http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030609/ap_on_hi_te/intel_wi_fi_1
Love how his remarks come off as they're responsible for the technology....
Love how his remarks come off as they're responsible for the technology....
Originally posted by Ugg
I've been reading a lot about Wi-Fi lately and none of the majors has figured out how to capitalize on it yet. Certainly T-Mobile has had limited success at Starbucks but the price is prohibitive for anything other than occasional non-business usage. Estonia has pushed Wi-Fi extensively as a means to provide its citizens with easy access to the internet. Its internet "literacy" program, by the way, is truly amazing. Although my crystal ball is about as accurate as staring into a pool of stagnant water, I think Wi-Fi has the potential to be to internet access what Napster was to the music industry.
Here in my small 10 unit apartment complex we have already been discussing the idea of installing Wi-Fi. The cost for installation would equal about 2 months worth of our DSL payments and the subsequent monthly payment would be negligible.
The phone company, SBC, would lose a lot of revenue as a result but at this point in time, I don't see how they could restrict a Wi-Fi system from being set up to be shared amongst non-related users. It could also be a boon for small office buildings.
The only people who would really make money off of this would be the hardware makers. Enabling a computer to use Wi-Fi would become mandatory, not optional, and I doubt that Intel would gain much from that.
Originally posted by mactastic
Now if we could only talk about getting a laptop battery that could keep me going for a solid 12 hours of being out and about...
Originally posted by cubist
And they still say that the iAPX-432 - oops, I mean the Itanium -
Originally posted by Ugg
Have you ever thought of a solar pack? I've always wondered how well they work, prices seem to be about $200-300 and they don't seem to be very heavy.
Originally posted by chewbaccapits
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030609/ap_on_hi_te/intel_wi_fi_1
Love how his remarks come off as they're responsible for the technology....
Originally posted by Ugg
The phone company, SBC, would lose a lot of revenue as a result but at this point in time, I don't see how they could restrict a Wi-Fi system from being set up to be shared amongst non-related users.