AVG takes to Indiegogo to launch a consumer mesh network router-- the Chime, a device the company says differs from the likes of the Luma router through the addition of backed-in security.
Like other mesh network routers found in enterprise environments, multiple Chime units work together to cover the house in "strong and reliable" wifi. The 802.11ac router features dual-band 2.4/5GHz radios, together with a dual-core CPU, x1 USB 2.0 port and x2 ethernet port, and AVG claims a single Chime handles up to 50 devices.
The AT-UHD-PRO3-1616M is a 4K/UHD@60Hz 16×16 HDMI to HDBaseT matrix switcher with PoE and analog audio breakout. It provides eight extended-distance 100m outputs and eight long-distance 70m HDBaseT outputs. It also provides bi-directional extension of both RS-232 and IR control. Four HDMI outputs act as mirrored outputs for routing HDMI-based audio to an AVR or as additional matrix outputs.
Bluetooth Smart speed is set to increase by up to 4x, while speed will be up by 100%-- without, crucially, an increase in energy consumption, even as critical applications get faster data transfers, increased responsiveness and lower latency.
Luma routers are available as a 3-pack, and form a single network once set up. The company claims the routers "always offer peak performance and speed" by automatically tuning signals according to user position, making it sound like a consumer version of the mesh networks found in large enterprise environments.
First seen at CEDIA 2015, the "platform" provides video matrixing of 4K signals via HDMI 2.0 and HDMI 1.x sources to any combination of HDMI 2.0 and 1.x screens over a gigabit network and Cat 5e/6 infrastructure. A combination of 3G Ultra HD over IP transmitters and receivers alongside a Layer 3 gigabit managed switch allows installers to build any size of 4K-capable/HDCP 2.2-compliant HDMI matrix, with each screen displaying source content at the highest resolution at 4:2:0 colour bit depth.
