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Next generation of Routers

Routers

Think you have the latest and greatest routers AC3200 etc from the likes of ASUS or Netgear?

Think again.  

Introducing Portal, the latest and greatest router promises to solve all your Wifi problems. I will be built by Ignition Labs, a company founded by a group of Qualcomm engineers.

The usual suspect specifications are the standard high-powered, dual-band antennas, support for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz networks, beamforming, MIMO etc.

One new feature that is unavailable in any router today is that Portal can operate on other 5GHz channels within the Spectrum where other routers cannot. This is extremely useful in urban environments, where more and more 5GHz routers are congesting each other. What this does is better range and throughput can be gained.

Portal's congestion management and expanded spectrum access allow it to perform up to 300 times faster and three times lower latency than other routers.

Ignition Labs has started a Kickstarter program to raise money to deliver this technology into users' hands. You can visit their kickstarter page to see.

In the FAQ section there is this question and answer :

What are the client requirements to use the new spectrum? is 5GHz 802.11ac enough?

Hi John! Yes, that's all the requirements you need. All client devices supporting 802.11ac can use this new spectrum with Portal. And by the way, most of your older 5GHz 802.11n client devices will also work seamlessly with Portal to use this new spectrum. Portal is dual-band dual-concurrent, meaning that it also simultaneously operates on 2.4GHz to support legacy client devices with just 802.11b/g/n.

HitFilm 4 - Video Editing and Compositing

Video Editing and Compositing

Wanna build your own Youtube video, but do not know what software to use? There are many commercial and expensive software out there. But you are not professionally making money with these videos - so lets stick to something free.

HitFilm 4 Express (there is a bigger Pro brother which is not free).

Visit their site at Hitfilm.com

Everything you need to make a video

Wifi Map - the wifi password sharing app

Cellphone  App : Wifi Map

Hello fellow Singaporeans or foreign readers,

Today I'm talking about an iPhone/Android app I stumble upon called Wifi Map.   There is a free version as well as a paid Pro version.

It is essentially a way for people to share their wifi out to the public.  And if there are enough people and businesses that do that, we can connect to wifi services where-ever we go.

I will recommend you only share your wifi out if your router has the guest facility and you are sharing only the "internet" and not the "intranet" or home traffic.

How does it work ? Say you create a guest network at home, and you connect to this guest network using your phone, then you launch Wifi Map. You are given an option to add your Wifi to the public network.  Essentially, you are telling Wifi Map your guest network's password. This is later re-broadcast to users who is in the vicinity and requires Wifi.

I will be testing this in Singapore, and will let you know how well it scores. And see how friendly are Singaporeans sharing their Wifi.