WI-FI FUN FACTS

Yes, these are all truly facts — but the opinions are my own

Why did Steve Jobs use a hula hoop?

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Why did Steve Jobs use a hula hoop?

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2003: The very first Wi-Fi certified cellphone

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2003: The very first Wi-Fi certified cellphone

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Yes, that says Trillions. With a T.

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Yes, that says Trillions. With a T.

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Before the name Wi-Fi was chosen, one of the names considered was Dragonfly. Can you imagine “Free Dragonfly?”

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Before the name Wi-Fi was chosen, one of the names considered was Dragonfly. Can you imagine “Free Dragonfly?”

It all begins with an idea.

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An FBI sting operation on corrupt commodity traders was a key enabling event in the history of Wi-Fi.

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An FBI sting operation on corrupt commodity traders was a key enabling event in the history of Wi-Fi.

It all begins with an idea.

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Whatever happened to HomeRF?

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Whatever happened to HomeRF?

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In 2008 there was a grand coming-out party for Wi-Fi in Beijing. Complete with fireworks.

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In 2008 there was a grand coming-out party for Wi-Fi in Beijing. Complete with fireworks.

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No, Hedy Lamarr did not invent Wi-Fi.

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No, Hedy Lamarr did not invent Wi-Fi.

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Is November 11th the birthday of Wi-Fi?

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Is November 11th the birthday of Wi-Fi?

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WHAT and WHO were both proposed as candidates for the Wi-Fi foundation protocol. There were no candidates named WHY or HOW.

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WHAT and WHO were both proposed as candidates for the Wi-Fi foundation protocol. There were no candidates named WHY or HOW.

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The inventor of Ethernet once poo-pooed wireless LANs as being the equivalent of porta-potties.

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The inventor of Ethernet once poo-pooed wireless LANs as being the equivalent of porta-potties.

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The foundation protocol for Wi-Fi that IEEE selected in 1993 was jokingly named after an airport.

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The foundation protocol for Wi-Fi that IEEE selected in 1993 was jokingly named after an airport.

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IEEE is not pronounced “AYE-EEEEEE”

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IEEE is not pronounced “AYE-EEEEEE”

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One of the early wireless LAN pioneers is actually more famous as a space colonization visionary.

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One of the early wireless LAN pioneers is actually more famous as a space colonization visionary.

It all begins with an idea.

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It was the size of a shoebox, and Canadian — the very first spread spectrum wireless LAN product to be approved by the FCC.

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It was the size of a shoebox, and Canadian — the very first spread spectrum wireless LAN product to be approved by the FCC.

It all begins with an idea.

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Wi-Fi was launched in a hurricane.

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Wi-Fi was launched in a hurricane.

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What do Viagra and Wi-Fi have in common?

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What do Viagra and Wi-Fi have in common?

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Some early history of the Wi-Fi logo

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