A device that removes advertisements displayed on the page while on the Internet is "AdTrap". It can be used not only on PCs but also on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, so you can ...

Opinions on ads are often polarized, with some users hardly noticing all but the most annoying of adverts, while others go to great lengths to block them altogether. For those who fall into the second ...

Most of us are bombarded by advertisements in one form or another throughout the day. While there’s not a lot we can do about the ads in the subway, or placed up on billboards, the internet is another ...

PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A device that nabs online ads before they hit Internet-connected devices was born from waxing about the Internet's infancy, AdTrap's California inventors say.

The pair of engineers who've created a device CNN portends could "change the Internet" say they were inspired by the halcyon days of their Web-surfing youth, when the Internet was mostly ad-free.

Just by connecting directly to the router between the modem and the router or the router, the hardware that erases the advertisement displayed on the website or video is "AdTrap"is. It is not only to ...

Depending whom you ask, Chad Russell and Charles Butkus’ invention is either a step forward for the Internet – or a death knell for free content. Their AdTrap device intercepts online advertisements ...

This is a question for those that are familiar with the AdTrap hardware. I posted the same question to the adtrap forums, but they have about 5 users so I figured I'd have better luck here. I ...

Imagine a $120 box that sits between your cable modem (the box that brings the internet into your house) and your wireless router (the thing that fills your house with wifi) and blocks every kind of ...

As the Internet has grown from its modest roots to the engine that drives modern life, it has taken on an increasingly commercial character. Information that used to be shared with no strings attached ...

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Editor’s note: Ross Rubin is principal analyst at Reticle Research and writer for Engadget. His column examines crowdfunded products that have either met or missed their funding goals. Follow him on ...