentally friendly if you end up going hybrid with the solar power case mentioned on this post.

Put simple, you’re missing out if you don’t get your hands on the iPhone and the Solar Surge case!

Brando recently released the new Rii wireless mini keyboard remote and it’s pretty stunning. While I haven’t been able to get my hands on it yet, it has quickly risen to the top of my wishlist. This remote might be the best HTPC remote that I’ve seen yet. (more…)

SuperTalent has announced that it’s latest round of flash drives, known as Super Crypt,  will be able to take full advantage of the USB 3.0 interface. This means that you will be able to transfer your data at up to 240MB/s, if you have the proper hardware. Coming in sizes of 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128 GB and 256GB, these drives give you plenty of room to backup what ever you might need. Even better, they will support both 128-bit and 256-bit encryption, keeping your data safe in case you ever lose your drive – which I’m sure we all have at some point. Pricing for these drives hasn’t been announced yet, but they should be available at the end of March.

Don’t want to go the flash drive route? Check out a series of posts starting later this week about how to set up Dropbox and use it for a number of tasks, other than simply backing up.

Nothing is worse than getting frustrated cause your computer is dragging its feet. With that said, I present to you three easy tasks that can help you increase your computer speed. Hopefully, this will help you out and save you a lot of frustration in the long run. (more…)