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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

To solve what is apparently a huge problem—people getting paid for producing content that others enjoy for free—Chad Russell and Charles Butkus have invented a device called “AdTrap.” It’s a white box ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...