Between our TVs , PCs , game consoles , or even refrigerators , most every room of our houses have devices needing an on-ramp to the info superhighway. To maintain these gadgets connected, D-Link has debuted its Amplifi home networking equipment to wash every square foot of your abode in ample bandwidth. There’s the $150 HD Media Router 1000 that does 802.11n WiFi at 300 Mbps and has QoS technology to ensure your HD video streams and games are lag-free, plus four Gigabit Ethernet ports and an SD card reader. The complete Home Router 1000 is $120 and sports similar specs sans the SD slot, but additionally packs D-Link’s SmartBeam technology that tracks devices and “focuses beams of bandwidth” to maintain you connected in every room. D-Link’s $160 WiFi Booster also uses SmartBeam tech to increase your network’s range via the two.4 and 5 GHz bands and put four more Gigabit Ethernet ports anywhere you elect. Lastly, the Powerline AV 500 Adapter ($100) and Gigabit switch ($200) provide you with screaming 500Mbps speeds from any electrical outlet. Interested? Well, they’re all available now, with the exception of the laggard Whole Home Router 1000, which is not available until August. PR’s after the break.
Optimized Routers, Boosters and PowerLine Products Offer Industry-Leading Speeds, Whole Home Coverage and Uninterrupted Connectivity for Gaming, HD and conventional Content in Sleek, Form Factors
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA–(Marketwire – Jun 22, 2011) – D-Link today announced its Amplifi™ family of high-performance home networking solutions, designed to supply best-in-class performance for today’s demanding connected homes. Optimized for the ever-increasing amount of Internet traffic in homes around the nation, the Amplifi product line includes the HD Media Router 1000 with HD Fuel® (DIR-657) for managing high bandwidth HD traffic and streaming, the entire Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) and Wi-Fi Booster (DAP-1525) with exclusive SmartBeam™ technology for pushing wireless signals into the farthest corners of houses to deliver whole home coverage, and PowerLine 500 products (DHP-500AV, DHP-501AV, DHP-540) for adding bandwidth over existing electrical wiring.
“There are two main obstacles consumers typically face with today’s home networking — the necessity for a more powerful network to support HD streaming and signals through the home, and expanding Wi-Fi coverage into the farthest corners of the house, essentially having whole home coverage,” says Daniel Kelley, associate vp of consumer marketing, D-Link North America. “D-Link has solved these issues by investing heavily in R&D, and is happy to introduce our new patented technology as section of the Amplifi line of home networking solutions.”
The Amplifi family of home networking solutions introduces all-new networking technologies optimized to enable consumers to do all of it directly, with uninterrupted connectivity to their entire library of digital content:
Amplifi HD Media Router with HD Fuel®for Premium Digital Entertainment
The Amplifi HD Media Router 1000 with HD Fuel automatically manages traffic flow and optimizes broadband connections to present priority to high-bandwidth entertainment, allowing consumers to look at streaming content on their Boxee Box by D-Link, play online games with Xbox® 360 or make Skype® calls without the lags or glitches found with standard routers. Similarly, the Amplifi line of HD Media Routers permits multiple media content streams to multiple devices while with uninterrupted performance, including HD video, online gaming and massive media file downloads. Featuring as much as 300Mbps speed, four Gigabit Ethernet ports, USB SharePort™ Plus, and an SD card slot for accessing HD media and streaming USB devices, this IPv6-ready router keeps consumers in complete control in their digital entertainment.
Amplifi Whole Home Products with SmartBeam™ for Uninterrupted Coverage in Every Corner
The smooth new Amplifi Whole Home products with SmartBeam technology optimize home wireless network bandwidth to deal with HD video streams, large media file downloads and online gaming applications for multiple devices, simultaneously anywhere in the house. SmartBeam uses six multi-directional antennas with a patented, sectorized design, to discover and track individual devices, then focuses beams of bandwidth to these devices, ensuring a continuing connection anywhere in the house. D-Link’s SmartBeam products are perfect for homes or small offices where concrete walls, successive floors in multi-storied buildings, or other architectural hurdles can significantly weaken a wireless signal:
The IPv6-ready Whole Home Router 1000 features as much as 300 Mbps speed, four Gigabit Ethernet ports, advanced QoS bandwidth prioritization, SharePort™ Plus for sharing USB devices comparable to printers or security cameras, and 128-bit security encryption with advanced Wi-Fi Protected Setup for a safe, plug-and-play home network.
The IPv6-ready Amplifi Wi-Fi Booster extends an existing router’s wireless signal to deliver uninterrupted coverage to as much as four additional devices and not using a additional configuration using the Gigabit Ethernet ports — just plug and play. As well as, the Wi-Fi Booster also includes selectable 2.4GHz or 5GHz bands, SharePort Plus and Wi-Fi Protected Setup
PowerLine Products with PowerLine 500 for Access Anywhere
D-Link’s PowerLine 500 products use a building’s existing electrical wiring to deliver secure, fast connectivity to otherwise hard-to-reach places, corresponding to a basements or attics. With the PowerLine AV 500 Adapter (DHP-500AV), PowerLine 500 Adapter Starter Kit (DHP-501AV), and the PowerLine AV 500 four-port Gigabit Switch (DHP-540), there aren’t any cables to run, holes to drill or wireless signals to configure. Easily plug, play and transform any conventional power outlet right into a fully-functioning Ethernet port and the whole home or small office right into a wall-to-wall network. Optimized for home entertainment systems or online gaming, the PowerLine HomePlug AV compliant premium products 500Mbps transfer rate to support multiple streams of HD content at blazing fast speeds, while the built-in QoS engine automatically prioritizes Internet traffic, ensuring glitch-free movies and gaming while web surfing and downloads also are in progress.
Availability and Pricing
The Amplifi family of goods could be available throughout D-Link’s vast network of retail and e-tail outlets in North America, including Fry’s and Micro Center, and on the company’s online store, http://www.dlinkshop.com. Detailed specifications and knowledge come in online at amplifi.dlink.com and availability and MSRP pricing is as follows:
HD Media Router 1000 (DIR-657) — available now for $149.99
Wi-Fi Booster (DAP-1525) — available now for $159.99
Whole Home Router 1000 (DIR-645) — available in August for $119.99
DHP-500AV Adapter — available now for $99.99
DHP-501AV Starter Kit (two adapters) — available now for $159.99
DHP-540 Four-Port Gigabit Switch — available now for $199.99
Sprint launches New Ventures arm, adapts ID and Zone apps for foreign markets
Proton and Yes team as much as offer Malaysia’s first 4G-connected car, promise more to return
