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First, D-Link put routers in your pocket. Now, they’re thinking about the environment. D-Link is proud to claim it’s the first manufacturer to produce green home network WiFi routers capable of saving up to 40% in power usage. These routers are like a thoughtful roommate who never leaves the TV on or forgets to put the toilet seat down. With the ability to detect cable length and link status, they’ll adjust power accordingly, so you’re not racking up that electric bill for nothing. Each router can also be programmed to turn the WiFi radio off in an effort to save power.

D-Link has equipped three of their routers with this new technology: D-Link Xtreme N Gigabit Router DIR-665, Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 and the Xtreme N Gaming Router DGL-4500. While the new green ethernet technology affects each router differently, you can be sure that surfing the web without ruining the planet has never been easier, so long as you’re not using that Buffalo Nfinity.

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This DIY project from Matt Denton is a six-legged robot that’s able to crawl onto a malleable surface and begin cutting images into it. Though the original design called for a basic pen for drawing, the robot’s now equipped with a cutting tool able to mill three-dimensional surfaces into high density foam.  It takes nearly 30 minutes to complete the sculpting and for not bolting down the work surface, I’d say the robot is damn accurate.

No way in hell would I ever want to go up against an army of these drilling machines, though. I’ll take my chances with Lisa.
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Fighting with DIY robots isn’t anything new. I mean come on, it’s on cable television. However, tearing apart a fax machine with a robot while filming in slow motion is news to me. Peep the video to see robots tearing each other to pieces as well as helpless office appliances and even golf balls getting caught in the crossfire. Watching a Linksys router sit there taking a beating from a blade-spinning bot is like watching a grizzly bear fighting an infant – it’s highly enjoyable.

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Unsecured networks, get ready for your worst nightmare (if you imagine this said in the voice of the movie trailer voice-over guy it’s much more funny.) No signal is safe from… The WiFi Predator.

The Predator is basically a modified wireless router connected to a high powered antennae, which runs off of a custom honed firmware, scoping out Wifi signals from a distance, and tapping into any unsecured wireless connections. If more than one signal is found, the Predator automatically chooses the one with the highest signal. This summer… no Starbucks is safe. (more…)

Now, everyone knows about wired device servers, right? You have to have an ethernet cable routed to wherever you want the server to be, and then to wherever your devices are. But how about wireless device servers? The silex technology SX-2000WG is one and the only wire needed is the power adapter. With claims of up to 8x USB 2.0 speed and supporting up to 15 devices, can the SX-2000WG really deliver? Read on to find out. (more…)

Buffalo has just released a new wireless router using the IEEE 802.11n standard. They are claiming up to 144Mbps, but who the hell has a connection over 100? So apart from the fact that its speeds aren’t  to useful right now, the Nfiniti does have an increased range radius. Now you CAN browse the internet while in the bathroom! Of course, if you want to utilize anything near the 144Mbps it’s capable of, you will need to be just about on top of the router (which is no different from any other device). It is available right now at online stores for about $110.  –Nik Gomez

Buffalo’s 144Mbps Nfiniti Wireless Router [via DevicePedia]

We’ve all been there. You show up at a relative’s house for some holiday (you’d much rather be somewhere else), you bring your laptop in hopes of connecting to AIM, and when you arrive, no wireless. They do have the internet, but you would have to sit at their tiny desk in order to plug the ethernet into your laptop. The D-Link Wireless Pocket Router is here to solve our wireless-less problem. The Pocket Router serves up 802.11g wireless connectivity in a 3.15×2.36×0.67″ size device. This can be used for things other than you personal distraction. For all you parents, give your kids laptops, plug the Pocket Router in, and you now have a way for all the little kids to play Yahoo! Multiplayer Games (so they aren’t bouncing off the walls breaking your dishes). It’s great for hotels, conference rooms, and even hotspots. Hotspots because it is able to connect to existing wireless networks. It seems like a panacea, but what happens when the laptop batteries die… — Nik Gomez

D-Link Wireless Pocket Router [via UberGizmo]