#wireless Articles


Cellular phones in cars under attack

According to a new report from the California Highway Patrol, reported on by the San Jose Mercury- News in this article, cellular phone use is the leading cause of car accidents that are due to driver distraction. Further, in the past week, researchers in Utah have determined that speaking on …

Navman to offer Bluetooth GPS

Norwegian news site InfoSync offers this article about an upcoming GPS device from Navman which will feature Bluetooth as its key communication protocol. Now, you'll be able to put your GPS where it receives a good signal without having to drape lengthy cables all over the place to reach your …

AT&T Wireless brings up 802.11b

MacCentral is reporting in an article that AT&T Wireless is teaming up with Wayport and building out their own network to provide 802.11b service (note: not a). The new service is called GoPort and will cost $69.95/mo unlimited at all locations (comparable to T-Mobile's HotSpot service …

More Fun With Wireless Keyboards

The Register reports in the following story, that a user of HP's Wireless Keyboards in Norway was shocked to find his text show up on a neighbor's computer. After phoning HP's support group, he was told to coordinate with his neighbors within 100M to make sure they are all using …

Netgear 802.11g AP $200

Netgear's 802.11g AP with 4port hub and dual antenna is now available from Amazon, $200. The device can be seen at Amazon.com and appears to be in stock. No reports of Apple 802.11g interoperability, but I don't know of anyone currently having problems with the 802.11b …