I hope one day before I die I’ll be able to go anywhere with my phone or laptop knowing that whenever I want to go online, there will be WiFi available. But until that mythical day arrives I’m forced to hunt and peck for open WiFi scraps if I want to check my email anywhere outside my apartment. (Or the local Apple Store.) WiFi detectors make the hunt a little easier, and from what I can tell Canary’s Digital Hotspotter seem to be leading the pack.
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Say you have a group of people who need all to access the Internet wirelessly. A tech company using the brand iBox2Go has come up with a way to let you do this from about anywhere - an “Internet in a Box” kit. It is called iBox2Go and prices range from around $200 to $350 a month plus wireless charges.The iBox2Go solution consists typically of a router with wireless connectivity, a high speed wireless modem card, external antenna and wall charger. The kit comes in three configurations depending upon your needs.
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Together, this magnificent duo would surely make a killing with gizmo crazies this season. Yup, I am talking about Philips WACS7500 and WAS7500, the latst additions to Philips’ already glorious Streamium line of wireless media streamers / extenders.The WACS7500 hub (left) boasts of an 80GB disk , both Ethernet and built-in WiFi for connecting to your PC for content retrieval. You can even access Internet radio to enjoy your favorite tracks. Up to five WAS7500 extenders can connect to the hub or directly to your PC, and an optional iPod dock. So its really a multi-functional tool, a complete entertainment device. Both are marked by their sleek, upright make.
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Linsys has a new wireless gaming adapter they are showing off at the annual CES conference this week in Las Vegas, boasting it as the first dual-band wireless-N gaming adapter on the market. The WGA600N rids the need for stringing CAT-5 cable from your router across the house and into the room with your game console(s) by providing a fast wireless adapter to connect them
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