Cut The Chord With The Wireless Net Extender
David A. Dodson

nYko's Wireless Net Extender

Unfortunately, not every house was designed so that you could conveniently play your Xbox Live and PS2 online in the living room. In order to correct this reckless oversight in the past, it meant stringing cables all over the house or investing lots of money on a wireless router system. "No More!" say the people at nYko Technologies with the invention of their Wireless Net Extender, which promises wireless broadband speed at a rubber band price. The Wireless Net Extender also boasts a one hundred foot range, plug n' play installation and no slowdown in your cable or DSL connection.

But can its skills pay the bills? With money left over. We connected the Wireless Net Extender to both our computer and PS2 in under five minutes (we could have done it in two if we'd bothered to read the directions). The reception was fine; there was no noticeable lag time whatsoever. The Wireless Net Extender isn't limited only to consoles either; the units can also be arranged to provide wireless internet for your computer if it happens to be set up far away from a phone jack. Also, since the base units and receivers use encrypted RF technology, multiple units can be set up into a secure wireless network.

All in all, the Wireless Net Extender from nYko is the answer to online console gamers' prayers. For about one hundred dollars (easily half the price of a WIFI network) you can get a base unit, a receiver unit, two power adapters and two ethernet cables. Pick up a set anywhere games are sold or online at www.nYko.com.