This story is pretty basic coverage of how people are using Wi-Fi in their homes but it touches on an interesting point near the end: It seems that content creators are starting to tailor their sites for Wi-Fi users. For example, Epicurious, a cooking site, offers how-to videos designed for customers to watch while cooking in the kitchen. Allrecipes.com redesigned its site to make it easier to view an entire recipe on a screen, presumably while cooking. Also, Yahoo TV is encouraging users to watch TV with their laptops to take advantage of interactive applications that pertain to a television program.
My husband actually uses Allrecipes.com on his laptop while cooking in the kitchen. The first time he did it, I thought it was a great idea that hadn't naturally occurred to me--my instinct would have been to print the recipe and bring it to the kitchen. Sites like Allrecipes.com should start marketing the idea for dense people like me as it will encourage more use of the site.
The Wi-Fi market may now be reaching a penetration level that is spurring content providers to think about what types of applications they can offer that take advantage of the portability that Wi-Fi enables. There's nothing inherently new about what Wi-Fi delivers--it's just Internet access--but the portability feature should start opening doors to new markets.