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Cardboard WiFi Antenna Upgrade

Posted by michael on from the don't-get-it-wet dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A British company called Tritium is marketing a piece of cardboard with metal foil on one side. You order it for under US$25, shipping included, and you get a flat envelope with the cardboard. Cut it out, shape it into a parabola and snap it into the little stand. Then slip it over your current antenna. It is advertised to extend the range of your current antenna by 2 to 3 times. See their website for more information on the cleverly named Tritium Flatenna."

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  1. Hah by dotslashconfig · · Score: 5, Funny

    And you thought tin-foil was just for hats!

  2. Microwave Pizzas by mcgroarty · · Score: 5, Funny

    Microwave pizzas, hot pockets, etc come with foil-backed cardboard underneath. That looks to be the same material -- I'd wager you could cobble something together with those as well. And you'd have something to eat while you're geeking out.

  3. Second use by Tokerat · · Score: 5, Funny

    A British company called Tritium is marketing a piece of cardboard with metal foil on one side.
    If you don't have Wi-Fi, these also make excellent hats.
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    CAn'T CompreHend SARcaSm?
  4. Finally, a use for tinfoil hats ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    just turn it inside out, insert over antenna, viola 10 mpbs and encrypted ...

  5. Cheaper solutions exist by mcgroarty · · Score: 5, Funny

    You can get Wi Fi Speed Spray for a few bucks less, and there's no overseas shipping to worry about.

  6. History of ideas, volume 27 by legLess · · Score: 5, Funny

    Good idea Getting an ad for your product posted to Slashdot. Bad idea Hosting the site on DSL in your mom's basement.

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    This isn't as much "normalization" as it is "don't take so many drugs when you're designing tables."
  7. Other cardboard products for under $25 by James+Turpin · · Score: 5, Funny

    For $24 I'll sell you a cardboard box that you can sleep in. Just think how much money you'll save by not paying for housing! This is ideal for people living in Silicon Valley.

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    Mathematics is not a crime.
  8. Re:Tritium by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, but their website had a halflife of only about 15 minutes. The irony...

  9. Re:Tritium by Waffle+Iron · · Score: 5, Funny
    I know all about the stuff, I injected it into rats for years.

    I can't decide which kind of rat's eyes are creepier: original blood red reflective glow or new cool green self-illuminated glow.