Network vendor reveals first 802.11ac-based routed specifically designed for gamers; intelligently appropriates bandwidth for connected devices.
Today during the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, network vendor D-Link announced a new router designed specifically for gamers. GameSpot sister site CNET reports D-Link's new offering--called the Gaming Router (model DGL-5500)--is the first 802.11ac-based router built with gamers in mind.
The Gaming Router is the first on the market to support Qualcomm's new StreamBoost technology as well as the chip-maker's 802.11ac chip.
The StreamBoost technology allows the router to appropriate the required amount of Internet speed a connected device needs at a given time, instead of affording all attached devices the same amount of bandwidth.
With regard to design, D-Link's new Gaming Router is cylindrical. The device will be available by the end of spring 2013, with pricing information becoming available at a later date. For more on all things CES 2013, stay current with CNET's special event landing page.
Eddie Makuch (Mack-ooh) is a News Editor at GameSpot. He works out of the company's Boston office in Somerville, Mass., and loves extra chunky peanut butter.
