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Create An Instant Wireless Network With Apple's AirPort Express
If you travel with a laptop, you can kiss goodbye getting down on your knees to hunt for the always-too-short in-room Internet cables. Apple's AirPort Express is a sweet 7-ounce unit that looks similar to an Apple Laptop power supply cord. However, instead of plugging directly into your computer, it has three small ports on the back. Simply find an outlet, plug the hotel's ethernet cable into the back of the AirPort, and create an instant wireless network. Take that, you damnable wireless-less hotel! With the in-unit USB port, you can also charge your iPod as you work.
When you're not traveling, you can use the unit at home to boost your wireless signal, or you can connect your stereo system to the audio cable that's included in the (optional) AirPort Express Stereo Connection Kit, letting you shuffle through all those Def Leppard songs in your iTunes collection.
Don't have an Apple? Don't worry: the device is PC-compatible. You can get one for $80-90 on Amazon.
[Via Travel Gear Blog]
Filed under: Gear, Hotels and Accommodations
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Rob Brooks-Bilson May 9th 2007 11:38AM
One suggestion. I recommend always bringing a network cable (6' works well) as well as a cable coupler along with the airport express. I've been in several hotels where the main network cable coming out of the wall was permanently installed, and didn't reach far enough to make it to where the Airport express was plugged in. Having the extra cable and coupler solves that problem easily.