We’re taking a bus to the CES show and I needed a way to get Wifi onto the bus and people kept telling me about Autonet, which is a way to turn your car into a wifi hot spot. So today I visited the CEO, Sterling Pratz, and got a demo.
Also car related Ford lent me a Ford Flex this week with Microsoft Sync which is pretty cool. I’ll have a separate video about that on Monday.
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October 30th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
This is such a neat concept. Normally, a car drive is a totally non productive offline experience, but with this technology you can keep on working even as you hop from freeway to freeway. Love it.
October 30th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
ok.. that’s just cool. I’d love to have one of these in the car to run mobile radar when I’m storm spotting.
-Adam
October 30th, 2008 at 10:55 pm
I categorically refuse to buy any car that runs any microsoft code. This is a basic safety issue.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:31 am
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October 31st, 2008 at 4:32 am
Ehm….is so innovative? :)
October 31st, 2008 at 6:30 am
My lab at the University of New Hampshire does a similar kind of thing for police. Basically, our Project54 system uses a VHF police radio or a cell modem to provide cops access to remote databases. This access is usually provided through an in-cruiser computer. However, you can also connect to the in-cruiser computer using Wi-Fi and get the same data e.g. on a handheld computer you’re using outside the cruiser.
The Wi-Fi connection is also great because it allows us to remotely update software in cruisers and get log data out of them. This happens at dedicated Wi-Fi hot spots.
October 31st, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Cradlepoint makes a decidedly cool product in this space:
http://3gstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=35&products_id=673 which I’ve been using with my existing Verizon EvDO USB modem. It’s a lot smaller, and works inside of my laptop bag (without being visible). Very handy for testing VPN connectivity when installing routers…
October 31st, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Check this one out:
create your own wifi hotspot and make money: http://www.skyrove.com/
- Scott from http://venturedig.com
Twitter for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs? http://venturedig.com
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:26 pm
Umm.. Don’t they sell those 3G to WiFi routers? Just use a 12V inverter off your lighter socket to power the box and away you go! It’s not rocket science, it’s the Internet in your car.
Wow.
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_Product_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=1175237934633&pagename=Linksys%2FCommon%2FVisitorWrapper&lid=3463339789B07
November 2nd, 2008 at 12:38 pm
On the same note, don’t forget to get the spinning HDD out of any laptop you intend to use in a vehicle. Replace with an SSD, and it’s good to go!
November 15th, 2008 at 11:32 pm
Why am I seeing a video from curvesolutionsusa?
December 12th, 2008 at 9:35 am
good idea
December 16th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
well this is really nice initiatives.