Thursday, April 10, 2008
Fonera 大玩個人風格!
香港團隊近來除努力對外宣傳 FON 的分享概念及舉行一些活動，
包括四月的「開 FON 顯愛心」和 ICT Expo 外，
更在工作室搞搞新意思，
為雪白的 Fonera 增添衣服，
就如大家玩 MSN 時會有不同風格的 MSN Skin 一樣。
沿用西班牙 FON 總公司的特色設計，
我們親手為 Fonera 穿上新衣服，效果令人眼前一亮，
既可愛又有 FON 的風格！
你們又覺得如何？
有請兩位 Fonera Model 出場...
刊載自 FON Hong Kong Team on Gadgets
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Monday, July 30, 2007
FON 最新產品情報
La Fonera+
大家期待的 La Fonera+ 終於正式在香港發售，La Fonera+ 除了擁有 La Fonera 的功能外，更加添一個 Ethernet port，讓你自由選擇有線或無線的連接，提供既方便又穩定的無線上網服務。
想知道更多有關 La Fonera+, 請參考 這裡。 售價: HK$ 249.00.
FON USB WiFi Adapter
FON Hong Kong 獨家推出全新的 USB WiFi Adapter，使用了 USB 2.0 技術，提升無線網絡速度高達 54Mbps，而且支持 WPA 及 WEP 加密技術，讓你享受安全、無拘束又穩定的無線網上體驗。
它支援大部份的作業系統 (包括 Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 98, Linux, Mac)，方便你不同的需要，更備有黑白兩色以供選擇。
售價: HK$ 160.00
刊載自 FON Team on Gadgets
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Monday, July 9, 2007
La Fonera+ 預告！
大家可能會遇上一個問題，就是 La Fonera 不能直接接駁到家裡 N 年前購買的家用電腦，因為沒有無線網絡卡呢...
La Fonera+ 是 FON 為會員們特別推出的最新 Router，現在它加裝了一個連接埠 (Port)，令安裝更加容易，而且可以接駁到其他有線設備上。
新的 Router 維持了 La Fonera 原有的設計，但擁有比 La Fonera 更容易的設置模式，為 FON 會員帶來更方便而有趣的網上體驗。
La Fonera+ 集合了所有 FON 會員的建議使用了全新的靭體，而且仍是提供兩個無線網絡 (Public 和 Private) 供用家選擇，保持高度安全性，令會員們的網上體驗更有保障。
La Fonera+ 將會在短期內在香港跟大家見面，請繼續密切留意我們的消息！
刊載自 FON Team on Gadgets
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Monday, June 11, 2007
Ki' I 電子相架支援 WiFi 及 You Tube
電子相架已不是甚麼新玩意，不過支援 WiFi 的確實是新嘗試。Ki'I 的 Framework Photo WiFi 內建了 WiFi 功能，除了能夠播放電腦中圖像及視頻，還支援 Youtube 、 Flickr 、 Podcast 及 Widgets。
最好玩的地方是 Ki'I 是 Opensource，發展潛力甚高呢！
詳情：
http://blog.kii-frame.com/
刊載自 FON Team on Gadgets
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Salling Clicker - WiFi 遙控器
Salling Clicker 最初是開發給 Mac 的軟件，讓用戶透過 PDA 或手提電話以 Bluetooth 來遙控電腦 (主要用作控制 iTunes 或 PowerPoint Presentation) 。隨著 Clicker 被市場接納，他們也不斷開發新版本，最近的新版 3.5 更支援了 Windows 及 WiFi，特別向大家介紹一下。
使用 Clicker 前先要在電話/ PDA 及電腦端安裝軟件，安裝完成後再選擇手機/PDA型號，目前 Clicker 3.5 支援的手機/ PDA 達 300 種，基本上所有流行的電話也有所涵蓋。在沒有設定的情況下 Clicker 基本上已能遙控 iTunes 及 MediaPlayer，更可透過手/ PDA 的屏幕瀏覽及搜尋曲目。而最貼心的功能，就是當有來電時，Clicker 能自動進行靜音，確保你的談話不受騷擾。
官網上更提供了一些由用戶開發的 Plugin，讓 Clicker 能操控更多的軟件，例如 Winamp、PowerDVD 等。
由於一般的 Bluetooth / Radio Presenter 有效範圍只得 10 米左右，透過 WiFi 傳輸的 Clicker能進一步增加有效工作範圍，對於要經常做 Presentation 的朋友絕對是喜訊呢！
Salling Clicker 3.5 是共享軟件，售價為 25.95 美元。
刊載自 FON Team on Gadgets
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Gefen 快將推出 Wireless USB Hub
筆者一直都希望見到更多有意思的無線產品，而 Gefen 推出的 Wireless USB 2.0 Extender 就正中下懷。透過無線技術，這個 USB Extender 配合 USB Sound/Video Card 就可以輕易進行 multiroom 音樂及視像播放，省卻了一台主機。
不過新科技卻往往有價，這台 USB Extender 索價 $399，比一台入門級 PC 還要貴呢！
刊載自 FON Team on Gadgets
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Monday, April 16, 2007
無線 iPod 籌備中？
iPod 的確是好東西，中西歐美日韓古典 Jazz New Age 全部不經篩選一次過就 Sync 落去！不過今時今日還要用 Sync Cord 實在是有點落後。本來一心希望 Steve Jobs 在 MacWorld Expo 中發表第六代 iPod ，無奈殺出了 iPhone 這個程咬金，真的不知是喜是悲？
傳聞中蘋果會在下半年度推出新 iPod ，甚至有傳台灣的 Foxconn 及 USI 已投入 OEM 工作。USI 將為 iPod 提供 Wi-Fi 部件，以 Foxconn 則會代工組裝。
Zune 已開創了 PMP 配備 Wi-Fi 的先河，可惜未能普及。如果蘋果真的推出配備 Wi-Fi 的 iPod，相信會出現大量對應 Wi-Fi 的配件，到時要搞 Multi-room 音樂系統將會更容易！
如果有朝 iPod 能透過 Wi-Fi 連接 iTune Store ，Fonero 還可以在 FON 的 Hot Spot 購買電影及音樂，不知何時能夠夢想成真？
觀看原文：
http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20070403PD200.html (Subscriber only)
刊載自 FON Team on Gadgets
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抵抗黑客新利器
一般來說一個 correctly configurated 的 boardband router 或是 software firewall，再配合 spyware scanner 已能有效減低黑客的入侵。倘若你還不放心的話，SEC Technologies 新推出的 Wireless Blocking Paint 也許能幫你一把！
這種油漆的特殊配方 EM-SEC Coating 能夠減低電子竊聽及阻隔電磁干擾，變相能阻檔外來的 Wi-Fi 傳送，確保資訊安全。
唔知有無顏色選擇配襯家居呢？
繼續閱讀 "抵抗黑客新利器"
刊載自 FON Team on Gadgets
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Deploying WLAN for office visitors and guests
Hong Kong is an entreprenual society, as such our economy thrives on small and medium enterprises. A lot of these organisations have minimal IT support if any and yet are huge consumers of the latest IT products and keep up with trends.
Wireless LAN (WLAN) or as its more popular name WiFi is increasing in usage in our city particularly as people start using handheld devices such as PDA's and the new generations of mobile phones with WiFi support.
A business doesn't work in isolation and one has visitors, vendors, customers and guests all coming into an office location. Whilst the office staff is generally networked very well (typically with a wired network), visitors are generally left without any access or sometimes offered access via the office WLAN.
Offering access via the office WLAN or even via a wired connection opens up the risk of having an external entity access to an office's internal network. I'll leave it to your imagination as to what could possibly go wrong here (virus infection, internal file shares visible etc).
Whilst it is always possible to deny any form of Internet access to a visitor, it is possible via a La Fonera not only to provide access but at the same time be secure.
You may rightfully ask
Won't it require the visitor/guest" to be a fonero so that he could connect to our office's FON Access Point ?
The answer is
- Use the Friends and Family mechanism available by logging in on the FON User Zone.
The Friends and Family mechanism in the FON User Zone enables a fonero to setup local users on his FON Access Point with an associated password. This username and password is specific to that FON Access Point.
Thus with this mechanism, one could allow access to the Internet to visitors/guests in an office environment and still have them separate from the office internal network. Hmm, isn't this like having your cake and eating it too ?
刊載自 Yusuf Goolamabbas on Business, Foneros, Gadgets, Technology
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Saturday, January 13, 2007
FON does the Salsa with Zing and Sansa
FON's fearless leader Martin Varsavsky has blogged about the team up between FON and Zing with respect to the Sansa device. Whilst I haven't played with the Sansa, here's what Martin has to say about itAfter playing with the Sansa I believe that there will be a real fight between the Sansa and the iPod. The only element in which the iPod clearly beats the Sansa is in memory. Other than that, the Sansa experience is Endgaget says 'a solid alternative to the iPod' (read all the review as Endgadget is a solid alternative to my blog).This deal is similar to the one FON has with Skype. Quoting from the press release
Under this agreement, free FON routers will be distributed with the purchase of a ZING partner device, as determined by the partner. Consumers who become Foneros, and share their WiFi connectivity with the FON network, will have unlimited access to any FON access point free of charge. Under a special program, music players with ZING may also access the FON network by purchasing a subscription for the low cost of $12/year or $1/ month. In addition to expanded access and coverage, the ZING software will be developed to provide easy connections, optimized coverage, and reception.
刊載自 Yusuf Goolamabbas on Business, Gadgets, Technology
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006
FON路由器 (La Fonera) 將於九月推出!
FON的創辦人Martin Varsavsky表示:
" 我們的路由器是一個社區路由器, 提供Wi-Fi無線網絡功能及作為群體的平台. 很多人在談論web 2.0的網站, FON正開始推出首項web 2.0流動數碼產品, 而日後將會有更多. 我相信我們現在所認識的大部份流動數碼產品都將會群體化, 流動電玩將會群體化, 數碼相機將會群體化. "
刊載自 Winson on Gadgets
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