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Today, Synology officially made its new BeeCamera feature available on its BeeStation Plus network-attached storage (NAS) server via a free upgrade to the latest BeeStation OS (version 1.5-65918). (The feature was in beta for a couple of months, and the company quietly made this release available on March 20 for a manual …
Are you feeling a little anxious? That’s likely because today, March 31, is World Backup Day. It was first established in 2011 as a made-up day to raise awareness of data backups and the growing role of digital information in daily life. If you wonder who made it up, nobody …
Ubiquiti’s UniFi Dream Router 5G Max (model UDR-5G-Max), first announced in late 2025 and now available for purchase, is a unique UniFi Cloud Gateway (a.k.a. “router”). It’s the first among its peers to feature a built-in 5G cellular modem, and for those who’ve used the AmpliFi Alien, it evokes a …
Today, UGREEN, a well-known Chinese accessories maker, announced the availability of its NASync iDX series in the US market, following its earlier availability in other regions this year. Unveiled over a year ago, NASync iDX is intended to be the first AI NAS approach that includes a local, full-featured AI chatbot. …
At the current retail price of $299 for a 2-pack, the MSI Roamii BE Pro (model MRBE110) is easily among the least expensive tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems on the market. In real-world testing, that low cost translated into a pleasant surprise. Here’s the bottom line: The MSI Roamii BE Pro …
At a glance, Ubiquiti’s new U7 Mesh (model U7-Mesh) access point (AP), announced today, is very much the outdoor version of the U7 Lite. It’s a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 AP made to withstand the elements. Looking more closely, though, it’s a unique mesh unit that can greatly extend the reach …
Ubiquiti today unveiled its latest network console in the UniFi family, the Cloud Gateway Industrial (model UCG-Industrial). It’s the first product in the networking vendor’s all-new UniFi Industrial initiative, a platform that includes “ruggedized, fanless hardware built for extreme environments”. I had the chance to spend an extended period pre-launch …
Ubiquiti’s UNAS Pro 4 (model UNAS-Pro-4) is the final server in the Next-Gen UniFi Storage series, which includes four servers unveiled by Ubiquiti last year. It becomes available for purchase today. As a four-bay network-attached storage server, it’s similar to the UNAS 4 in terms of capacities. However, there are significant differences …
Ubiquiti’s UNAS 4 is, in more ways than one, the larger version of the UNAS 2, double in physical size and capacity. However, the four drive bays and two NVMe slots mean it is fundamentally better in terms of performance and data protection. This quick preview will help you pick …
The UniFi 5G Max (model U5G-Max) and the Outdoor variant (U5G-Max-Outdoor) are among the few 5G solutions Ubiquiti unveiled in late 2025. At their core, these are modems designed to connect to a UniFi network via a Power over Ethernet (PoE) connection, providing cellular Internet access to the entire system. …
