Posts Tagged ‘Wi-Fi detection’

Nike Wi-Fi sneakers – Wi-Fi detection on the go

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Among the many ways to detect the strength and location of Wi-Fi hotspots around you, there are things that work off your USB port, applications, even t-shirts. But this takes the cake - Wi-Fi sneakers. They’re nice looking shoes and they’ll tell you if there’s an available network in your current vicinity. And think how handy it is that they’re a sneaker. If you discover a hotspot but the signal strength is a bit on the weak side, you can use those sneakers to run a few blocks over to see if it boosts up a bit.

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