Is that Trendnet's New Wireless-N USB Adapter in Your Pocket or are You Really Cold?
Is that Trendnet's New Wireless-N USB Adapter in Your Pocket or are You Really Cold?
Posted 11/11/2010 at 7:11am
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Networking specialist Trendnet recently announced what it claims is the world's smallest 150Mbps Micro Wireless N USB Adapter, the TEW-648UBM.
Boring name aside, this nifty device measures just 0.59 x 0.74 x 0.28 inches. Pop it into an open USB port and Trendnet says it will extend a mere 0.3 inches from the edge of your PC. For most people, the adapter should be small enough to keep permanently plugged into your notebook, even as you shove it into your laptop bag.
"The TEW-648UBM eliminates size constraints when using wireless adapters. On-the-go users no longer have to worry about leaving their adapter plugged into their laptop," stated Sonny Su, Technology Director for Trendnet. "As well, the addition of a WPS button makes it really easy to connect to WPS enabled routers and access points."
The TEW-648UBM is available now for $40.
Image Credit: Trendnet
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alterseekers
December 22, 2010 at 12:41pm
These are really great tools you can use to extend the WiFi network you have in your house, specially to those devices which really don't have WiFi capabilities. If you're looking for an alternative though, I recommend the Netgear Universal WiFi Internet Adapter. This WiFi adapter is compatible with most internet-ready devices such as TVs, Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, and more. You can also use it to connect notebooks, wireless printers, and other networked home theater devices. For more information about the Netgear Universal WiFi Internet Adapter, visit http://bit.ly/bByST7 and discover this wonderful device from Netgear. Enjoy!
jgrimoldy
November 11, 2010 at 9:40am
Though this is nice, and it's about damn time that WiFi adapters got this small, I'm not quite sure I understand the market for this. Almost all laptops these days have on-board WiFi. Why would I want to get one of these? Okay, perhaps for an older machine. Or perhaps for a desktop that I want to have WiFi access. Beyond that, it doesn't seem like this would have a very broad appeal.
Thursday
November 11, 2010 at 8:25pm
but if you have a machine with a built in B/G/A Wireless adapter this would be a cheap way to upgrade to N. My question is, what kind of MIMO performance could you get with a 3mm antenna array???
Benchmarks for this would be interesting to see.
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