Novatel intros ‘MiFi’ mobile broadband router (flag)

www.crunchgear.com — Novatel might be on to something with its MiFi device. It’s basically a rechargeable, portable wireless router that ingests mobile data signals and spits them back out as standard Wi-Fi. The company is calling the technology an “Intelligent Mobile Hotspot,” in case you were longing for some ...

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Novatel MiFi Intelligent Mobile Hotspot turns 3G into Wi-Fi in the palm of your hand
DVICE Atom Feed — ... any other Wi-Fi-friendly gadgets — to sweet broadband or to each other. Sure, there's a clunky way to do that now, with a 3G modem hooked up to a portable router, but all that cumbersome paraphernalia can't match the simplicity of this palm-sized beauty. It's so new, Novatel hasn't even priced it yet, and of course, you'll have to pay a monthly fee for a data plan to use it, too. Might be worth it to create your own personal hotspot wherever you go. Via CrunchGear

Novatel Intros The ‘Mifi’, A Hotspot Sharing Router
Gadgetreview — ... seem to be lacking, but much like the Huawei D100 Router it connects to your 3G hot spot connection and distributes the bandwidth over WiFi. Its svelte like design will be a warm welcome from any traveler, but with that comes sacrifices, such as a 4 hour battery life (40 hour standby) and the missing USB port that makes the Huawei D100 Router so convenient. The Novatel MiFi will hit sometime the first half of 2009 with no price disclosed. [Crunchgear]

Share mobile broadband with Novatel Wireless MiFi
Krunker — ... the MiFi device – the industry’s first “Intelligent Mobile Hotspot”. The device is essentially a combination mobile broadband mobile/wireless router – allowing multiple users and devices to share a single high speed cellular connection. The MiFi features an internal battery capable of providing over 40 hours of standby power and up to four hours of active use on a single charge. Novatel expects to have the MiFi available in the first half of 2009. [Check it out via CrunchGear] Technorati Tags: Novatel Wireless, MiFi, Portable Wireless ...

What is MiFi? Novatel’s Mobile Broadband Router?
Mobility Site — ... only to provide connectivity, Novatel’s MiFi line creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared between multiple users and Wi-Fi devices such as laptops, cameras, gaming devices and multimedia players.  Novatel’s MiFi products serve as an intelligent, open platform capable of hosting advanced software applications and flexible enough to address the continued evolution of mobile broadband. Get more info at Crunchgear… --- Related Articles at Mobility Site: ...

Hands on with the Novatel Wireless MiFi
CrunchGear — ... Novatel’s MiFi is one slick puppy. The CG crew got a hands on and we’re pretty excited to get some for review. It’s a perfect solution for live blogging events when the Wi-Fi network is slammed with hundreds of other folks vying for bandwidth. It will accommodate up to five separate connections. The folks at Novatel also informed us that there will be three versions: CDMA, GSM for North America and a GSM model for the global market. What they couldn’t tell us was whether or not everyone accessing the router would be able to access the data that’s ...