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An iPod-based Guide To SF Wireless Hotspots

Posted by timothy on from the creative-misuse dept.

Ryan MacCarthy writes "On the day Apple announces the 4G iPod, BayAreaFreeFi.com announces the wiPod , an iPod-based field guide for free wi-fi hotspots in the San Francisco Bay Area. Now when you are on the road you can look up a free hotspot quickly and easily right from your iPod. No, the iPod isn't wi-fi enabled. wiPod uses the Notes functionality of the iPod OS to store the database in an easy to use format. Enjoy!"

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  1. The most useless thing I can actually make use of by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Well, I got the 40G iPod, a couple G4 powerbooks and an iBook and I live in SF.

    But this still doesn't interest me in the slightest, because I already know a few very cool SF internet cafes where gals go to chat up guys and vise versa... ohh and the wifi is $5.00 a day, but I'd rather have the nice scenery and ability to have some very personal offline porn than downloading it for free off one of these guys listed hotspots.

  2. Re:Why bother? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Unless you just wanted to check where the nearest WiFi point is and you are listening to your iPod at the time.

    Which would you rather do? Take the iPod out of your pocket and scroll to the Notes menu, or pull your laptop out of your bag, wait for it to boot up, then open the list...all while standing and holding your laptop.

    I agree that this isn't extremely useful in every situation, but that doesn't make it useless.