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Subject: OT; was Re: [Leica] Some China photos
From: h_arche at yahoo.com (H. Ball Arche)
Date: Thu Aug 3 20:36:15 2006

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
> 
> 
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