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A new home networking standard promises much, but something odd's happening behind the scenes.
3Com's Home Wireless Gateway measures just 17.8 by 21.6 by 5.1cm and is shaped rather like a cigar box. Despite its compact and unassuming appearance, this AU$500 device functions as the digital nerve centre of your home network.
A broadband connection brings the Internet into your home at blazing speeds. And with a wireless, or Wi-Fi, network, you can get that access on multiple computers throughout your home -- and even outside -- without cords.
Microsoft is looking to uncork a bottleneck for its software and services in the home by selling networking products, starting this spring, company representatives said.
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