With broadband connections rising in the United States and YouTube kicking off the share your video genre of Web sites that now has dozens of copycats, consumers have become more accustomed to watching TV, movies and videos on their computers. Additionally, with the dropping price of digital cameras and video cameras, and the video and photo features in cell phones, we now witness a whole new generation of consumers that are creating, editing, sharing and consuming media content online.
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The Wall Street Journal recently published a story predicting that the larger big-ticket technologies will remain on the shelves and consumers will instead go home with the latest gadgets this holiday season. As this article and other industry experts predict, the average consumer will purchase more affordable gadgets and less ‘blockbuster’ devices this season.
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Technology has effected a drastic change on how we live, mostly for the better. The only downside to moving into a digital world can be the somewhat overwhelming feeling of dealing with, maintaining and utilizing all of the technologies available and keeping the rest of your home and life clutter free and peaceful. Phew… it’s stressful just to write that …
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Entertainment in the home has been going on for as long as man could make sounds by beating sticks onto walls. We generally associate home entertainment, as we know it today by starting in the last 19th century with the phonograph. Commonly called a gramophone or record player, these devices started to appear around the 1870’s and played recorded sounds, something almost mind-blowing for the time. Users were limited in the selection of sounds and spoken word titles available though and for the most part, this cutting edge technology was only enjoyed by the wealthy.

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IOGEAR has recently released two new USB products that can improve your computing experience. If you share a USB-based printer, webcam, hard drive, flash drive or IOGEAR’s 12-in1 Pocket Card Reader, these will be useful to you.
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Wireless technology is becoming more practical for everyday use, and we have some great products that can help you get MORE out of your technology, with LESS wires!
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Right now the hottest term in computers is Netbook, it’s a combination of Internet and Notebook, and generally refers to laptop computers that have smaller than a 10” screen. For the most part, Netbooks are primarily used for browsing the Internet, email and intended to be small enough to take anywhere.

There is a sacrifice to be made with them, and that is generally in terms of a much slower processor compared to a full sized laptop, smaller hard drives, less RAM and usually a condensed keyboard. Most Netbooks come in well under $500 though, so they are attractive to someone who needs to accomplish a little more than their Blackberry or iPhone can do, but doesn’t’ want to haul their full sized laptop around.

Some interesting features on Netbooks coming out also include facial recognition software for security, built in card readers and built in 3G Internet connections though various mobile cellular phone services.

Following is a roundup of some of the most popular Netbooks on the market today.

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Do you have a home theater or work area cluttered with wires? IOGEAR wants to help you stop the madness by giving you some prizes to achieve Zen like peace…well maybe not exactly

Show us pictures or video of places where you could use IOGEAR’s assistance along with a description of how the below products would specifically help and you could win one of these fantastic prizes:

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Wireless is everywhere – schools, hospitals, restaurants and even hotels and libraries. So what is the difference between Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Wireless USB?

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Going wireless used to be the luxury of those who were ahead of the technology curve and had access to a healthy budget. Fortunately, wireless technology has matured to a point where pricing is comparable to wired alternatives. Here we examine the evolution of two technologies that highlight some of the many advantages of going wireless.
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