Is The Bigfoot Networks Killer NIC Vaporware?
I’m sure you’ve heard about it. I’m sure that you have seen the software rendered pictures. And I’m pretty sure you’ve seen people saying that the Killer NIC by Bigfoot Networks is nothing more than vaporware. I hate to admit it, but just weeks before their official launch all that we have seen floating around the web is this picture. Bigfoot Networks has been around since October 2004 and hasn’t produced much of anything yet, so I can understand the doubt around the product. Just recently Bigfoot Networks has released a whitepaper and some performance numbers in a sneak peak document found on their website. Bigfoot Networks is still planning to launch their retail boxed Killer NIC cards in 1 to 2 weeks, but has yet to release any images of their card other than this render. Does that throw up the red flag? The above image looks pretty cool, but we all know that it isn’t a ‘real’ network interface card! We contacted our friends down at Bigfoot Networks and told them they really needed
