http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/ Engadget Comments for Knockbox uses WiFi to sell your house http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 10th 2006 11:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 10th 2006 11:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 10th 2006 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 12:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 12:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 1:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 2:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 6:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.knockbox.net, was released at the California Association of Realtors Expo in Sacramento to an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm. The Knockbox is a wireless device that is simply plugged into an AC outlet at a home for sale. Once booted the Knockbox serves up a web page from its internal drive, which is viewable from any WiFi capable device. A buyer would connect to the WLAN created by the Knockbox, the SSID is the same as the address of the home, then open a browser window and enter the IP address of the Knockbox, 10.0.1.1, in the address field of their browser which would then load the home page for that Knockbox. Think of configuring a wireless router through a web browser, the router contains several web pages, the same for the Knockbox. The content of the Knockbox page includes exterior and interior photos of the home, a virtual tour, floor plans, an open house schedule, extensive property data and the home’s sale price as well as contact information for the listing real estate agent. A potential buyer may download a PDF flyer with the same information as contained on the page, so that when they are out of range of the Knockbox they still retain information about the home. It is not a HotSpot, it will connect the user to the Internet, the user may only view the single page contained on the Knockbox.

When showing the home or holding an open house, the realtor may provide a potential buyer with a thumb drive preloaded with their contact info, bio and other helpful reports or materials which the buyer or agent would insert into a USB port on the Knockbox. The Knockbox would then automatically copy the same PDF flyer that may be downloaded from the web page on the Knockbox to the thumb drive, which the prospect would take with them.

Attached to the “For Sale” sign in the yard would be a sign rider informing all prospects that the property has a Knockbox for them to access with their WiFi capable devices.

The first real estate company to license this is http://www.sellsmartrealestate.com.

You can hear Leo Laporte's comment at 11:00am PDT today on http://www.kfi640.com]]>Jun 11th 2006 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/
Typo.... Let's just hope that doesn't show up on the house listing.]]>Jun 11th 2006 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Oct 7th 2006 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/
1) I see a wi-fi tag on the for-sale sign, double-park my car, whip out the laptop, and try to connect to the access point.

2) I see a phone number or webpage on the for-sale sign, make note of it, and call or surf when I get home.

I don't think this is meant for the war-driving crowd. More likely for the neighbors in the area with wireless connections. Perhaps when they go to connect to their own wireless, seeing an access point in range called "Home for Sale" may peak their interest.]]>Jun 11th 2006 3:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 11th 2006 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/
But, yeah, neat idea though.]]>Jun 12th 2006 1:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 12th 2006 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/10/knockbox-uses-wifi-to-sell-your-house/Jun 16th 2006 12:53PM