I got Wifi at home, last week via a WAP11 (see setup notes I wrote), it still surprises me what a step change it is in terms of my internet access. Broadband (lovely misnomer that is it) via ADSL is quite cool fast speeds always on etc, but combine that with my powerbook and rather than the internet being a desk that you sit at...
Simple wifi adsl router modems are the sure fire internet product, I'm slightly amazed that there aren't more on the market. One box solution, external antenna, rendezvous support for setup, decent firewall and port forwarding. Rather than the three box setup I've got with adsl modem router, ethernet hub and Wifi box
Now my whole house is online, the kitchen table feels like it should have an ip address =) my laptop now moves from room to room with me, as it is a seconds effort to look at something. The simple pleasure and ease of use is delightful. I can sit where Lucy or the cats are or where the sunshine is.
rapture over - normal service will be resumed soon.
Now you know that you don't need the crazy folks at Microsoft to get the internet where the sun never shines ;-)
http://www.web-user.co.uk/news/article/?afw_source_key=%7b5BF50883-41F4-4CF3-9F76-83A761DBF3CC%7d
More seriously, la Fnac (the big French tech boutiques chain) in Paris has already three different brands offering those cable/DSL modem/routers/WiFi starting around 170 euros (150 elsewhere), so it's already picking up.
Welcome to the WiFi club!
the iLoo was a strange idea, likely to break in minutes at a festival and has so many poor brand connotations that it is a really odd product to make.
WRT the Fnac (nice shop, I've been to several) wifi product, is that a recent thing? There are some on the market here, but most are router level, using a separate modem with an ethernet output. Maybe the wide variety of telecommunications equipment make it not feasible to do a global version.
be good to see them as the mainstream product, but then I suppose laptops are only 25% of the global market.