Today Sony unveiled a new VAIO FZ series laptop which packs a Blu-Ray disc player along with a 15.4 inch widescreen display. This combination results in a lightweight multimedia notebook that can play movies in 1080 HD resolution as well as record and play back personal content on the Blu-Ray media.

Aside from the hi-def player, this new premium model of the VAIO FZ comes with a Centrino Duo processor, a built-in 802.11n wireless LAN and Windows Vista Home Premium. The laptop also has a built-in camera and microphone and support …

The wireless connectivity options on a laptop are becoming increasingly important considering the growing availability of bandwidth-consuming content such as movies, videos and music. The quality of this experience can be limited by current networking technologies which may not provide adequate bandwidth or wireless range.

To help with this problem, Intel is promoting a new wireless product that works with its Centrino Duo line of processors to assist users in getting more out of their wireless networks. Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N is based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification and offers users …

Although greatly overshadowed by recent releases of the Apple TV and the iPhone, the new Apple Airport Extreme Base Station was also recently released by Apple and probably deserves a little more recognition than it’s gotten so far.

The new Airport Extreme is an upgrade from the previous version in multiple ways. The design changed to a square look, similar to that of a mini-Mac or the new Apple TV, with small dimensions of only 1.3 inches high and 6.5 inches square. The wireless capabilities are …

The Linksys Wireless-N USB Network Adapter is the very latest in wireless networking technology. By utilizing Wireless-N (draft 802.11n), you can enjoy high-speed wireless network access at greater distances for your desktop or notebook computer. The Wireless-N USB Network Adapter is up to 12 times faster than Wireless-G with 4 times the distance (when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N). The adapter can also connect to Wireless-G and -B networks.

Wireless-N works by overlaying the signals of multiple radios or MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) to multiply the effective data rate. Wireless-N …

Intel recently demonstrated the completed design of its first mobile WiMAX baseband chip at the keynote address of the 3G World Congress and Mobility Marketplace in Hong Kong. The new chipset is dubbed the Intel WiMAX Connection 2300 and marks another major step in Intel’s efforts to “drive innovation in mobile broadband access”.

The demonstration was preformed with an Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology-based laptop with mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e-2005), Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11n), and high-speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) 3G capabilities.

The demonstration illustrates the capabilities of WiMAX for handling content-rich applications without interference from other …

Those people looking for wireless Gigabit in their home just got a new option in the Linksys WRT350N Wireless-N Gigabit Router. The Router utilizes Wireless-N (draft 802.11n) and MIMO, which is the very latest in wireless networking technologies. Up to 12 times faster than Wireless-G, the WRT350N will work with both Wireless-G and -B devices.

The Wireless-N and gigabit wired networking is positioned towards those users of media-centric applications like streaming video, gaming, and Voice over IP telephony. This router will give you plenty of bandwidth to run multiple media-intense data streams through …