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24 March 2008 @ 10:37Airport Express now shipping

The updated AirPort Express is shipping now for $99. AirPort Express 802.11n wireless with AirTunes NOW: $99 Visit our Refurbished Macs page for the latest deals.

by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in airport, apple, hardware, imac, mac, mac mini, mac pro, macbook, macbook pro, networking

21 February 2008 @ 8:22Wireless network supported by balloons?

Do balloons sound like a feasible solution for the infrastructure of a wireless network? I don’t think so, but a company called Space Data is trying exactly that — sending up many transceiver-equipped balloons every day, in order to create a large-scale wireless network. While the balloons are cheap and disposable at $50 a pop, the [...]

by Jon | Add a comment | Posted in networking