Someone who Works with nuts and bolts would understand how painful it might get sometimes when you have to fiddle into the box of tools to find the right range of wrench to (un)screw them. Also, carrying the large box of tools is not always an option when you have to deal with different sizes of them. If you’re the one who is looking for something that can replace your tool box, Aperture Wrench might be the one.
The concept is visually awesome, and design-wise the whole thing looks futuristic. The designer behind this concept says that they were inspired by the iris mechanism of camera lens, and we give them credit for bringing something so unique and beautiful. There’s also a light surrounding the aperture, so you can see what you’re trying to unscrew, which is useful when you’re working in a low light condition. The only drawback we can point out atm is the ability of this wrench to work in tightly packed or closed areas.
Sadly, it is only a concept at the moment, with no scheduled timeline of it getting into manufacturing phase. We will sure come back with more information if they have to share about it later.
Gone are the times when every newly developed technology is based on old devices that are already out on the market. It’s time for something new. Bitdefender came up with a smart security solution in the form of Bitdefender BOX, the one unified and independent solution for your home network security. The dependency of users upon antiviruses only is now obsolete since the BOX can handle it all.
What is Bitdefender BOX?
Imagine an antivirus software in physical form, where all your data is flowing in and out of the network is under constant supervision from the filters installed due to the hardware.
Adding a bit of intelligence to a small piece of networking hardware, Bitdefender Antivirus has now created a device for the security of all the devices under the Internet of Things, as a part of your home network. What’s more is that the BOX provides you, irrespective of your geolocation, BOX administration control and intrusion notifications on your Android and IOS devices through VPN.
The device must be connected to the internet in order to provide uninterrupted protection. Every packet flowing in through the net ports is scanned and verified for signs of any malicious or fake phishing packets. One can either use the BOX itself as the router or simply connect it to the router. The service is provided only to those who are registered with Bitdefender, or will be after purchasing the device.
Specifications
It is a small, sleek, shiny and lightweight box with measurements 1.1″ x 3.5″ x 3.5″. Small enough to fit in a corner of the table, and adding to the scene too with its LEDs. Feel proud if you already own it, because every multinational company building has large security boxes with a quite similar purpose but with great maintenance cost.
Packed with 64 MB DDR2 RAM, 16 MB flash memory and a single core 0.4GHz MIPS processor, it is surprising how this small device can handle all these tasks with such efficiency. Technology has really gone to the limits, and if you think you are in enough awe, wait till you hear about its VPN service out of your home network. Hardware wise, the device has a reset button (backside), two 10/100 Ethernet ports, and a very shiny cover, plus the Alien-eye LED. Under the hood, the chipset holds all the configurations and management interfaces, plus the connection modules to the cloud, handling all traffic monitoring.
Cost
Bitdefender is going to provide a free one-year subscription included in the $199 purchase for the device. After another $99 per year for the subscription update, once again you are free to live under its protection for one more year. Along with the BOX, if you really are a security guy, then there goes another $69.95 well spent.
Setup
The device seems simple enough, but as we know, some simple devices tend to confuse people more than complicated ones. How are you going to connect the device to your home network connection without disrupting your network service? Bitdefender thought of that too. Detailed Quick setup and User-brief instructions are provided with the device and are also present online to make installation easier.
You might think that this makes it more complex, but you are wrong. Decide whether you want to use the BOX as the default router or add it as an overhead protection to the router. After that make the connections, and setup a few usernames and password, an optional change in DHCP settings of the router, and if you are special, then maybe a bridge mode conversion of your default router, to connect to the box , and that’s it!
But remember, In order to complete the setup, you will require an interface. How were you thinking of configuring it? The download of the Bitdefender iOS or Android app is required to complete the setup. After this setup only, you can monitor the security of your home network, even when you are out of your home network range.
Bitdefender Box is also special because it provides the feature of VPN connectivity service to its users. All data streaming out of your mobile phone will be tunneled to the BOX at your home, which will forward it to cloud and thus providing your device with a constant link to the Home network security issue and configurations. Finally, Network Security solutions right in your hand, isn’t that cool?
Look out for this device wherever you can get your hands on it. Seriously
The most popular file sharing community with a quarter billion active users a month, got a whole new better aspects for the followers.
The vast majority of bitTorrent users download video files, but despite these staggering statistics it can still be quite cumbersome to play downloaded files on the old-fashioned TV.
The first ever certified BitTorrent android box goes on sale today, allowing users to stream files downloaded with uTorrent wirelessly to their television. We have already seen devices which support BitTorrent downloads before but this is the first ever certified gadget which supports BitTorrent downloads.
The BBK BitTorrent Box is the first Android-powered device certified by BitTorrent, the company, and it comes with uTorrent built-in. This means you can grab your favorite torrents straight to the box, leaving them to download while you’re at work or at school.
Granted, the small storage space on offer means you won’t be cramming too many HD movies on the device, or any of them actually, but you can add more space with SD cards or USB memory sticks.
The device gives its users freedom to download the files directly on their TV. Since, the device supports DLNA, users can also access other media libraries including the one from rival BitTorrent client vuze and Apple’s iTunes.
The most interesting thing about the gadget is that it runs on the Android environment and is fully packed with the full features of Android OS — giving access to the thousands of applications at the same time.
The BBK BitTorrent box is up for sale now at just under 90 euros and only drawback of the device is that it is only shipped to the European countries.
The device gives its users freedom to download the files directly on their TV. Since, the device supports DLNA, users can also access other media libraries including the one from rival BitTorrent client vuze and Apple’s iTunes.