WIFI HotSpot Finder
FIND A WIFI HOT SPOT
WiFi Hotspot Finder Widget 2.0 http://www.jiwire.com/ People seeking a wireless hotspot around the world will delight upon hearing about this rather nice tool. Using the site's search engine, visitors can locate free or paid hotspots near specific addresses, or within different states or cities around the world. Additionally, mobile Tiger users with a dashboard widget can find public wifi networks within radio range. This version of the Finder Widget is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4, and the hotspot directory offered here is compatible with all operating systems. Browse by Country
Loki software www.loki.com has created WiFi maps of the nation's 100 largest cities, with precise locations for five million wireless data signals. Loki uses these wireless signals to tell users with WiFi laptops where they are -- and where they can obtain a variety of products and services. Anybody with a WiFi-equipped portable computer that runs Microsoft Corp.'s Windows operating system can use Loki, downloaded onto your pc.
US company offers Wi-Fi-proof paint
An American company says it has successfully tested wireless-blocking paint. EM-SEC Technologies, in a release last week, said its "Coating Solution", applied to a test facility, had successfully protected "wireless devices and other electronic equipment". According to the company, "a one-time application of the coating creates an 'electromagnetic fortress' by preventing airborne hackers from intercepting signals". EM-SEC reckon this would be useful for corporate offices, boardrooms, server and computer rooms, and R&D labs. It seems that wireless nets can be operated without trouble inside a painted building or room.
