Asus has announced
the WL-700gE wireless router, which packs in a 160GB hard drive and an
integrated iTunes/BitTorrent client, so you can keep your downloads going, but
turn your computer off. That's right. It can handle up to seven BitTorrent
streams automatically (in addition to 10 FTP or web streams), with your computer
happily napping away in the other room. The files are stored on the on-board
hard drive for later retrieval, as the WL-700gE doubles as a network storage
device.
Other stuff you should know - it rocks five Ethernet ports, 64/128 bit
WEP, and can take on a "RAID configuration with another drive." Pricing
and availability have not yet been announced.
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