Filed under: Wireless, Networking
Just weeks after teasing us with succulent 802.11n gear, NEC is hitting back with an interesting WiFi / power line adapter combo dubbed the AtermCA2100P set. The AtermCR2500P WLAN router sports four Ethernet ports, the usual host of IP and security features, and purportedly works in conjunction with the AtermCA2100P HD-PLC wall adapter (shown after the jump) to provide a wireless extension anywhere you can find a nearby AC outlet. Additionally, NEC claims that throughput of 190Mbps is doable, but judging by the ho hum reaction to the power line alternatives that have come before it, we wouldn’t be so sure. Still, the two devices can be purchased together for a price of ¥25,000 ($206), or you can pick up the router (¥20,000; $165) and HD-PLC adapter (¥13,000; $107) separately if you so desire.[Via AkihabaraNews]Continue reading NEC intros Aterm CA2100P WiFi router and power line adapter Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Picture it: Italy, 1975 A shortage of coins in Italy in 1975 prompted the vandalism
of thousands of pay phones - thieves began breaking public phones in order to steal
coins. In 1976, a vending machine manufacturer and supplier called SIDA came up
with a way to avoid this and introduced the first magnetic strip international phone
cards so people wouldn’t need to use coins to make a call. But they could only be
used on certain phones, as people were required to insert the card into the phone
to use them, and many of the cards kept jamming.

calling card