The former promises a WiFi speed bump, the latter two bring the promise of extended home automation.
Withings, which makes a WiFi body scale, sends your stats online each time you weigh yourself.
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Startups now have a place to put down roots, grab a wifi connection, and start coding.
For example, Square Enix is already working on a WiFi version of Final Phantasy ... for the Revolution.
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Apple and we had both envisioned this to be largely a WiFi device but with some wireless connectivity.
If only a Wifi connection is available, then forget any real navigation like you will find in other tablets.
Announcement from Genachowski : He notes that there is a WiFi traffic jam.
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This is a WiFi-based service that can be used onboard, in port, or anywhere there is a suitable WiFi connection.
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Naturally, webOS will be onboard, and we're hearing that a WiFi-only model will indeed hit the market at some point.
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This is something that we could actually turn into a WiFi network, both for the public safety people and for citizens.
There's even an outside chance that one could be a WiFi-only device.
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Using the handset as a WiFi hotspot is a very convenient feature.
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Samsung's confirmed to us that, as of now, the US market will see a WiFi-only version and its specs could change slightly, too.
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Though he demonstrated the remote attack with a Wifi-connected laptop on stage, Jack declined to reveal many of the technical details of that exploit.
The N230 also allows you to quickly copy files, images, music or share information with other PCs, based on a WiFi ad hoc connection.
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That connectivity then shows up to anyone in the car (or nearby) as a WiFi hotspot that can be configured with whatever settings you like.
They can connect their Samsung TV to a Samsung smartphone via a mobile Fitness app, or connect to a WiFi-enabled scale to manage their weight goals.
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For those with a WiFi dongle, Microsoft's suggesting you use that packaged USB extender and plug your wireless connection into one of the front two ports.
These include a rechargeable battery, a temperature sensor and a built-in radio that allows one Pinoccio with a WiFi shield to communicate wirelessly with other Pinoccios.
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Now, according to The Verge, iPhone users can make free calls using a WiFi connection, with no carrier data charges, or using their data plan.
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Packed with a quality display and sound system in an 11.5mm side profile, the V101 also has a WiFi speaker embedded in the stand to enhance sound quality.
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Much like a 4G version of FON, subscribers to the Clearwire-rooted network are required to share their Internet link-ups with the public as a WiFi hotspot.
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The Klip app checks the phone every four seconds to determine whether it is on a WiFi, 3G or 4G network and adjusts the videos based on that connection.
Connectivity comes via Gigabit Ethernet and a WiFi dongle roughly the size of a wireless mouse receiver protruding from its base, and a 5V socket provides Transporter with power.
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At the 2011 CES Kingston announced an external solid state drive (SSD) device offering up to 32 GB of external storage available to an iPad through a WiFi connection.
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For a couple of hundred dollars of discretionary departmental funds you run done to your local geek gear outlet and buy a WiFi AP along with a WiFi enabled printer.
But a significantly cheaper version should appeal to shutterbugs already comfortable with the Android OS. Bonus points for those of you who can simply use your smartphone as a WiFi hotspot.
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Unlike its predecessor, the WB150F becomes a WiFi access point instead of relying on the app to create a hotspot -- something that's generally limited to phones that allow tethering.
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If you were a security researcher or a digital forensics person you would hook your device up to a WiFi network that you controlled, and you would watch the traffic your device is sending.
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Do you have to find a WiFi connection?
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