Whole Network Most Recent TOP10 Ultrawideband Wi-Fi WiMax/WiBro

 

Pocket Wi-Fi Radar: For Your Friendly Neighborhood Wardriver!

Filed in archive Wi-Fi by jeff goldman on August 14, 2007

Pocket Wi-Fi Radar: For Your Friendly Neighborhood Wardriver!

Dutch mobile software company Makayama has released a new version of its Pocket Wi-Fi Radar software for the Pocket PC. The software was previously only available for Windows XP.

The Pocket PC software costs $14.95 (the Windows XP version is free) and displays a way-too-cool animated radar display of nearby hotspots. "You can walk around with it running, and as soon as it finds a spot, it will link up automatically," writes Gizmodo's Charlie White. "Cool."

Of course, as White points out, the most logical use for a product like this is, unfortunately, wardriving. "Looks like it could be useful not only for legitimate users looking for a Wi-Fi hookup, but for those who drive around Suburbanlinks neighborhoods looking for a wide-open Wi-Fi network so they might 'borrow' a bit of bandwidth - or worse," he writes. "Keep that in mind if you're one who's currently comfortable with leaving your Wi-Fi router wide open."

More here from Mobility Site ... and a video demonstrating the XP version can be viewed here.



Advertisement


Permalink: Pocket Wi-Fi Radar: For Your Friendly Neighborhood Wardriver!
Tags: makayama  pocket  wifi  wifi  wi+fi  radar  easy  software  hotspot  wireless  PC  XP  windows  wardriving  piggyb 

Trackback: http://www.creative-weblogging.com/cgi-bin/mt-tb.pl/86352



Related Entries:

Radar Tag Sensors to Eliminate Friendly Fire - 16 March 2004

Wardriving in Tanzania - 18 October 2006

Wardriving on Ubuntu - 29 December 2006

Whisher vs. FON - 30 January 2007

Make Finding Free WiFi a Lot Easier - 17 August 2007

Advertisement


Advertisement


CW ToolbarInstall
RSSrss   | See all blog subscribe options
Googlegoogle   |   What is RSS?
Yahoo!yahoo
AddthisAddThis Feed Button
BloglinesBloglines
Newsletter

Use our search feature to look for other interesting posts

Just this blog Whole network
Advertisement -
Book yours here..


 
Advertisement
Book yours here.



  • Testimonials

  • 'I would highly recommend you to this well written and informative site.'
Subscribe to this blog on your phone


  • Other blogs in the same channel in the Creative Weblogging Network

Advertisement -
Book yours here..






Advertisement - Book yours here..
 
Tagcloud: 4G 700 MHz Bluetooth Emerging Tech Fixed-Mobile Convergence Mobile RFID Sponsored Posts Ultrawideband Wi-Fi WiMax/WiBro WirelessHD