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Archive for the ‘Wi-Fi’ Category

June 14th, 2008

Would you pay for Wi-Fi with spare change?

I saw an interesting post over at The Gadget Blog that brings about a question. They mentioned a different concept for getting Wi-Fi while you’re out and about. It’s the Handlink Wi-Fi Kiosk and like those rides that your kids beg you to pay for in the mall, it’s coin-operated, running off your […]

By Sherry -- 2 comments

June 13th, 2008

Share your travel photos quickly with Eye Fi

If you’re busy enjoying your vacation you’re not going to want to lug a laptop with you to dump out your camera photos so you can post them online. After all, who has time to get online when there is laying on the beach to do?
If sharing vacation photos quickly and easily […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

May 27th, 2008

Business lunches with Wi-Fi

When you’re doing business, even the toughest entrepreneur needs to break for lunch of dinner. In fact, business dinners are frequently a huge part of business travel and are a great opportunity for some networking in a more relaxed environment than the boardroom.
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What about another kind of […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

May 16th, 2008

StarTech Wi-Fi Detective: Review

It’s easy to connect to the Internet when you’re sitting at home with a stable connection. When you’re on the road, however, it becomes a bit trickier. There are still Internet cafes and you can get Internet access in most hotels these days, but sometimes you just want to be able to connect […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

May 10th, 2008

WiFi Internet radio

Here’s a radio to bring with you on your travels if you prefer radio to MP3s. While it’s not as sleek and space-efficient as you might want for your travel gadgets, it does have one thing going for it - it has FM radio and WiFi Internet radio. You can basically find […]

By Sherry -- 2 comments

May 4th, 2008

Wi-Fi Shoes

There are many ways to detect the strength and location of Wi-Fi hotspots around you. There are things that work off your USB port, applications, even t-shirts. But this takes the cake - Wi-Fi sneakers.

On the one hand it’s cool just because, hello? They’re nice looking shoes and they’ll tell you if […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

April 22nd, 2008

Wi-Fi Photo Handling

Digital cameras either use flash cards, XD cards, or SD cards. If yours happens to take the SD cards, you can pick up this Wi-Fi SD Card.
Once you’ve taken your photos, the card can then transfer them without any cables directly to your computer. If you prefer - particularly if you’re on vacation […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

April 6th, 2008

Portable Hotspot

What’s annoying? Sitting down with your laptop in some random city, setting yourself up to send an important email, and you realize there are no WiFi Hotspots anywhere within range. Frustrating. What’s the point of a mobile world if you can’t get a decent connection?
So take matters into your own hands - […]

By Sherry -- 4 comments

January 12th, 2008

Airports offering free Wi-Fi

Here’s a handy site to check before you travel - if you’re going to have some long layover time or just expect to sit around in an airport for awhile, waiting for someone to pick you up (such as the time I got into the airport at 5 am but my dad was only […]

By Sherry -- 1 comment

December 17th, 2007

Wi-Spy with my little eye

Wi-Fi is becoming more and more popular these days, but unfortunately a lot of other devices can interfere with the signals. Wi-Spy is a nifty little 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer. It will show signal strengths coming from Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth, cordless phones, microwaves and anything else that transmits on the same frequency. […]

By Sherry -- 0 comments

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