Today is Star Wars Day and Ubiquiti Labs is announcing a new limited edition black AmpliFi HD Mesh Router that is a perfect fit for the "dark side". The mesh Wi-Fi router gets a sleek new look with a black finish. This allows it to fit in to a house with a darker color scheme while still being positioned optimally for the best network signal. The AmpliFi HD Mesh Router … [Read more...]
#MicrosoftEDU introduced Windows 10 S, the new Surface Laptop, and Microsoft Teams for classrooms
Microsoft held their #MicrosoftEDU event today where they announced many things including Windows 10 S, the new Surface Laptop, and Microsoft Teams for classrooms. Windows 10 S is a locked down version of Windows 10 like Windows RT without the restriction to ARM processor-based PCs.It is lighter weight to run on cheaper hardware and restricts users to apps from the Windows … [Read more...]
New Amazon Echo Look gives Alexa a camera so AI can help with your fashion sense
The Amazon Echo is a Bluetooth speaker that houses the digital assistant Alexa. She can listen and answer your questions. The latest hardware from Amazon gives Alexa a camera for still images and videos so now Alexa can see you. The Echo Look uses its voice-activated camera to see the clothes you wear. With the help of a little machine learning, it can help recommend … [Read more...]
Synology refreshes 5-bay and 8-bay desktop NAS
While cloud services have increased in popularity for storage options, there are still reasons to appreciate fast, local storage on the network. Synology's latest refresh is proof that there is still some demand out there but the question remains if Synology met those needs with the DS1517+ and DS1817+. To break down the naming convention of the DS1517+, the D indicates … [Read more...]
Unboxing and reviewing Amplifi HD mesh networking
Home networking has been a frequent topic that I pursued for personal reasons to get the best coverage in my house. My last house was a ranch style with the cable Internet coming in the center of the house. With cheap routers, this meant the signal dropped off at either end of the house. I first used powerline adapters to distribute the Internet to the ends of the house and … [Read more...]