Wireless equipment resellers find sales increase since Panorama "documentary": Biased documentary focusing only on unproven ideas about the harm from wireless electromagnetic radiation seems to cause an increase in sales in the UK.
Wi-Fi iPod dock delivers: The $150 dock uses 802.11b or g to transfer data to an iPod plugged into it. It has audio and video outputs, and works with an Apple Remote (not provided) for rudimentary playback control. The review gives it four of five stars, but wants improvements in remote control, as well as 802.11n for faster data transfer.
Free Punter-Fi: River Thames gets free Wi-Fi supported by ads. The 22 km mesh network appears to be the same launched in Feb. 2006 by Thames Online, the Web site for which now redirects to the new project. Thames Online planned to charge for the service one day. Update: More information from News.com. Free service is 256 Kbps, and requires viewing a 15–30 second ad every 15 minutes. Paid service is £3/hour, £10/month and runs at 512 Kbps.
WirelessHD in 2008 or 2009: Yet Another Wireless Standard, this time designed to carry as much as 25 Gbps over 60 GHz unlicensed frequencies. It won't be embedded in devices until 2008 or 2009 based on the completion of the 1.0 version of the standard in August. Based on previous experiences, that means we'll see it in 2012 or so.
The FCC didn't say it had to be easy: Read this partial account of a man's journey to pay AT&T $10 per month before taxes--$18 with the necessary phone line--for a 768 Kbps/128 Kbps DSL line as mandated in the AT&T/BellSouth merger agreement and tell me how sincere the firm is about compliance. Can I get FCC commissioner Michael Copps on the case, please?
40 Gbps broadband for mom: "Swedish Internet legends" gives his mother the fastest home broadband in the world. The service works over 2,000 km with intermediate devices.