Luma, a three-year-old, Atlanta, Ga.-based maker of smart WiFi routers, has been acquired by First Alert, a maker of smoke and carbon monoxide detectors that is itself a subsidiary of Newell Brands, a public company whose other holdings include Rubbermaid. Terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, but Luma had attracted $22 million from investors, including Relay Ventures, Accel… Read More
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Huawei’s new whole-home Wi-Fi system combines Powerline and mesh networking
Huawei today announced a new whole-home Wi-Fi system, the WiFi Q2. Currently, Wi-Fi mesh network systems are quickly becoming the standard, with companies like Qualcomm estimating that they now account for 40 percent of new Wi-Fi router sales. Huawei is going a different route, though. In addition to a Wi-Fi mesh, it also uses a Powerline network that routes your traffic over the existing… Read More
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Netgear releases water-resistant satellite to extend your Wi-Fi network outside
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Networking hardware company Netgear has announced the new Orbi Outdoor Satellite, which will allow you to keep watching Netflix in your backyard, barn, garden…
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Comcast designed a Wi-Fi router that you won’t be ashamed to show off
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Hear the words “Wi-Fi router,” and you usually think of that vertical slab decorated with ports and blinking lights, or a horizontal slab sprouting multiple antennas that resembles some kind monstrous alien bug.
In short, Wi-Fi routers are uglyComcast is looking to change that with its xFi Advanced Gateway, which trades the slabs for a sleek, slanted mini tower. Instead of blinking lights, there’s a single continuous blue LED. And don’t let its lack of external antennas fool you — they’re all inside, along with some of the most sophisticated wireless tech Comcast has ever offered.
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Some jerk just diverted a flight by naming his hotspot ‘bomb on board’
A Turkish Airlines flight was diverted by a “bomb on board” that turned out to be a false alarm.
SEE ALSO: Singapore Airlines’ new cabins are basically a hotel room in the sky
The flight from Nairobi to Istanbul made an emergency landing in Kha…