AmpliFi, the consumer-side of Ubiquiti, will announce at CES 2017 that the "meshpoints" part of their AmpliFi system will be available separately AND that they can be used with your existing wireless router to add the benefits of mesh wifi to your home network. By working with your existing WiFi, this can actually solve the criticisms I have seen that the router is not … [Read more...]
Bluetooth 5 now available after official specification adopted
Back in June, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the specification for Bluetooth 5, the next generation for the Personal Area Network technology. This week, that specification was officially adopted according to the announcement made yesterday on Bluetooth.com. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) officially adopted Bluetooth 5 as the latest version of … [Read more...]
AmpliFi now available for pre-order on Amazon and new standalone Amplifi HD router announced
Ubiquiti Labs announced today that it is offering a standalone version of the AmpliFi HD wireless router. This is Ubiquiti's first foray into the consumer market that was announced in May. It is designated as the AmpliFi-R. It includes the same base as the AmpliFi HD but does not include the two additional mesh points that can be used to extend wireless coverage throughout your … [Read more...]
Bluetooth 5 announced with range quadrupled and speed doubled
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the specs for its next release yesterday. The release should arrive in late 2016 or early 2017 with the name Bluetooth 5. The focus of Bluetooth 5 is to quadruple the range over current Bluetooth, double the speed, and increase data broadcasting capacity by 800%. Previous releases of Bluetooth have decreased power … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Book of GNS3 – Build Virtual Network Labs using Cisco, Juniper, and more
I became aware of GNS3 shortly before I became aware of the book The Book of GNS3: Build Virtual Network Labs Using Cisco, Juniper, and More by Jason C. Neumann. The publisher No Starch Press was kind enough to provide me with a copy of the book to review. What is GNS3? "Your virtual network in a suitcase" GNS3 is software for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows that provides a … [Read more...]