Juxion Box and PC to PCMCIA

The Junxion Box is a spendy little item. Looks pretty cool, but of course, bulky. The manufacturers website gives you all sorts of geeky goobly gook, but not really a clear picture of what this gadget does. That is fairly sad, since they would probably sell more and be able to bring down their price a bit. Basically, Junction Box connects to a laptop or PC via either ethernet or wifi. It looks similar to the box modems in days of yore, yet a little more stylistic for today's consumer. You slip your AirCard into the slot, and you get your cellular high speed internet where ever you are in range of this beauty.

The manufacturer says: "At Junxion we're excited about the future of wireless data services. We've also decided it’s high time for more organizations and people to begin enjoying the benefits of the relatively high-speed networks already available through wireless carriers. Which is why we’ve introduced the Junxion Box™, a device with patent-pending Junxion Platform™ firmware that creates new opportunities for tapping into the cellular Internet today...and with upgradeability to ensure a long useful life as the evolution of wireless network technologies continues to accelerate."

Price? For ethernet only $599 and $699 for ethernet and wifi. It is interesting to note that with this price tag, they only show cartoony renditions of the Junxion Box on their website. Who knows what it REALLY will look like.

Website: http://www.junxion.com/index.html

Here is the tried and true (and cheap) solution for those odd customers who ask if they can use their AirCard in a PC. It's simple. It's easy. It's the SYBA PCMCIA PCI to Cardbus Add-on Card Model SD-PCI-PCM! Whoo Hoo! The same card is made by many manufacturers. This one is one of the highest rated by consumers. This card fits into any PCI card slot on your PC and converts that slot into a PCMCIA.

Price? $19.99 from New Egg

Website: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815124021




Lastly, and something that should be super exciting to all of us, Novatel is working with Sprint to offer a USB EVDO.

This is what they say about it: "This EVDO USB adapter made its debut at CTIA last week with open arms. It is primarily targeted to owners of desktops or smaller laptops that lack PCMCIA slots, but still want some EVDO love. For example all of the MacBook Pros and six different Dell laptop models lack PCMCIA slots.

It operates at USB 2.0 speeds, includes Windows and Max OS X drivers and can even attach to the USB port directly or with a USB cable. Novatel will be shipping this device with Sprint service later this year."

Price? One can only guess.

Website: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/wireless/novatel-usb-evdo-adapter-166223.php