Saturday, July 12, 2003
Find Hotspots Even More Quickly
Posted by Brad Adrian in "HARDWARE" @ 10:33 PM
It used to be that when I passed through airports I had to power up my PC in order to find out if there were any WiFi hotspots available. Now, of course, I can simply turn on my WiFi-enabled Pocket PC and see if my sniffer software shows any wireless activity.
Now, Kensington Technologies now has a neat little tool that can make it even easier to find out if there are any 802.11b or 802.11g networks nearby.
"Your life on the road just got a lot easier. With the first and only WiFi detector on the market today, you no longer need to cross your fingers as you wait for your notebook to boot up. Just press a button and the Kensington WiFi Finder lets you know if your location is "hot"...instantly. No software or computer needed. What could be easier?"
I wouldn't mind having one of these little jobs, mostly because it's really compact (2.95"L X 0.39"H X 2.17"W). And, after doing a quick search, I found it only costs around $22.
But what do YOU think? Is this a useful little tool or simply another toy to feed my technophilia?
Now, Kensington Technologies now has a neat little tool that can make it even easier to find out if there are any 802.11b or 802.11g networks nearby.
"Your life on the road just got a lot easier. With the first and only WiFi detector on the market today, you no longer need to cross your fingers as you wait for your notebook to boot up. Just press a button and the Kensington WiFi Finder lets you know if your location is "hot"...instantly. No software or computer needed. What could be easier?"
I wouldn't mind having one of these little jobs, mostly because it's really compact (2.95"L X 0.39"H X 2.17"W). And, after doing a quick search, I found it only costs around $22.
But what do YOU think? Is this a useful little tool or simply another toy to feed my technophilia?
