December 18, 2003

MagicBike

Posted by tomo at 01:32 AM in transportation . | 3 Comments

MagicBike, a wireless internet connection on wheels. How it works is simple: a computer hanging off the bike connects to the internet via cellphone internet (or to another wireless access point) and it allows others in the vicinity to share its connection. In theory, those other wireless access points could be other MagicBikes, casting a wider MagicBikeNet.

"I am like the ice cream man, but with no music and I deliver free wireless access and not ice cream." - Yury Gitman.

Comments

So this guy rides his bike around giving free wireless internet? cool.

Posted by: villageidiot at December 18, 2003 1:35 PM

See, I wonder if they have plans to generate power with the bikes too, to be completely wireless for long periods of time.

Posted by: agent1073 at December 18, 2003 6:17 PM

so. he's nothing like an icecream man.

Posted by: villageidiot at December 19, 2003 12:10 AM