[Gizmodo] This Asus WiFi router looks like something we could really get used to living with. It has a built in network iTunes client, so it’ll show up as an iTunes client to your PCs. And it has a BitTorrent client that can rip down 7 streams automatically (and 10 FTP or web streams at the same time.) That’s with your PC off, all downloads handled by the router. And there’s a lot more. Too much more to share before the jump. It can act as a network storage device, UPnP/DLNA server for sharing music with compatible streaming devices, and can be turned into a RAID configuration with another drive, so you can have a backed up version of all your data. It can network USB printers, drives. Has 5 Ethernet ports. And encrypts in 64/128 bit WEP, WPA/WPA2 supports TKIP, AES, WPA, WPA2 and MAC.

Not to mention the router has a user replaceable 160GB IDE drive. Looks like Asus has (just about) released the product I was asking for a few weeks ago. If it had gigabit ethernet ports, I’d be happy as a clam.

Looks like Newegg has em for $259 and there’s already talk about custom firmware (it runs Linux and Asus has published the source up on their support area).