To simplify connecting devices to the network, SimpleTap™ is now available with all Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Routers. SimpleTap simplifies the process of connecting devices to a home network, making it as easy as one touch of a button or a quick tap of a card. With SimpleTap, users can take advantage of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a number of ways such as using the NFC card shipping with all 802.11ac enabled Smart Wi-Fi routers, pushing the physical WPS button on a router or pushing the WPS button in the router’s browser or app interface.
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Apps
Among the apps coming for Linksys Smart Wi-Fi are a several that will take advantage of the platform’s new ability to remotely access storage connected to the router. Four of the apps using this new capability are expected to be available in the spring.
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App name |
Developer |
Description |
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FileFinch |
Fresh Consulting |
FileFinch helps users create a personal, highly secure cloud solution using their own hardware. Users simply connect a USB flash drive or hard disk to a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router and click to link their account. They can then access their files anywhere. |
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Qnext for Facebook |
Qnext Corp. |
Qnext lets users privately access and share large files, without uploads, with Facebook friends from a Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router. |
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HipPlay |
Axentra Corporation |
HipPlay allows users to access, play and share pictures, music and videos stored at home from anywhere on a mobile device. |
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save@home |
Xoriant |
With save@home users single-click to save pictures from a smartphone to their personal cloud at home rather than “backing” up pictures. |
Linksys at CES 2013
Linksys will be demonstrating the latest additions to its Smart Wi-Fi portfolio at the Linksys press suite in the Venetian Hotel, January 8-11, 2013. Press appointments can be scheduled with the PR contacts. Registered event attendees can also stop by the Linksys table during Pepcom Digital Experience on January 7, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. at the MGM Grand.
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Availability
Linksys plans to begin rolling out its new 802.11ac powered Smart Wi-Fi Routers, software features and Smart Wi-Fi mobile apps in spring 2013.
Product features included on these new 802.11ac routers include beamforming, which should help improve performance in low-reception areas; USB 3.0 ports; CD-free installation; and the cloud-enabled router management capability that Linksys rolled out previously. Availability is planned for spring 2013.
Here are some product shots of the upcoming routers:
We’re hoping to get our hands on one of these new routers this spring, so watch this space for more.
Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Press Release