Author: Wayne Slavin

We have six birds--three hens, two bantams, and one speckled rooster named Colorful. Mostly they stay in the coop, but every morning before dawn, Colorful escapes and patrols the neighborhood. I wanted to see how he was getting out (without crawling out of bed at 4 a.m.), so I decided to install a wireless Webcam...

Hackers take advantage of unsecured Wi-Fi networks. Some, called war drivers, drive around neighborhoods looking for open networks. Some are just keeping score, but others may attempt to access your personal data. By following four basic steps, you can keep your information safe and the bad guys out. Via [money.cnn.com]

Roaming agreements are finally delivering on the "Wi-Fi is everywhere" promise and none too soon, now that entire communities are lighting up as hot spots. Via [eweek.com]

Cellular changed the way we talk, and WiFi brought mobile computing to the masses. Now a new wireless technology called WiMax -- Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access -- is poised to cut the last set of cords binding businesses to the Internet. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

Sprint Corp., the No. 4 U.S. mobile- phone company, said its customers will get access to 2,300 public wireless Internet connections run by SBC Communications Inc. Via [quote.bloomberg.com]

Apple is looking for two iPod hardware engineers both with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi experience, opening the possibility that the portable music player may be upgraded with wireless connectivity. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Researchers at In-Stat/MDR reported this week that the Wi-Fi market has experienced five years of healthy growth since 802.11b emerged as the dominant wireless standard. Via [eweek.com]

Broadband service provider Speakeasy has received an investment from Intel Communications Fund. The Intel investment will be used to fuel Speakeasy's WiMAX (802.16) network endeavors. Via [wirelessweek.com]

2004 could turn out to be the year of the wireless router. With the devices rapidly penetrating the home, home office, and small business markets, router vendors continue to refine their offerings. Via [internetweek.com]

Fujitsu Microelectronics America Inc. today said it is targeting early 2005 as the launch date for a single-chip WiMAX solution that integrates both PHY and MAC functionality. Via [reed-electronics.com]

WiMAX (world interoperability for microwave access), also known as IEEE 802.16, a wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN) technology, will complement WLAN in the future, rather than squeeze it out of the market, according to Lin Long-song, president and general manager of the Intel Innovation Center in Taiwan, at a press conference on August 20. Via...

A startup came out of stealth mode last week saying that it will offer wireless broadband systems based on the unratified 802.16e standard for mobile wireless broadband. Via [internetweek.com]

One of the hottest technology markets, Wireless LAN (WLAN), or Wi-Fi, is undergoing a fundamental shift, according to In-Stat/MDR. The high-tech market research firm reports that in 2003 removable Wi-Fi PC card adapters were displaced as the most popular Wi-Fi adapter by embedded Mini PCI card adapters.

Accor North America has reached an agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. to install wireless Internet access throughout all of its Red Roof Inns over the next year, officials said. Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]

Vonage and Netgear have teamed up to develop broadband telephony products due in time for the holidays, according to sources familiar with the deal. Via [news.com.com]