[MLB-WIRELESS] WiFi Lightbulbs

[Clae]

http://hacks.oreilly.com/pub/h/352

"... we all looked up and noticed the lamps hanging from the wooden 
rafters.  What if you could house an AP in a package the size of a 
large lightbulb, and install it in an existing light socket?  This 
seemed like a good idea, but how would you get network access to it 
without running CAT5 to the socket?  Easy: Powerline Ethernet.

With the recent release of the Siemens' SpeedStream series , such an 
insane, caffeine -induced idea as an AP in a lightbulb might be a 
possibility.  These devices are quite small, about the size of a 
standard wall wart.  They sport a CF wireless adapter that acts as 
the AP ... The brilliant bit is that the wireless network bridges 
directly to the AC power, so a standard Powerline Ethernet adapter 
anywhere on the same power circuit can provide Internet access to as 
many APs as you care to plug in.  At a mere $85 retail, we couldn't 
resist picking one up and seeing what we could do with it. ..."

Clae

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