HomePlug AV powerline kits tend to be similar in most respects, but the Belkin Powerline AV+ has two compelling features that set it apart from the rest, at little or no added cost

Second, the Belkin Powerline AV+ includes multiple Ethernet ports in the remote adapter - an extremely useful feature for home-theatre applications

There are only a handful of dual-band routers on the market, and the WRT610N from Linksys (backed by parent company Cisco) is the first one to hit our test centre. As with other recent models, such as the WAG160N, Linksys has opted for a flat, sleek ...

The design incorporates an array of LED lights at the front, outlining the status of the ports, internet connection and the storage link feature. At the back you'll find four LAN ports and one WAN port, all of which are of the gigabit variety. There's ...

Routers are not known for their good looks, making them prone to being hidden under your desk and out of the way. Belkin is looking to change this with its latest N1 Vision router. Undoubtedly spawned from its predecessor the N1, the Vision router has ...

The real design innovation is, however, the large, back-lit display found at the front of the router. The screen displays a plethora of useful information, all accessible through the navigation buttons directly under the display. The main display ...

The D-Link DI-701 is targeted at residential broadband users, with an emphasis on ease-of-use rather than a full set of routing and firewalling features. It's housed in a neat Perspex box, à la iMac and provides a single 10/100Mbps ethernet interface ...

For configuration, there's also an RS232 serial port with a supplied serial cable (the DI-701 can also be configured with Telnet). A set of LEDs provides the usual link integrity information and tells you whether or not the unit is powered on, but ...