CeBIT 2010 kicks off today over in Germany, and despite the fact that CES was held less than 8 weeks ago, you can expect the world’s leading manufacturers to announce yet more kit to tempt you this year.
Quick out of the blocks is Netgear, who have announced adaptors for faster powerline networking in the form of the Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5001), a new high performance wireless networking kit for home theatres, in the shape of the High-Performance HD Home Theater Kit (WNHDB3004) and finally in the small business arena, two new ReadyNAS rack-mounted network storage devices.
High-Performance HD Home Theater Kit (WNHDB3004)
The High-Performance HD Home Theater Kit (WNHDB3004) boasts real-world 40 Mbps connection speeds, 99.9% of the time through multiple walls to allow the streaming of multiple HD video streams around the home.
The kit consists of two adaptors – one for your router and the second for any AV device with an Ethernet port.
With performance doubling that of competing products, the NETGEAR carrier-grade High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Kit (WNHDB3004) delivers multiple, simultaneous, jitter-free 1080p HD video streams wirelessly throughout the home. It is the only solution that has been tested to provide sustained throughput of HD streams in excess of 40 Mbps 99.9 percent of the time, through multiple walls, throughout an above-average single family home.
The kit consists of a pair of two High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Adapters (WNHD3004). The set-up is truly plug and play — consumers simply plug the first adapter into the existing router or gateway, and the second adapter into any home theater device with an Ethernet port. The kit is pre-configured with security, so a single touch of a push-button securely connects additional adapters. IPTV customers and video enthusiasts can now wirelessly stream multiple 1080p HD streams with wired-equivalent reliability from the network, Internet or IPTV service provider to their home theater devices, including IPTV set-top boxes, Xbox® 360, PlayStation® 3, Wii™, Blu-ray players, Internet-enabled TVs, Apple® TV, NETGEAR Digital Entertainer products and more. The NETGEAR High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Kit supports point-to-multipoint HD video streaming and the multicast streaming protocol that IPTV service providers demand.
The High-Performance Wireless-N HD Home Theater Kit eliminates the need for expensive structured wiring or messy Ethernet cables. It is also designed to overcome the common problems — wireless signal strength, quality and reliability — associated with interference, frequently changing WiFi environments, and areas of the home that are notoriously difficult to reach. The kit combines 4×4 multiple-input, multiple-out (MIMO) antenna signal processing, real-time spectrum analysis and dynamic digital beamforming with the industry’s highest performance IEEE 802.11a/n 5GHz wireless LAN chipset, providing an unprecedented level of reliability and wireless performance in terms of data rates and range.
Pricing is yet to be announced, but you should see the kit arrive in stores in mid-late summer.
The Universal WiFi Internet Adapter (WNCE2001) for Home Theater Devices and Gaming Consoles
Also announced is the snappily named Universal WiFi Internet Adapter (WNCE2001) for Home Theater Devices and Gaming Consoles (breath) which is designed to connect Internet enabled TVs and other devices easily to your network, via an 802.11n wireless connection. Expect to see this in stores in May at around $79.
NETGEAR is also introducing the industry’s first compact USB-powered Universal WiFi Internet Adapter (WNCE2001) that works with Internet TVs, game consoles and Blu-ray players. The first of its kind, the adapter is the only affordable solution in a small form factor that delivers optimal Wireless-N performance and works universally with any Ethernet-enabled CE device. This saves consumers from the confusion and expense of purchasing separate WiFi USB adapters for each CE device in their home theater.
The Universal WiFi Internet Adapter is powered by the USB port, avoiding the need for a long wire to the power outlet and making it more visually pleasing in the already congested home theater environment. With NETGEAR Push ‘N’ Connect technology and CD-less set-up, it is truly a plug and play experience.
Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit (XAVB5001)
For those into their powerline, a 500Mbps speed powerline adaptor kit, offer faster speeds than previously available from the company for networking, media streaming and more.
With revolutionary speeds of up to 500 Mbps, whole-home coverage and groundbreaking throughput, these new powerline kits offer performance that is unsurpassed by any consumer networking product on the market today.
The adapters incorporate the latest in technology innovations and are designed to be compatible with the draft international IEEE P1901 powerline standard. Thus, these solutions provide greater speeds for bandwidth-hungry applications such as lag-free Internet gaming, Voice over IP (VoIP), large file transfers to networked devices, and even simultaneous 1080p HD video streaming to multiple TVs throughout the home.
Again, no pricing is available and you’ll be seeing these hit stores in the summer.
