CES 2012: NETGEAR Press Conference Coverage

NETGEAR has announced a variety of new devices and technologies today at CES.

First on the list is their Universal Dual Band WiFi Range Extender. It is designed to work with an existing network and greatly extend the WiFi signal both on the 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz frequencies.

 



 

Next up is their Media Storage Router. It comes standard with a 2TB hard drive, and is designed to be used both for media streaming (it is DLNA enabled), as well as using it for remote FTP using NETGEAR's ReadyShare Cloud system. It also comes with two USB 3.0 ports to add additional storage. It is based on the N900 Dual Band WiFi router to offer NETGEAR's highest quality router features.

 

 


 

They also announced the NeoTV Streaming Player designed to make any TV into a "Smart TV", as the box includes streaming from multiple providers such as Netflix and Hulu Plus.



 


 

It also includes both Android and iPhone apps to allow users to use their phones and tablets as remotes. It also allows the user to mirror content wirelessly from a computer  to a TV using Intel WiDi.

 

 



We detail more of the Netgear press conference on the next page...