Intel, Linksys to stick logos all over boxes: I'm sounding cynical, but I'm actually not. I'm just enjoying the press release's focus on the brand names and programs, rather than the simple benefit: Intel's Centrino verification will mean that all the Linksys stuff will work with Centrino software and hardware without any monkeying around.
Intel already proved that it can help hot spots (and vice versa) by troubleshooting what breaks simplicity. They're bringing this to Linksys, a Cisco division, as a tool to get their name and Centrino's name on more users' minds. Even if you don't own a Centrino, when you buy a Linksys box, the Centrino name will be on it.
In the future, they'll actually make this more useful, by integrating a kind of plug-and-play functionality that will allow a Centrino-equipped device to talk to a Linksys device for automatic configuration.