Your Guide To Wireless

ProLink PIC1003WP Wireless IP Camera with Pan Tilt

Posted on January 3rd, 2012 in Hardware | No Comments

Image sensor: VGA CMOS sensor
Video resolution: 640 x 480 pixels (up to 30 frames per second)
Connectivity: Ethernet port, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
Memory card slot: MicroSD
Zoom: 4x digital zoom
Recording medium: MicroSD/Network-attached storage
Viewing angle: 130 degrees (horizontal), 90 degrees (vertical)
Audio out: No
Night vision: No
WPS connectivity: No
Mobile app: Available in Android and iOS, free

ProLink PIC1003WP

Appearance-wise, it looks like those surveillance cameras you find in your local convenience store or office.

This ProLink PIC1003WP has the best image quality, with accurate and vibrant colors. It is also the most quiet. You can hardly hear a sound when the lens is panning and tilting.

The audio feed is also clear and sharp – the large microphone in front of the camera means you can clearly hear what is happening. But there is no audio out, so you cannot really tell your son to stop mucking around.

The real-time video feed is virtually lag-free when you access the camera on the installed software, a browser or its mobile app, mLiveView.

Swipe on the video itself to pan and tilt the image and the camera obeys accordingly. You can enlarge the video by swiping with two fingers.

Even on a 3G network, the mobile app translates your swipes into pans and tilts almost instantaneously. While the app does not officially support the iPad, you can still use it on the tablet with no issues.

Edimax IC-7110W

Posted on December 29th, 2011 in Wireless Camera | No Comments

Image sensor: 1.3-megapixel CMOS image sensor
Video resolution: 1,280 x 1,024 pixels (up to 15 frames per second)
Connectivity: Ethernet port, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Memory card slot: SD
Zoom: 4x digital zoom
Recording medium: SD/Network-attached storage
Viewing angle: 355 degrees (horizontal), 120 degrees (vertical)
Audio out: Yes
Night vision: Yes
WPS connectivity: Yes
Mobile app: Available in Android and iOS, free

Edimax IC-7110W

Unlike D-Link DCS-5230L IP camera, this Edimax IC-7110W does not have a spherical cover. Its open concept allows it to rotate nearly 360 degrees horizontally, allowing for a wide field of vision.

The video images tend towards red and blue. In some instances, black actually becomes blue. The night vision works perfectly, though.

Despite claiming to have two-way audio with its built-in microphone and audio out port, I did not manage to pick up any sounds. When you plug in a speaker, the audio output works.

The app works better than the browser when it comes to moving the camera – simply swipe the video feed to do so. There is around half a second of lag from the time you swipe the video feed to the time the camera starts to move.

The iOS app is compatible with both the iPhone and iPad. So you need to download the app only once.

However, there were many occasions when I simply could not connect to the camera on either a Wi-Fi or 3G network. You also cannot talk through it.

D-Link DCS-5230L Wireless Network Camera

Posted on December 25th, 2011 in Wireless Camera | No Comments

Image sensor: 1.3-megapixel CMOS sensor
Video resolution: 1,280 x 1,024 pixels (up to 10 frames per second)
Connectivity: Ethernet port, 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
Memory card slot: MicroSD
Zoom: 16x digital zoom
Recording medium: MicroSD/Network-attached storage
Viewing angle: 310 degrees (horizontal), 90 degrees (vertical)
Audio out: Yes
Night vision: Yes
WPS connectivity: Yes
Mobile app: Available in Android and iOS, free

D-Link DCS-5230L

The price of this D-Link DCS-5230L wireless camera is at the high-side but it has all the bells and whistles that you could wish for in an Internet protocol (IP) camera, from night vision to Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) connectivity.

You can access the camera from anywhere, either using a browser or via the app mydlink Lite.

The video images tend to look washed out and the colors seem wrong, even in natural light. However, the infrared night vision works very well.

It has two-way audio communication with its built-in microphone and, when you plug in a speaker, you can listen to what your children are doing and then remind them to do their homework, for example.

With D-Link’s mobile app, it takes up to 2seconds after you press on the virtual directional key before the camera starts moving. You can zoom in with a virtual slider, albeit slowly.

The iPad app, mydlink+, costs US$0.99. It does pretty much the same thing but on a bigger screen.

Bose Soundlink Wireless Mobile Speaker

Posted on December 21st, 2011 in Hardware | No Comments

This Bose SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker is made for road warriors. At less than 5cm thick and about the size of a paperback novel, the speaker can fit easily into a bag. It works with any device that has Bluetooth connectivity functions, including smartphones and tablets. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides enough power for up to eight hours of music playback at moderate volume levels.

This bluetooth speaker has also been designed and tested to withstand environments with sand, wind and moisture. The premium model comes with a brown leather cover, while the standard model has a nylon cover.

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Prolink PIC1005WN Wireless IP Camera

Posted on December 16th, 2011 in Hardware | No Comments

Simplicity meets functionality in Prolink PIC1005WN wireless IP camera, which is a useful addition
to the true plug and play IP camera series. The Prolink PIC1005WN webcam, designed as a more basic version of the earlier PIC1003W model, lets you get right down to business as it dispenses with complicated set-up procedures and does not require you to configure a router or DDNS settings, unlike other standard IP cameras.

Prolink PIC1005WN Wireless IP Camera

Its automatic day/night mode ensures that clear footage can be taken even in dimly-lit environments. Features such as remote live monitoring via 3G smartphones and multi-location viewing add a touch of versatility to the webcam.

Samsung Central Station Wireless Hub Monitor

Posted on November 21st, 2011 in Hardware | 2 Comments

Samsung Central Station Wireless Hub Monitor

27-inch
1,920 x 1,080 pixels
1 x HDMI, VGA, Ethernet port, 2 x USB 3.0 port, 2 x USB 2.0 port
4.1kg

Having a big monitor to extend your screen’s real estate is great. But Samsung 27-inch Wireless Hub Monitor goes one better as it doubles as a wireless hub.

Its dual-hinge design allows you to change the height and tilt of the screen easily.

The curvy stand is also the central hub, with one Ethernet, two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 ports. It also comes with a HDMI and a VGA port for wired connection. It does not have a DVI port though.

But why bother with wires when you can link your laptop to the monitor wirelessly? The Samsung Wireless Hub Monitor uses the latest wireless ultra-wide band technology.

Just plug the wireless dongle into a USB port on your laptop and install the software and drivers. Power up the monitor and it will start detecting nearby computers within a 1.5m radius.

It takes no more than 10 seconds to pair the monitor with a laptop.

Once they are connected, there is virtually no lag when the laptop is side by side with the monitor. In our tests, we found that the laptop lost the connection when it was moved 4m away from the monitor.

You can also plug in an Ethernet cable to the monitor, so your laptop can be online whenever it is within range.

There are some speed differences when plugging in USB devices to the monitor. It took up to a minute for a 320GB external hard drive to be detected on the laptop when it was plugged into the hub’s USB 2.0 connection. Plugged directly into the laptop, it took just 16 seconds.

If you want faster transfer speeds, use the supplied USB 3.0 cable that lets you connect it to your laptop and fully utilize the USB 3.0.

There is no native OS X support for Macintosh users yet. Samsung says it is aiming to release Mac drivers for the device by this year.

At $748, it is expensive. But it is so convenient to have a monitor that connects to your laptop without cables.

Click to view the Samsung Central Station Wireless Hub Monitor now.

Belkin N750 DB

Posted on November 10th, 2011 in Hardware | No Comments

This Belkin N750 DB Wirelessdual-band N+ router offers speeds of up to 300MB per second on a 2.4GHz band and 450MB per second on a 5GHz band.

It has two built-in USB ports to facilitate functions such as media sharing and wireless printing.

The router comes with a self-healing app which automatically fixes potential network problems, which good for most novice users who are not technical-knowledge.

This Belkin N750 DB Wireless is also in good design where could match your other electronic devices on your living room.

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