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Wireless network name fail

Kim LaCapria — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:29:04 +0000

No seriously, we totally can.

Eye-Fi Now Offering Direct To Facebook Uploads From Your Digital Camera

James Allen Johnson — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:26:06 +0000

Eye-Fi has just announced that their now offering Facebook support for their WiFi enabled memory cards for digital cameras. Using the program users can take pictures and then send them right to their Facebook accounts without need for a PC.

The new software also lets users tell their friends when they uploaded pictures to Facebook, while still providing already included access to 25 other already supported photo sharing websites.

There are currently various Eye-Fi SD cards available with entry level cards starting at 2GB capacity and a price of $49, with higher level cards up to 4GB fetching a higher $149 price tag.

Users should also realize that each card offers its own functionality, for example while all cards support Wifi and Wayport hotspot access, only Pro support offers Geo tagging and RAW images for DSLR users with SDHC capabilities. [Electronista]

Livio NPR Internet Radio, It’s Good For More Than Fireside Chats

James Allen Johnson — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:06:48 +0000

The Livio NPR Internet Radio first made me think of the old days of radio, where talk ruled and music was thrown in between moments of debate. It turns out the radio actually does play more than just National Public Radio, but talk fans will still love the devices NPR functionality.

The radio runs on WiFi or Ethernet connectivity and allows users to set their favorite NPR stations using the “My NPR” button, while browsing over 1,000 NPR station streams with the dedicated button. The player also includes over 800 podcasts and archived NPR programs. If you get sick of talk, simply browse through the nearly 16,000 validated Internet radio stations provided by Reciva®.

Users can even browse their NPR and music stations by genre, location or even keyword for quick access to the information you want to hear.

The unit is priced at $199.99, which given it’s niche abilities is well worth every penny.

AT&T Adding 20,000 New Wi-Fi Hotspots

JR — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:10:40 +0000

iPhone users and other AT&T subscribers will soon have an extra 20,000 wireless hotspots at their disposal. AT&T has sealed a deal to acquire Wi-Fi provider Wayport Inc, the company announced today.

Wayport runs the hotspots at McDonald’s restaurants across America, as well as at several hotels such as selected Wyndham, Marriott Vacation Club, and Four Seasons branches. It also provides Wi-Fi at HealthSouth and Sun Healthcare locations.

The move brings AT&T’s Wi-Fi locations to about 80,000 places around the country, the company says, including all U.S. Starbucks stores. Just last week, the company finally moved forward with opening those hotspots to iPhone users for free (after mistakenly announcing plans to do so twice before and then pulling back).

AT&T predicts the number of Wi-Fi-enabled devices on the market to more than triple by the year 2012. Its new deal is worth $275 million and is expected to be finalized before the end of the year.

McDonalds to offer free WiFi in Australia

Duncan Riley — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:56:54 +0000

McDonalds has announced that all of its 720 restaurants in Australia will soon offer free WiFi internet access.

McDonald’s has long offered WiFi in Australia, but only on a paid basis, through casual payment, or billed directly to Telstra accounts. McDonalds starting offering free WiFi in its United States stores in 2003.

The implementation would seem to be more complicated then simply flicking a switch on the existing WiFi hotspots, with a staged rollout utilizing Telstra’s Next IP network expected to be completed by March 2009.

720 stores may not seem huge in a global context, but it’s a huge number in Australia where free WiFi has never really taken off like it has in other places. Combined with the recent McDonald’s makeover in Australia that included the introduction of “McCafe” outlets in standalone stores, including the ability to purchase cafe style food (their Focaccia and ham and cheese croissants are pretty good) and proper tea and coffee, I can see myself visiting McDonald’s more regularly in the future, because you can’t beat highspeed free Wifi, even with a 3G modem.

(via Trevor Cook)