New security measures will be included with some Wi-Fi products this year, though they'll carry an extra label with the words "Wireless Protected Access, " or WPA. When the 802.11i standard is finished, we're told that WPA-compliant products will be upgradeable to support the new standard.

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"Our principal goal is to create one worldwide standard that all wireless handheld devices work on for Internet access and browsing, and it would be a huge accomplishment to have 3Com join, " said Chuck Parrish, who recently completed his tenure as chairman of the WAP Forum.

CNN: 3Com eyes WAP for use in Palm devices

Netgear WGXB102We haven't met many people using powerline networking (anyone out there taken the plunge?), but Netgear just introduced the WGXB102, an 802.11g wireless access point that connects to a home network using the HomePlug powerline networking standard.

ENGADGET: Netgear's 802.11g HomePlug extender