D-LINK brings digital holiday cheer with cool home networking gear.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif.— D-Link is here this holiday season to bring cheer to family and friends who enjoy the latest in digital home networking and entertainment gear.

To that end, this season’s Annual Holiday Gift Guide from D-Link, the end-to-end networking solutions provider for consumers and business, offers new and unique gift-giving ideas that are affordable, high-quality, trend-setting and loads of fun for everyone on your list. Read on and happy shopping:

* With more than ten editor’s choice awards to its name, the D-Link® Xtreme N™ Gigabit Router (DIR-655) is the best-reviewed Draft 802.11n router on the market, and for good reason. Fastest and farthest-reaching wireless signals*. Gigabit ports for the super fast wired connections (like to your new D-Link 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure, see following). Future-proof someone’s network this holiday. MSRP: $179.99.
* The D-Link Xtreme N Gaming Router (DGL-4500) is jam-packed with features to palpitate the taste buds of even the most superlative online gamer. Owning the market as the fastest and furthest-reaching draft 802.11n wireless networking router*, the updated GameFuel™ technology let’s you get your game on smoother, with no lag time. MSRP: $239.99.
* Take advantage of the benefits of both worlds – wired and wireless – with D-Link’s PowerLine HD Network Kit (DHP-301).** Now you can extend your home network by using the existing electrical wiring already in your house or apartment, and enjoy high-definition media streaming, online gaming and other next-generation digital home applications. It’s a great complement to a wireless home network. MSRP: $189.99.
* Give the gift of media sharing in the home whether you are at your PC or TV. Give the new D-Link MediaLounge Wireless HD Media Player (DSM-520) with Active-TV Technology. When connected to a home network, either wireless or wired, it can stream music, photos and HD videos to your TV and home entertainment systems quickly and with the highest quality technology available. MSRP: $249.99.

Mobile Solutions

* For the traveling businessperson in your life, you can’t go wrong giving the D-Link Mobile Wireless Router (DIR-450). The Mobile Wireless Router is designed to provide a wireless “hot spot” anywhere the user goes within a wireless broadband network. Connect the router to an EV-DO notebook adapter and they can check their email and browse the Web while sharing files, printers and storage content. It supports secure wireless protocols for protection against viruses, hacking and identity theft, and it can be installed into a wireless network in minutes with automatic Internet connection. Suggested retail price: $229.99.

Store & Share

* If you’ve got a virtual library of family photos, videos and other precious data stored on your PCs and laptops around the house, you probably want to share them. Now you can with the new award-winning D-Link 2-Bay Network Storage Enclosure (DNS-323). Using the latest technology in high-volume storage (up to two terabytes of memory on two 3.5-inch SATA hard drives which are sold separately) and high-speed data transfer (a gigabit Ethernet connection is built in), the DNS-323 lets you stream files throughout your home network. MSRP: $229.99.

Security First

* Maybe the ultimate gift this season is the gift of a safe and secure home network. D-Link’s SECURESPOT (DSD-150) is designed to prevent unwanted Internet content from invading your family domain. Supporting up to four computers with the initial one-year subscription at $99.99***, it is the first hardware, software and web-based solution to combat damaging viruses and spam, annoying pop-ups and dangerous content. This multi-layered security device with extensive parental controls is housed in a small box that installs between a broadband modem and a router, providing extra firewall protection. After the first year, the cost is $79.99 per year, and additional licenses are available for $19.99 each***.

All D-Link consumer products are available at the company’s network of retail stores and online outlets and at D-Link’s online retail store, www.dlinkshop.com.