Nikon WiFi Camera

Nikon is dropping a brace of digital cameras endowed with onboard WiFi, which should be cause for much celebration among fans of photo-sharing sites like Flickr, Buzznet et al — but before you pop the cork on that champagne, you'd better brace yourself for some bad news. The Coolpix P1 and P2 (at five and eight megapixels, respectively) do have built-in WiFi — however, that WiFi connection is only good for one thing: sending photos to your desktop machine. You can't automagically connect to the internet and upload photos. Plus, you can't even upload photos to your computer without first installing Nikon's PictureProject software, so if you're at a friend's house and want to send over some photos, you'd better have that install CD on you, or you're stuck with the old tried and true USB method anyway. They're hitting at the end of this month for €429/$529 for the P1 (pic after the jump) and €329/$405 for the P2 (pictured above), and we're gonna hold out until someone hacks them to send stuff direct.

Sky Harbor Airport goes WiFi

Sky Harbor International Airport has finally come into the computer age! Business travelers don't have to use their cell phones for email and Internet connectivity any longer. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport launched WiFi today. Wireless internet service will be provided free of charge to Sky Harbor visitors. It will be available on both sides of security, in retail areas and near the gates at the airport. If a passenger’s laptop computer or wireless electronic device is configured to operate in a wireless mode, it will automatically connect to the internet when powered up near the shops and gates at Sky Harbor.

Airspan Joins the WiFi Alliance

WiMAX and VoIP systems provider Airspan Networks Inc. announced it joined the WiFi Alliance, a global, non-profit industry trade association created to help promote the growth of wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN). Airspan joins more than 200 companies worldwide as a member of the WiFi Alliance.



"In becoming a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance, Airspan Networks joins more than 200 companies from around the globe who are committed to delivering interoperable Wi-Fi solutions and ensuring a positive user experience through our Wi-Fi CERTIFIED programs," said Wi-Fi Alliance managing director, Frank Hanzlik. "We are pleased to have them become a part of the organization."

Airspan also announced the launch of its AS.NET product line, the company's new system that combines standards-based WiFi Hotzone technology with a resilient backhaul. AS.NET can also be sold in a point-to-point configuration, providing broadband backbone for hotspot locations, outdoor coverage access points and DSL switches. Using AS.NET, operators will be able to create networks that allow consumers and businesses to connect to WiFi Hotzones in a seamless manner and roam with their PDAs, laptops, handheld gaming devices and smart phones, without any need to re-authenticate as they move between Hotzone nodes.