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Although Apple frowns on music-download hacks, it is delighted with the Palm-style stuff. The wildly popular address-book software has already been adopted, and similar programs may soon become part of the official iPod canon. The people wanted a digital organizer, and bit by bit, the people are getting one. Isn't democracy beautiful...
...much as entertainment. That includes the usual dancers in skimpy outfits, kids competing in free-throw contests and goofy advertiser promotions during time-outs--all backed by throbbing music, often suggested by the boss. He plans to install a wireless network so fans can bring their laptops and download images and stats during the game--or perhaps just instant-message the cute...
...signal is available. Would you like to connect?" A click on the trackpad and I'm online. As my home page loads, I'm tempted to pass my hands over my computer like a magician's assistant: Look, no wires! I access a website that lets me benchmark my download speed; it clocks in at 2,920 kbps, comparable to my home cable-modem connection and 55 times as fast as the standard 56K dial-up modem. This is impressive. Heartened, I head off to my next destination: Pasadena and two free NANS (neighborhood access networks) operated by private users...
...about 90 m; you can't roam far from a base station without losing the connection. But blazing speed?data zips along at 11 megabits per second, more than five times faster than the transfer rate of planned 3G systems?makes Wi-Fi a practical way for commuters to download their e-mail while waiting for an airplane, a train or a client...
Manufacturers are already starting to promote the idea of the residential gateway and introducing devices that would take advantage of it. Sony makes a digital TV set-top box with a built-in cable modem for Cablevision. Last November Sony unveiled its new WEGA TV, which can download programs from a wireless network hub. In January, Moxi Digital, a start-up, unveiled the Moxi Media Center, a network-ready set-top box with a built-in personal video recorder (think TiVo), DVD player, MP3 jukebox and a receiver for cable or satellite TV. EchoStar is expected to be the first...