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Novatel MiFi: one hot spot to go | Buy

There are of course plenty of cellular wi-fi devices on the market today, but this is the first we've seen of its kind: a portable wireless router that connects to the Sprint or Verizon 3G network, and creates a 30' wi-fi hotspot to which you can simultaneously connect up to 5 devices. ANY 5 wi-fi devices—computers, MP3 players, handheld game consoles, cameras—anywhere you can get a cellular signal. The MiFi (shown here next to, BUT NOT TOUCHING, an iPod Touch for scale reference) is about the size of 5 credit cards stacked up and weighs 2 ounces. Reach into your pocket or bag, push the button, wait for the light to stop blinking, and you're online, along with anyone nearby to whom you give the password. Brilliant.
31.jul.2009 tech
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