Cisco Meraki has quietly expanded their product line-up from access points, switches, and security devices to venture into communications. The MC74 is a premium VoIP phone that shares the same cloud-management backbone as other Meraki products. The MC74, pictured below and listed at https://meraki.cisco.com/products/communications, provides a 7-inch IPS-backlit touchscreen … [Read more...]
Automattic will control .blog gTLD
Looking to create a new blog or get a domain that is a perfect match for your site? Later this year, there will be a new option on the table. You will be register the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) .blog for your site or specifically for the blog part of your site such as MyCompany.blog. Why .blog? For years, .com was the dominant choice for website names, but it’s become … [Read more...]
CBS cancels CSI: Cyber
CBS has cancelled the CSI franchise. CSI: Cyber was the last to remain after CSI, CSI: New York, and CSI: Miami ended previously. At one point, CSI was the most-watched show in the world. CSI: Cyber took the franchise against cyber threats but from my limited viewing of the show, it looked like TV's classic bad use of technology as a plot device with all of the latest … [Read more...]
Ubiquiti ventures into consumer line with AmpliFi home wireless solution and Ubiquiti Labs
Ubiquiti, the network hardware company known for his carrier-grade equipment at industry-disruptive pricing, announced a new division dedicated to R&D in the consumer area. Ubiquiti is known more for the quality of their products than the user friendliness to non-technical users. This division should change that focus and it seems to be making a splash with their first … [Read more...]
Garmin updates GPS running watch line with Forerunner 735XT
Garmin has updated their line of GPS running watches with the Forerunner 735XT. The watch tracks your distance using GPS and a wrist-based heart rate monitor while you run, cycle, swim, hike, cross-country ski, strength train, or perform other cardio. This information can help you train better and motivate you to continue improving. As an owner of previous versions of the … [Read more...]