Power-line networking has been around for a few years. It has always been a little quirky though, suffering from slow speeds and noise issues. Netgear aims to fix that. They've just announced the launch of their new 200Mbps Powerline HD ethernet adapter. Need ethernet in another room of the house? No problem, just plug a Netgear adapter into the wall outlet and plug in your computer's ethernet jack. No worries about drive-by's and neighbours hacking your WiFi, and no wireless interference issues.