Sputnik's launches two new products: Sputnik Central Control 2.2 and the AP 120 WiFi Access Point.

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12:09:46 PM    

St. Louis-Fi. Couple sets up 42-square-block area with free Wi-Fi in St. Louis: Following Michael Oh's model with Newbury Open Network, the folks behind O2Connect donated $25K of gear and their time plus what they estimate as ultimately more than $1K per month for the pure good will of it all. [via David Ponder]... [Wi-Fi Networking News]

9:10:10 PM    

Geiger Counter for Wi-Fi?. Kensington intros WiFi Finder: Small, lightweight, and useful? I don't know the price, I don't know when it ships, but it'll tell you when you're within sensing range of a Wi-Fi network (802.11b or g) using three lights to indicate signal strength. [via Cord Campbell]... [Wi-Fi Networking News]

The only question is, what's the right price for a toy like this. I certainly wouldn't pay more than about $30 for one.
11:06:59 AM    

Martian NetDrive adds iTunes Music Sharing support. Martian Technology has announced the addition of iTunes Music Sharing capabilities to its NetDrive Wireless products. Music Sharing is a feature introduced with iTunes 4. Leveraging Rendezvous, Apple's term for zero-configuration networking technology, iTunes Music Sharing enables iTunes 4 users to share their playlists with each other, streaming music (though not downloading it) between computers. With iTunes 4.0.1, that streaming capability is restricted only to local area networks (LANs) working on the same subnet. NetDrives are fanless, wireless Network Attached Storage (NAS) systems that provide dedicated file sharing and storage capabilities for IEEE 802.11b-equipped home and small office networks. IEEE 802.11b the wireless networking specification used by Apple's AirPort products and downwardly compatible with Apple's newer AirPort Extreme hardware. NetDrives use the SMB file sharing protocol, and are compatible with Macs, Windows PCs and Linux boxes. [MacCentral]

3:31:39 PM    

A lighter kind of Pocket PC VoIP [infoSync]
9:55:34 AM    

Smart consumer advice for managing Wi-Fi security: A brief intelligent piece (quoting our favorite Wi-Fi pundit, Nigel Ballard, of course) on using Wi-Fi without giving up your secrets. Although VPNs are beyond consumers today, I wouldn't be surprised to see tunneled services become more prevalent in the near future.

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