The Australian city is considering providing wireless Internet access on the ferries that move commuters and visitors around the bay. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
Dust Networks announced today the release of SmartMesh, a wireless mesh networking platform for enterprise-level monitoring and control solutions. Via [news.zdnet.com]
Wi-Fi Toys written by Mike Outmesguine and published by Wiley under their “ExtremeTech" label, starts off with basic wireless tinkering skills, such as how to make antenna cables, and quickly moves into around cool hardware projects such as building a directional Wi-Fi "cantenna" out of a coffee can, modifying your access point for better signal...
Concord Camera Corp. will demonstrate its clever new wireless image transfer technology for digital cameras called WIT at Photokina next week in Cologne, Germany. Via [news.designtechnica.com]
3Com Corp. Monday unveiled several new wireless networking products for small business customers who need certain enterprise-level features but can't afford enterprise-level prices. Via [eweek.com]
A year ago, I hit the road on a six-week cross-country trip. My theory was that as a writer all I needed was a laptop and a cell phone, and I could work anywhere. As the trip got underway, though, I faced a stark reality check. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]
AirWave Wireless and AirMagnet are combining their respective Wi-Fi products and offering them up to joint customers, the companies announced today. The cooperative solution comes as market watchers and industry experts have called for a shaking out in the Wi-Fi vendor industry. Via [wirelessiq.info]
WLAN switching and wireless voice over IP (VoIP) will soon begin to see a surge in the WLAN market, despite the schedule for the IEEE standard having been delayed, said sources in the Taiwan WLAN industry. Via [digitimes.com]
For executive travelers the hotel room is more than just a place to sleep at night; these days it is also a work zone where the businessperson can get connected to the office. Via [cnn.com]
The unveiling of a government strategy to install wireless hot spots in public areas across Britain has been put on ice until at least October. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]
Drew MacCullough lived a fairly unplugged life in a vintage Golden Hill apartment building known as the Pink Palace. No TV. No home phone. No Internet. Then technology changed his life. Wireless Internet. And it was free. Via [signonsandiego.com]
Mobile phone networks have been warned not to harm their future revenues with data tariffs designed to give the ailing WLAN hotpot business a death blow. Via [theregister.co.uk]
The best thing about wireless net access, or wi-fi, is that once you find a hotspot, it is so easy to use. The downside is that finding your nearest hotspot when you are out and about can be tricky. Especially if you are in a city you do not know well. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]
High-tech tensions at the University of Texas at Dallas are easing, as administrators are curtailing the regulation of private hot spots in campus housing, but problems with interference may continue. Via [news.zdnet.com]
Want to free yourself from the clutter of computer cables, surf the web from the sofa, and download music in the garden? It's easy - all you need is a wireless home network. Via [vnunet.com]