Go wireless!

Imagine the same pc streams the music playing on your laptop as well streams the cartoons for your kids on T.V. going wireless is not as difficult as it seems. Internet Of Things (IoT) evolving. Here we help you in picking the right device for cutting down the lengths of cords in your home and turning it into a wire free zone.

Wireless router – The most essential gear to go wireless. Devices such as smartphones, laptops, e – book readers, tablets etc. Which have built – in WiFi can connect to the internet through this router without needing any cables. Now if you are having a telephone line for internet connection, you will need to buy an ADSL router which is available with your service provider at reasonable price. A non – ADSL router will suffice for the other types of connections. In this buying a dual band router (operates in 5GHz band) is a good option since microwave ovens, phones etc. Utilize the 2.4 GHz band and thus reduce the strength of your signal. These routers might also have USB ports allowing you to plug in printers or flash drives and so sharing them over the network. Apart from data and internet sharing over WiFi these routers act as your primary defence against malicious hackers.

Shared storage – A great option if you want to access the same content over your smartphone, laptop or tablet. This doesn’t require you to make duplicate copies. Check on the highest storage capacity that fits your bill taking into consideration any future requirements. But before buying always ensure that the external hard drive can be connected to wireless router through an external port through an RJ45 network cable. The benefit is that you get a central access to all the data saved in the shared drive. Plus the software that comes with the hard drive can be configured to automatically back up the data over the network.

Wireless USB dongles – this device lets you add Bluetooth and wifi connectivity to your pc without actually having to upgrade it. Presently 3 types of dongles are available in market – 3G dongle (first make sure that 3G USB sticks are supported by your router), WiFi dongle (for adding WiFi ability to pc) and Bluetooth dongle (provides Bluetooth ability to pc).

Wireless media player – a recommended device for anyone who wants to stream music, movies etc. Wireless to your TV. These media players enable support for most of the popular music formats such as FLV, VOB, MKV etc. If you are connected to internet, YouTube videos can be streamed to your television through built in browser app. Before buying, make a study of A/V connections of your TV. Don’t hesitate to double check about compatibility. Buying a player with storage drive is a better option.