Wireless

Kensington WiFI Finder Plus

The Kensington WiFi Finder Plus is a keyring-sized device that makes it easy to seek out and alert you to nearby wireless networks. Pressing a button on the device starts a scan of the airwaves for a wireless LAN signature. The strength of any wireless networks that it finds is then displayed using a seriesContinue Reading


Socket Communications Go Wi-Fi! P500 802.11g CF Wireless LAN Card

The Socket Communications Go Wi-Fi! P500 is a 802.11g CF Wireless LAN card for mobile devices running Windows Mobile 2003/SE and 5.0 Mobile. Socket Communications say the Go Wi-Fi! P500 offers improved performance and a better roaming capability. It also comes with an application called Wi-Fi Companion that is designed to make finding, connecting andContinue Reading

Sheraton & Yahoo Wi-Fi Access

Sheraton hotels will start offering internet access for visitors via a partnership with Yahoo. Pilots are already running at Sheraton hotels (Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina and the Sheraton Boston). The Wi-Fi service is currently offered in the lobby and other communal areas in the trial. Sheraton and Yahoo will be working on theContinue Reading

Motorola RSG Breaks Barriers Between VoIP & Cellular Services

Motorola is introducing a Residential Seamless Mobility gateway (RSG) that is reputed to break down the barrier between VoIP and cellular phone services. The RSG products will include an 802.11b/g access point, a built-in VoIP adapter and a 4-port router. This will allow users to control their home network, power their traditional landline telephones asContinue Reading

UK City-wide WiFi Access

After so much hype and gossip around US cities offering city-wide WiFi, The Cloud has announced that it will bring it’s own version of city-wide high-speed WiFi broadband internet access to the UK. The Cloud will begin phasing in their city-wide WiFi across 3 Lond boroughs (Islington, Kensington and Camden) and 7 cities – Edinburgh,Continue Reading