Wireless and Motion-sensing wizard CyWee showed buyers the AirShuttle,  the first (and only) MFi-certified accessory that enables real-time audio and video transmission from an iPod, iPhone, or iPad.  Without the use of cables, users can now share mobile content on-the-go and at home via TV.

International Sales Manager Thomas Hartung [in photo] demonstrated the product at CeBIT inside the ICP Pavilion.

Devolo AG shows off its powerline-based offerings at CeBIT 2011-- including its new dLAN 500 series, the dLAN 200 AV USB extender and the dLAN Cockpit home network management software.

The dLAN 500 range has a transmission rate of 500 Mbps, fast enough to carry services such as broadband, 3D IPTV and VoIP. It is IEEE 1901-based, and thus compatible with all corresponding standardised powerline adapters (including the company's earlier dLAN 200 products) and carries TR069 support for remote management. Continue reading...

NextIX Systems says its EcoFax is the smallest eco-friendly fax server available-- providing a paperless faxing solution (complete with telephony capabilities) for home offices and small businesses.

Being low power (consuming only 12V) as well as low cost, it eliminates fax machine paper and ink costs by e-faxing to email, and allowing users to stoore documents on their computer desktops or online.

Via browser users can also send faxes to up to x5 numbers simultaneously.

It also has PBX functions-- Continue reading...

QEES' Smartgate Gb wifi router not only acts as a NAT and firewall, but carries most-- if not all-- connection types under the sun.

These include WAN, LAN, wifi 802.11n, Bluetooth and a plug-in interface for Z-Wave and ZigBee connections.

It also carries  2x POTS for analogue telephony, 2x external USB ports and a VoIP client, while its embedded software turns it into a smart home controller-- complete with a smart metering and home networking solution.

Go QEES Smartgate

Google adds "Discussions" into its cloud-based word processing service, Docs-- a shared commenting system some describe as a less complicated Google Wave.

The comment/chat feature allows multiple users to edit a single document (even simultaneously). Users can also invite new collaborators by simply putting their email address in a message-- while the system sends email notifications when one receives a reply to a thread or comment. Separate chat can also go on while users edit the document in Continue reading...

Plantronics announces its Calisto 800 at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress, a speakerphone series unifying mobile, landline and pc-based softphone communications.

The company says the device makes it easy to collaborate with users across any device-- ideal for professionals working from home, as it offers full call control with Microsoft Office Communicator and Lync 2010.

A 2.4" colour display and a touch sensitive dial pad allow caller ID viewing, dialing, answering, switching and muting across Continue reading...

Vodafone tore a phone apart...put the components in a keyboard box, added standard RCA connectors – and now you have the Vodafone Webbox, the first device of its kind, bringing affordable internet access to existing television set, just by plugging in a keyboard.

Developed with emerging markets in mind (where many don't yet have affordable internet access), the Webbox is a sleek, black, 14 x 25cm QWERTY keyboard. Webbox plugs into TV with no set-up required, converting any standard domestic television Continue reading...

Cisco describes its Linksys E4200 router as its best-in-class wireless networking solution-- with speeds of up to 450 Mbps.

The router carries simultaneous dual-band wireless-N, x4 gigabit ports and 3x3 antenna configuration in sleek industrial design. Combining its 6 antennas with internal and external amplifiers also boosts its signal strength.

It comes with a USB port, through which customers can turn the E4200 into a UPnP media server-- storingn and sharing media through their network. The Continue reading...