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1. Dozens of companies sued over packet radio patent

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 08 July 2009

   ... Texas district court alleging that a  large number of firms is infringing two patents it claims its own. Wiav Networks is suing 3Com, Acer, Apple, Asus, Belkin, Brother, Buffalo, Canon,  Cisco, ...

2. TG Daily’s Dads and Grads Product Giveaway: Play along and win!

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Friday, 19 June 2009

   ...  Belkin offers some of the latest tech accessories that any dad or grad would appreciate. TuneBase Direct with Hands-Free and Speakerphone: This is the perfect gift for the Dad or graduate who multitasks ...

3. Earth Hour: Lights out everybody, for global energy conservation

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Friday, 27 March 2009

   ... not available for non-Blackberry users). Belkin International issued a memo to businesses and individuals notifying them that they could be saving more electricity by turning off more devices. "Whether ...

4. UPDATED: Belkin president acknowledges paying for fake product reviews

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   Wednesday, 21 January 2009

     In an exclusive by The Daily Background, on Friday, January 16, 2009 author Arlen Parsa uncovered a scheme by Belkin employee Mike Bayard on Amazon.com's Mechanical Turk for a fee-for-positive-review ...

5. Steve Jobs' Macworld 2009 keynote uncertain

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Tuesday, 16 December 2008

   ... most exhibitors downsizing and several big names reducing significantly their visibility. Others decided to skip the event altogether, including Adobe, Belkin, CreativeLabs, and Seagate, none of which ...

6. Lies flourish in emails, researchers say

   (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

   Thursday, 25 September 2008

   ... offline. "There is a growing concern in the workplace over e-mail communications, and it comes down to trust," says Belkin, said. "You're not afforded the luxury of seeing non-verbal and behavioral cues ...

7. $1000 Belkin box promises wireless HD video and audio

   (Consumer Electronics/Consumer Electronics Features)

   Thursday, 10 July 2008

     Cables, lots of cables, are the hallmark of our modern living room, but Belkin has a up-market solution for all your wire woes.  The company has announced its FlyWire system which wirelessly ...

8. Can a New WiFi Adapter Change Your Wireless Performance?

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Tuesday, 11 December 2007

   Our unprecedented testing shows one clear winner if you want to change your wireless adapter. A reader recently wrote and asked if changing his wireless adapter could improve the range of his 802.11b/g ...

9. Legacy-friendly Draft 11n: Belkin N1 Vision Reviewed

   (Networking/Networking Features)

   Friday, 07 December 2007

   Belkin's Certified Draft 2.0 802.11n wireless router is nice to nearby WLANs and supports jumbo frames, too! Belkin created a bit of a stir when it introduced the N1 Vision Wireless Router back in July. ...

10. Are You Playing the Draft 802.11n Shell Game?

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 27 November 2007

    Manufacturers keep us guessing about what's really inside the wireless networking products we buy. One of the games that many consumer networking product manufacturers play is changing the hardware design ...

11. 8 Port Gigabit Switch Roundup

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 17 October 2007

    There are many reasons to choose one gigabit switch over another. But performance isn't one of them. As long-time readers of our reviews know, we don't generally review or test Ethernet adapters and ...

12. IOGEAR Wireless USB Hub and Adapter Review: Deja Vu all over again

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Monday, 01 October 2007

    "Certified" Wireless USB may have killed off its "Cable Free" competitor. But its first-generation "dongle-and-hub" products look like more of the same--expensive and slow. Last winter, Belkin finally ...

13. Who said wireless routers have to be boring?

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 11 July 2007

    Belkin today unveiled a fancy new router that you actually do not have to hide below your desk or on the corner of a shelf. Compton (CA) – Belkin today unveiled a fancy new router that you actually ...

14. Gefen preps wireless USB hub

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 01 May 2007

    ... to the already available Belkin hub, the Gefen device follows the reference design provided by Wisair and uses the firm’s 503 RF chip and complies with the Wimedia 1.0 specification.     ...

15. Linksys launches Skype iPhone

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Monday, 18 December 2006

    ... the iPhone WIP320 is a Wi-Fi Skype phone that appears to be a clone to already released models from Netgear and Belkin. It comes preloaded with a Skype client and does not need a computer to be running ...

16. Belkin's WiFi Skype phone partners up with Boingo Hot Spots

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Thursday, 07 December 2006

    Belkin's new Wi-Fi Skype phone will now work with more than 60,000 Boingo Hot Spots around the world. People who buy a Boingo unlimited account for $7.95 a month will be able to make free Skype calls ...

17. Carnegie Mellon University developing real-time translator

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Friday, 27 October 2006

    Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is developing a real-time translation device that works with facial movements instead of audible speech. Speakers talk silently while electrodes translate the facial movements ...

18. Beam music from your Ipod to your stero with Belkin's TuneStage II

    (Mobility/Mobility Features)

    Wednesday, 11 October 2006

    Belkin announced a new version of its TuneStage Bluetooth music system which beams music to home stereo systems. The TuneStage II uses a small transmitter on the Ipod and a receiver that is wired to stereo ...

19. Samsung to offer Belkin MP3 player accessories

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Wednesday, 13 September 2006

      Samsung Electronics, in an attempt to boost sales of its MP3 players, will offer various MP3 player accessories to be made by US-based Belkin on an ODM basis, with volume production to begin later ...

20. Linksys prepping Wi-Fi Skype phone?

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Sunday, 10 September 2006

    ... Accton's design, which is marketed under the SMC [reviewed here], Belkin and EdgeCore brands, the WIP320 appears to support a hands-free speaker phone feature. We did not attempt to reach Linksys for comment, ...

21. Microsoft claims Belkin infringed U2 patent

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Brief)

    Wednesday, 02 August 2006

      Microsoft has filed a complaint against peripherals maker Belkin for allegedly infringing on a Microsoft patent pertaining to its U2 technology. Microsoft has filed a complaint against peripherals ...

22. Accton to start volume shipments of Skype Wi-Fi phones in August

    (Networking/Networking Brief)

    Tuesday, 01 August 2006

      Taiwan-based Accton Technology is expected to begin volume shipments of its Skype-enabled Wi-Fi phones to two of its subsidiaries, Edge-Core and SMC Networks, as well as US-based Belkin in August, ...

23. Gizmo Project launches free PC-to-landline calls

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Thursday, 20 July 2006

    ... The company today demonstrated Wi-Fi Phones from Belkin, Edge-Core, Netgear and SMC at a press event in Luxembourg. Related article: Skype offers free PC-to-landline calls  ...

24. Ultra-wideband USB hubs make waves at Computex

    (Trendwatch/Trendwatch Features)

    Monday, 05 June 2006

    ... a matter of a few months, if not weeks. The WiMedia push comes amid competition from a competing group called the UWB Forum, whose membership includes Agilent, Belkin, Flextronics, Lucent, Pinpoint, Siemens, ...

25. Belkin announces draft 11n line with 300 Mbps wireless router

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Monday, 01 May 2006

    Belkin has announced a new wireless networking line that promises up to 300 megabits per second throughput. The new N1 routers and wireless cards are based on the 802.11n draft specification and have ...

26. Belkin delays shipments of its CableFree USB hub until July

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 28 February 2006

    A company spokesperson yesterday confirmed that the first ship date for the product, which was slated to begin shipments in April, had slipped by three months. But neither Belkin, nor Freescale Semiconductor ...

27. IEEE UWB group throws in the towel

    (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

    Thursday, 19 January 2006

    ... of multiple UWB technologies." The announcement was not unexpected, given Freescale's UWB push at this month's Consumer Electronics Show and the announcement of the first UWB products by Belkin and Gefen ...

28. Belkin makes iPod go wireless with TuneCommand AV

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Tuesday, 10 January 2006

      Belkin, a iPod peripherals specialist, recently announced the availability of TuneCommand AV, a wireless control set for iPods. Belkin, a iPod peripherals specialist, recently announced the availability ...

29. CES 2006: First UWB USB products to support single links only

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Sunday, 08 January 2006

      CES developing story Las Vegas (NV) - The CES announcements by Belkin and Gefen of USB UltraWideBand products based on Freescale's "CableFree USB" technology were good news for those waiting for ...

30. CES 2006: Freescale beating WiMedia gang with real UWB products?

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 04 January 2006

    ... speculating about even a replacement of the PC itself. In concert with Freescale, Belkin announced a four-port CableFree USB Hub that will be available in "early spring 2006". The announcement was unclear, ...

31. Belkin to show off wireless USB hub at CES

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Tuesday, 03 January 2006

    USB has nearly replaced older cable technologies such as parallel and serial, but it still requires wires. Belkin hopes to change all of that with their new CableFree USB hub, which will be shown off ...

32. Belkin offers guarantee for wireless transfer performance

    (Networking/Networking Features)

    Wednesday, 09 November 2005

      News story Compton (California) - Belkin has decided to put its money where other companies have only hype regarding high wireless throughput. The company today said that "consumers who purchase ...

33. Belkin offers mini keyboard for Dell's Axim handhelds

    (Mobility/Mobility Brief)

    Tuesday, 21 December 2004

      Belkin today announced its new SnapNType mini keyboard for Axim X30/X3i handhelds from Dell. Belkin today announced its new SnapNType mini keyboard for Axim X30/X3i handhelds from Dell. The keyboard, ...

34. Belkin disables router spamming feature

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 12 November 2003

      Belkin, the consumer networking and connectivity firm, has promised customers a firmware upgrade to disable a controversial 'spamming' feature built into its routers. Belkin, the consumer networking ...

35. Web hijack riles Belkin router users

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 11 November 2003

      Belkin is trying to defuse a potentially embarrassing situation that arose after network administrators learned the company's routers can periodically hijack users' Web connection and display an ...

36. Accton lands Belkin WLAN order

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 28 October 2002

      According to sources, Accton Technology recently landed orders from US-based Belkin Components for WLAN (wireless local area network) equipment using Texas Instruments (TI) 802.11b-chip solutions ...

37. Add 4 Front-Access USB 2.0 Ports To Your Computer

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Tuesday, 03 September 2002

      Belkin, the manufacturer of computer connectivity solutions, today introduced its new Hi-Speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 4-Port Drive Bay Hub (F5U261 - ESP $39.95). Belkin, the manufacturer ...

38. Belkin Accessories for Sony Clie PDAs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Monday, 07 January 2002

    ... Clie PDA, Belkin just let us know about a new line of accessories for you to spend your hard-earned cash on. The new accessories will begin shipping in North America on January 28, 2002. The first new ...

39. Belkin's Thumb Keyboard for PDAs

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Friday, 04 January 2002

    ... Mavis Beacon, Belkin may have a solution for you with its new line of mini PDA keyboards for Palm m500 and m505, Compaq iPAQ H3100, H3600, and H3700, and Handspring Visor Deluxe, Prism, Platinum, Neo, ...

40. Belkin Puts Out Five New Wireless Networking Gadgets

    (Hardware/Hardware Brief)

    Wednesday, 24 October 2001

    ... Belkin's efforts to keep you from getting evicted include a slew of new 802.11b-compliant wireless devices that will begin shipping in North America next month. Belkin says its line of products offers ...