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WiFire: Long Range WiFi Gets AirPort Look and Feel

Posted January 20, 2010 at 10:45am by iClarified · 8528 views
hField Technologies has launched a new generation of Mac software for Wi-Fire, its 1000ft long range USB WiFi adapter. Now, Mac users who love the Wi-Fire’s long range and high performance get the comfortable look and feel they’re used to with Apple’s AirPort!

WiFire is a compact, high-performance, long-range USB WiFi Adapter. It’s palm-sized, easy-to-use and, overall, the longest range adapter on the market. Its portability and long range make it a natural for travelers and other WiFi users who want to connect at their convenience, not a network’s whims.

With its integrated directional antenna, highly sensitive receiver, and proprietary software working together to enhance normal WiFi signals, Wi-Fire gives Windows, Linux and Macintosh users the freedom to connect to WiFi networks when they want, where they want. Users benefit from the increased mobility and greater range, maintaining faster speeds at longer range in comparison to other standard WiFi adapters.

The Wi-Fire multiplies the effectiveness of wireless networks and eliminates those nasty deadspots that plague users. The Wi-Fire allows users to connect to a WiFi network from up to 1,000 feet – more than three times the range of other 802.11 adapters – often at significantly higher speeds, and even in locations where no wireless signal could be detected previously. Independent testing has shown the Wi-Fire outperforms 802.11n adapters at distance; delivering greater throughput and a more stable connection.

hField’s new version 2.0 for Mac runs from a convenient unobtrusive icon in the Mac’s Menu Bar, just like AirPort. All of the important details about the connections around you – and you’ll see plenty with the Wi-Fire – are revealed in the new GUI interface, which is easily launched from the Menu Extra.

This newest version can be downloaded from http://www.hfield.com/download/Wi-FireI ... ac_2_0.zip. It works on PPC and Intel Mac’s with OS X 10.4, 10.5 and 10.6.

hField’s Retail price for Wi-Fire is $59.00.

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