It's all about the look

Linksys reveals its new range

After previously being critical of Linksys' boring design ethos, I'm pleased the company has made special effort with its recently announced range of Draft 802.11n kit. The special effort being? It's silver for the EU market. In other territories the kits remain respondently Linksys blue. But while the colour scheme is better, it doesn't disguise that the remainder of the unit is BUTT UGLY. This one is the Wireless-N Broadband Router (WRT300N), while the company has also announced a Wireless-N Gateway (WAG300N). These kits are aimed at SOHO markets, but expect more consumer-orientated devices later in the year - hopefully when it's a little safer to buy 802.11n kits. Oh, and there's only one adapter for the moment, too, the Wireless-N Notebook Adapter (WPC300N). Expect them all to be rather costly, with suggested prices of £169 and £129 for the routers and a rather frightening £99 for the adapter.