Veebeam Wirelessly Streams Web Video to Your TV

Here is a neat product that looked interesting when we read about it.

If you want to be able to display video content from your PC to your big screen TV, then this might be just the thing for you. 

It is available in SD (480i) and HD (1080p) version at $99 and $139 respectively. For the extra $40 it looks to me like the best configuration would be the HD Version. 

They are taking preorders on this product now and are planning on beginning shipments in early October, 2010.

It’s Features include:

• Streams Netflix, Hulu, BBC iPlayer, YouTube and other Internet sites
• Built-in wireless PC to TV link
• Easy to setup, easy to use
• Compatible with Mac OS X (10.5, 10.6), Windows 7, and Vista
• Ideal for laptops
• Use laptop keyboard & track pad to control playback

and on the HD you also get:

• Plays 1080p HD movie files
• Optical audio output for surround sound
• HDMI connector
• Displays photos and desktop in HD
• Two (2) USB ports for future support of webcams and external hard-drives

The magic behind the product is that it is using Wireless USB based technology (WUSB). WUSB uses radio technology in the Ultra-wideband realm. This high-bandwidth, low-power method of wireless data transmission enables the secure, high-speed connection required for functions like HD Video transmission. Intel has helped to support this initiative and we are now seeing it come in products like this one. One of the other benefits is that it is a secured transmission so you don’t have to worry about it being intercepted.

Wireless USB creates a secure point-to-point connection between your laptop and your TV. WUSB is more powerful than traditional WiFi because it offers more bandwidth, better security and less interference over short distances.

Best performance of this device comes when all of the equipment is in the same room. I look forward to testing this out when I get my hands on it.

Kingston Announces its First USB 3.0 Flash Drives: Data Traveller Ultimate Series

We are starting to see some USB peripheral devices coming out that support the new USB 3.0 specification.

Kingston Digital, Inc., the Flash memory affiliate of Kingston Technology Company, Inc., the independent world leader in memory products, today announced it is shipping its first USB 3.0 Flash drive. The Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 Flash drive takes advantage of the faster USB 3.0 specification that has up to ten times the data transfer rates of the current USB 2.0 specification.

The DataTraveler Ultimate 3.0 has a read speed of 80 MB/sec. and a write speed of 60MB/sec. It is available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities. The combination of speed and size makes it ideal for data backup or fast transferring of large files including music, photos and videos. To ensure backwards compatibility, Kingston is also including a Y cable as some USB 2.0 ports require it to initialize USB 3.0 drives.

Is Hiding Your Wireless SSID Really More Secure?

Very interesting article posted by lifehacker about setting up your network wireless router and thinking that you are securing it by not broadcasting the SSID. While this may help in keeping it safe from honest people that don’t have the tools to sniff out you network, anyone that knows what they are doing and has the software tools available to them can find your network without the SSID being broadcast. However, the are some real negative problems that you might run into with older wireless equipment not being able to find your router if it is not broadcasting. So you are better off with putting strong passwords on your WPA security settings than turning off the SSID broadcast function.

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Download details: Microsoft® Windows® Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)

One of the tools that you can use to help clean up your computer is this free application from Microsoft. It will check your computer for infection by specific, prevalent malware (including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom) and helps to remove the infection if found. Microsoft releases and updated version of this tool on the second Tuesday of each month.

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