Comments on ‘IEEE fails to agree on powerline Ethernet standard’

Vote rigging? 

Coat

Were Zanu PF in charge of the count?

Dinosaurs 

Happy

for 50 quid 6 months ago, I got 2 such plugs claiming 85 Mbps. I now have a lovely flexible network backbone, with wireless 54g segment at each end of the house.

So has my mom.

The IEEE are in great danger of invalidating their existence as far as networking is concerned with this kiind of pointless procastination

A lesson for ISO! 

IEEE may be a slow standards body, but at least they stay within their own rules, and behave with propriety. More than can be said for ISO and the recent OOXML scandal.

@Dinosaurs 

I threw wireless out a couple of years ago and have used ethernet over mains for all my network needs. It don't do 85 Mbps but has no problems playing movies etc from the server. Standards should not be decided by commercial interests but be agreed internationally.

Q & A

 

Editors’ Blog

Which top-of-the-line graphics card should I buy?

I play Crysis and Half-Life 2-based games on a PC connected to a 50in Pioneer Kuro plasma, but my old GPU is starting to show it's age. What should I replace it with?

Ricky Cann

Click here to add your answer

 

Airbus A380-800: an airborne treat for gadget fans

I'm writing this sitting in a Singapore Airlines double-decker Airbus A380 bound for the carrier's home city. We're at 35,320ft and I'm up in tech heaven.

Continued...