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Geez, the price for

Geez, the price for wireless networking hardware has fallen through the floor. $39 for a wireless router and $29 for a PCMCIA card, even if the prices are after rebate, is testament to the power of globalized mass production. The new Linksys gadgets are cool, too. The WET11 wireless bridge makes much more sense than the stupid USB dongles, since the WET11 allows any Ethernet device to hook up to the wireless network without extra drivers. Handy doodad to get the XBox, PS2, Tivo, or HTPC in the living room hooked up to the router in the closet without running Cat5, although the (Series 2) Tivo is due to get support for USB wireless adapters in the next software update in April. The new WSB24 signal booster might actually let my computer reach the wireless router from the living room at home. Smart of them to make a router with mediocre wireless range, then sell another accessory to boost the signal. Although the lousy reception of the Titanium Powerbook is the main culprit there.