Always On -- almost

For a number of years I have been talking about the next generation of the Internet -- Fast, Always on, and Everywhere. (There is a chapter on each of these characteristics in my book, Net Attitude). Although we have a long way to go, I think we have now reached the tipping point. WiFi is a major contributor to that. It doesn't’t seem that long ago that I was at the Holiday Inn in Beijing and felt relieved that I could get connected at 1,200 bits per second and in Prague with a pair if pliers and screwdriver re-wiring a wall jack to get connected. We all have many similar stories from throughout the world – including in America. But, times have changed. (read more)

Gadgets April 18, 2003 04:48 PM