Quicky Jr. extends wireless range, speed
updated 08:25 pm EDT, Tue March 13, 2007
QuickerTek Quicky Jr.
QuickerTek this week introduced Quicky Jr., a new device that extends the wireless connectivity of Macs with built in wireless. The company says that Quicky Jr solves the two eternal problems of wireless - range and speed, without disassembling the computer for installation. Quicky Jr, like the original Quicky, uses the USB port for wireless amplification and as a power source and requires no drivers or other extra steps to "get in the way of enjoying wireless at speeds normally only available to 802.11a network connections -- 54Mbps. Quicktek also includes two different antennas for specific types of wireless environments: A 2dBi antenna offer the wide wireless dispersal area coverage while the 5dBi antenna extends out vertically "to beat the multi-floor wireless blues." The antennas screw onto the Quicky Jr. Quicky Jr. works with all 802.11/b/g/n WiFi equipment including Apple AirPort, AirPort Extreme and the latest 802.11n version of AirPort Extreme introduced at Macworld Expo. It is available for $100.
