Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeez! Let us know when to buy stock. --- Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > Mark Rabiner said: > > > Location: Extended Stay - The Village of Elmsford, > Westchester County, NY > > 10523 > > I've just finished assembling and configuring the > most amazing gadget. It's about the size and shape > of a paperback book, but weighs less. It has two > short antennas on the back, and a 12-volt automotive > power cord (in addition to the regular mains power > cord). If I turn it on, it becomes an 802.11g access > point, and makes a 1xEV-DO uplink connection. Any > computer within range of the access point gets > 1-megabit downlink/200kb uplink internet service, > and it's flat-rate per month (no usage > charge). > > I tested it by putting two family members in my car, > and putting it in the car. I went for a drive. The > person in the back seat took a Digital Rebel photo > and emailed it to someone in Norway, who did some > silly edits and then emailed it to the person in the > front seat. All the while I was driving across the > Santa Cruz mountains to Half Moon Bay, miles from > anything resembling civilization. > > This gizmo will work in about 70% of the land area > of North America, and several other countries > besides. It uses CDMA cell technology, so it won't > work in Europe. > > I think my next step will be to get the 802.11 > adapter for my Canon SLR and try taking pictures > from a moving car that are beamed live to a web > server somewhere. > > Brian > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com