An 802.11b network is meant to specifically replace the Ethernet cords you now need to connect your PC to a local area network.
An unfortunate omission is the ability to stream video over a network to a PC (present on the previous MS1000 model), which, so Hitachi claims, it left out to keep the product simple to use.
The HP DreamScreen, a companion to the PC, connects easily to a wireless or wired network to bring photos, music and video into any area of the home.
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However, to avoid such latency issues, users will only be able to connect the console to a PC on the same home network - although Mr Huang said it was an ambition to allow them to go "beyond the house" with future devices.
In most office environments, and even a few homes, that Ethernet cord is a PC's lifeline to the local network, peripherals like printers, and the Internet.
This is especially relevant as we have seen hackers move from attacking the network to attacking the PC.
The data eventually move to a base station 12.5cm tall, from where the info is sent to a PC or onto a wireless network.
The data eventually move to a base station 5 inches tall, from where the info is sent to a PC or onto a wireless network.
The camera is designed to network easily with a PC, record short video bursts as well as still images, and allow the photographer to accompany still images with five seconds of natural sound or a brief narration using a built-in microphone.
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Using the Windows "Play To" feature, users can select and send music wirelessly from any Windows PC, tablet or smart phone connected to their home network.
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The problem for broadband users is that relatively few homes have the home network needed to connect both a PC and a handful of other devices to a single cable modem or digital subscriber line.
Just like cloud-based IT architectures portend reduced PC usage and risk to PC suppliers like Dell, Microsoft and Intel, they create similar risks for private network equipment suppliers like Cisco.
Each computer you want to network needs its own HomePlug box, with an Ethernet or USB cable running to the PC and a power plug connected to the wall.
All would have a wireless network connection and would presumably be connected to a PC, though the type of connection used wasn't revealed.
And if you have a home network, any PC in the home--up to a limit of 255 computers--can get access to those files.
Users can share media from their handset to a PC, notebook, or television, and vice versa across a network (whether a home network, enterprise network or WLAN), using the easy to set-up device.
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is an internationally leading non-profit standards organization, representing a global network of hardware, software, PC, display and component manufacturers committed to developing and promoting the electronics industry.
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PC, which the unidentified worker then used to log on to the firm's corporate network.
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is an international, non-profit standards association, representing a global network of hardware, software, PC, display, and component manufacturers committed to developing and promoting the electronics industry.
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PopBox makes it simple and affordable to play all the movies, music, home videos, and photos from your home PC and network-connected devices, and content streamed from the Internet, on your HDTV.
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As I have previously written, the increased demand for disk drives for cloud and network storage is not likely to produce enough new profits to offset the decline in the PC market.
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Any PC in your home can share a single connection, as long as it has the ability to connect to a network.
Rocky Rosas, technical marketing engineer at D-Link, said he has fully tested Network Magic for D-Link routers, and found it to be easily integrated with the PC software that comes with D-Link's hardware.
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