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If you work or live in a big property and your Wi-Fi signal borders on the naff, you may be interested in this latest peripheral. The HWU8DD is designed to connect your desktop computer or laptop easily to any Wireless-B or Wireless-G network via a USB connection.

The HWU8DD is apparently the world’s first Wi-Fi adapter that integrates dish technology for enhancing performance. The wireless adapter, shaped like a miniature satellite dish, features a hi-gain 8dBi patent-pending dish antenna design that boosts Wi-Fi distances by up to 300 per cent (compared to standard embedded applications), claims the company.

‘The problem with wireless networks these days is not the speed, it’s the distance. Regardless of how fast your network is, if you don’t have the distance it simply won’t work. We understand this at Hawking and are very excited to announce the release of the HWU8DD Dish Adapter.

‘Our innovative dish technology solves the Wi-Fi distance problem that is currently crippling many wireless networks, while at the same time, being shaped like a dish satellite, has the aesthetic appeal that the general market can understand and can associate to longer range.’ says Jason Owen, Chief Manager of Marketing and Product Development at Hawking Technologies.

The Hi-Gain Wireless-G Dish Adapter features a USB 2.0 connection to provide versatility to laptop users along with desktop users. The Hi-Gain adapter also includes Hawking’s patent pending SSLI (Signal Strength LED Indicator) design to make finding the best signal quick and easy.

Along with the added distance performance, the HWU8DD features the latest in wireless security (up to WPA2) to ensure that your network is protected from outside intruders. Other key features of Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Dish Adapter include WEP, WPA, and WPA2 security and a directional antenna that concentrates wireless signals away from computer components to avoid signal interference.

The HWU8DD Hi-Gain USB Wireless-G Adapter is available via retailers, direct marketers, e-commerce sites, and distribution channels at a MSRP of $89 and an Estimated Street Price (ESP) of $69 (£38.99).

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