They are fairly useful.

Using the ac powerline at home to interconnect PCs, peripherals, and consumer electronics via broadband techniques isn’t new. Several companies still make powerline modems. However, the wireless ...

I have a 2-story house built in 2003. I have 3 rooms which have a lot of networking activity. Downstairs, where the cable internet comes in, I have the home entertainment center. Upstairs in one ...

Today's more advanced wireless networking protocols and antenna technologies make networking less of a problem than it once was, but wireless reception problems are still common enough that powerline ...

Many systems builders involved in small office, home office (SOHO) networking are aware of the two main choices for building out a network: wired or wireless. But they should also be aware of a third ...

The Hybrii-XL and Hybrii-PLC hybrid SoCs integrate powerline communication (PLC) and wireless on a single chip. Supporting both HomePlug Green PHY PLC and ZigBee standards, the Hybrii-XL (GV7011) chip ...

Today we’ve got some new gadgets for your home theater. Onkyo’s new receiver can do both DLNA audio and internet radio streaming, and Netgear’s latest powerline home networking kit is built for your ...

ST&T is showing off this MP3 streaming system that uses IP-over-powerline home networking to send music from transmitter to receivers. It’s a pretty neat system, but I’m afraid their suggested price ...