Quicky Jr. II extends WiFi range for recent Macs (MacNN)
June 30, 2009
QuickerTek has launched its Quicky Jr. II, a wireless networking range extender that connects via USB to any recent Mac. Designed specifically for notebooks, the new extender is rated to triple the Mac’s wireless range. It works without any external adapters, drawing potential from the USB port, and uses a restricted driver for plug-and-play operation. The Quicky Jr. II weighs just half an ounce and is …
Sungale WiFi Widget photo frame gets a hands-on (Engadget)
June 30, 2009
Sungale’s recently unleashed a WiFi-enabled, widget-having digital photo frame — the ID800WT — and the fine folks by at Zatz Not Funny have taken it for a little spin. The 800 x 600 resolution touchscreen boasts 512 MB of internal storage, and widgets for weather, news, Picasa, YouTube, Gmail, and Net radio. The reviewer didn’t find the widgets to be particularly awesome, in many …
White spaces on steroids and free spectrum for everyone (Ars Technica)
June 30, 2009
Say you have some bright notion for the “next WiFi” and you just need a tiny little smidgen of open spectrum in which to deploy the invention that will bring cheap, easy, ubiquitous communications nirvana to everyone. Can you get it? Generally, no. The US government squats on huge swaths of spectrum, while paid-up license holders (like cell phone service providers) control much of the rest. …
Large Double room with en-suite shower, in First tower (Jersey Insight)
June 30, 2009
Sharing with 2 others in a large contemporary friendly house. Room and house both fully furnished. Sky and WiFi. Rear south-west facing garden. Next to St Andrews Park in First Tower. Great opportunity for young, smart professional. £600pcm .. available in 3 weeks. shout Paul for details.
Another day, another HackBook (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News)
June 30, 2009
Thereâs an old saying, widely attributed to Will Rogers, that describes three types of society: âThe ones that learn by reading.
Samsung to introduce NVIDIA Ion-powered netbook (Engadget)
June 30, 2009
According to a mag called Netbook Italia (which might have something to do with computers) Samsung is developing a new NVIDIA Ion -powered netbook platform, with the first such device making the scene in Europe as early as July. The N510 boasts a 1.66 GHz N280 processor, 11.6-inch WXGA display, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3-in-1 card reader, and a 6-cell battery. The addition of …
Another day, another HackBook (Macworld)
June 29, 2009
Dan Frakes is the latest Macworld editor to try out a netbook running OS X. While his experience has been good, it’s plus made him even more convinced that Apple will never go the netbook route.