Powerline networking is a clever technology that hasn't really taken off against Wi-Fi equipment, but Linksys hopes to put a charge in it with its new line of Linksys by Cisco Powerline products. For ...

Powerline-based home networking faces the daunting task of overcoming its reputation as slow and unreliable, a reputation that originated from less-than-stellar initial attempts at the technology.

Imagine that all the hassle associated with computer networking -- adapters, cables and the configuration issues -- suddenly disappeared, and all you had to do to connect multiple PCs to each other ...

It's a little ironic, don't you think, that with all the push for wireless this and wireless that, we're suddenly awash in PowerLine Ethernet adapters? One of Linksys' announcements at CES yesterday ...

Netgear launches two new high-speed Powerline Adapter kits; one is compact and lightweight and the other incorporates a pass-through power outlet. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers and industry developers presented evidence that power line networking using existing residential or office AC power wiring as the medium for a broadband network is about to ...

Regardless of the specification used, Powerline networking products are easy to install and all work the same way. You'll need a minimum of two powerline adapters (which cost between $50-$100 ...

AC wires can be accessed from multiple spots in any room where a computer is in use. What's more, by deploying what are known as "powerline adapters," system builders can deploy those AC wires inside ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. ” Smarthome Inc., a large maker and retailer of home automation products, has announced a hybrid power line/wireless networking technology that it claims will fix the reliability ...

While not as well known or widely used as Wi-Fi or Ethernet, powerline networking—using your existing home electrical wiring to transmit data, turning every outlet in your house into a potential ...

SAN MATEO, Calif. – With home and small-office/home-office networks among the few glimmers of hope in networking, system-on-chip (SoC) developers are turning their ...