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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is the shit!!!  I have been wanting something like this forever (open WiFi), too bad hardly anyone in my city has it set up.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[brandon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[What is it?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Information Central]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:34PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[heres a link that tells you all about it <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/" rel="nofollow">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kyle allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:52PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Was that link back to this page supposed to be funny?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Information Central]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2008 2:05PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[How about a useful response:<br><br>"La Fonera is a wireless access point given away for free by FON under the condition that you connect it and allow other users to use it."<br><br>Engadget, if your idea is to be the primary source of gadget info, your readers shouldn't have to open another browser tab and search the web for crucial information that's missing from every article.  Seriously, is one sentence too hard?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Information Central]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2008 4:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[it was indeed, i thought it was one of those people who looks at the pictures but doesent read, but alas.... FAIL]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kyle allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2008 3:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA["usb related" is my favorite variety of shenanigans!!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kyle allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[them giving away those routers 2 years ago was such win. i love them for it. got 4 free routers! wooo...<br><br><br>i wish they did it again though :(]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[I didn't understand a word you just said.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[biff]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:49PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[2 years ago, la fonera gave away 1 million free routers, all you had to do was give your address. <br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jason]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually that's *not* the first generation of Fon routers. At first they handed out Linksys 54G routers (w/ modified firmware). They handed them out for 10 Euros, and then I got a free upgrade to the next generation (current one).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[if you like the deal of giving away free wifi and getting free wifi from others, you can instead just make a account on the website without buying a router ;) if you live there, many a person according to their maps online live in the NY area so you might want to look out for that, also, making apps for an open source router could open up a world of hacking abilities, no? also you might want to go take a deeper look at the evil possibilities of this,<br><br><a href="http://www.h-i-r.net/2008/10/jasager-lives-muahahaha.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.h-i-r.net/2008/10/jasager-lives-muahahaha.html</a> watch the video on revision three also, it gives an in depth explination about this, it could be used for pure evilness]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[takemetoyourtoaster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 5:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[too bad FON cares so much about their hardware and leaves community behind. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[WIFI Romania]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 6:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[I liked it better last time.<br><br>Cost $53 less]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 7:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Just want to show you my project with La Fonera:<br><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EcvhBuRi20U" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EcvhBuRi20U</a><br><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ljKhwnctXGg" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ljKhwnctXGg</a><br><a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xR-tVpJNs" rel="nofollow">http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=C2xR-tVpJNs</a><br><br>With the new La Fonera 2.0 I can put one USB camera and control the car from anywhere because the <br>car is already connected to the internet by wireless ;)<br><br>best regards to all<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[PJMDS]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 8:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[I got 2 of these routers free, the 1st gen (not linksys). I gave one to my friend and kept one. We both would have used them all the time, but they used your ethernet jack up.<br>So for desktop users with NICs and no Wifi built in, the thing was useless. <br><br>I'm glad they've fixed it now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Zebian]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 8:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Link to said shenanigans - <a href="http://www.digininja.org/jasager/" rel="nofollow">http://www.digininja.org/jasager/</a> - Jasager is a project that turns a Fon into a Penetration Tester's tool. It makes your Fon a MITM (Man in the Middle) between you and your AP. The trick is, you wont even know.<br><br>Some background - <a href="http://www.room362.com/archives/233-Jasager-Past-Present-and-Future.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.room362.com/archives/233-Jasager-Past-Present-and-Future.html</a><br>How to get it installed - <a href="http://www.darrenkitchen.net/jasager-step-by-step-unlocking-install-guide" rel="nofollow">http://www.darrenkitchen.net/jasager-step-by-step-unlocking-install-guide</a><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[mubix]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 9:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is an splendid way to make Fon's volunteer fan base bankroll both the beta testing phase and the firmware development. WTF has Fon been doing in the 16 months since June 4th 2007, when Engadget first reported the La Fonera 2/Liberator!!<br><a href="http://elfonblog.fondoo.net/?p=122" rel="nofollow">http://elfonblog.fondoo.net/?p=122</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[AustinTX]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 10:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wouldn't this put you at risk as well?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hdgmansur Revcjhawking]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 10:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[In other (and better) news, check out my new avatar!<br><br>Oh yea, John Kerry paid me to say "stop global warming".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MrMac]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 10:41PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Oh poo, I guess it hasn't updated. That just ruined the entire point of that post. Well, I did get paid to say stop global warming.<br><br>Incase you all are anxiously awaiting to see my avatar, here it is compliments of tinypic!<br><br><a href="http://i34.tinypic.com/59ske8.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://i34.tinypic.com/59ske8.jpg</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MrMac]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 10:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Fonera is just confusing-<br><br>Are chimichangas able to connect to enchiladas?  Or is it tacos?  What about Pedros and Juans?  How do you get alien mexicans to work with liberated Burritos?<br><br>Sorry, but that's my take on the whole thing.  You want fonera to work?  make it iphone compatible so you don't have to input your login info every time you hit a lafonera hot spot, and I will buy!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[iansilv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 11:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm absolutely amazed that no matter what the article is, someone finds a way to put the word iPhone in their comment. I'm simply stunned.<br><br>THIS IS A WIRELESS THING (at least I think it is) IS IT NECESSARY TO ASK IF IT WORKS WITH THE IPHONE? I'm sure they have perfectly fine tech support.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MrMac]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 11th 2008 11:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[I have one of the FREE ones.. I never figured out how to use the damn thing.. I got it set up.. The signal strength was.. BLEH... at best.. I still don't know how to use it.. haha LAN ftw. :-/]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2008 5:16AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Maybe I should stick it in my Parents Restaurant.. haha. FREE WIFI! lolz]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Doug]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2008 5:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[If you'd like to get rid of the one you can't figure out how to use, I give you an address where you can send it to get rid of it. ;) secondhand, ftw!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kendall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 2nd 2008 9:35AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[The USB-functionality may lead to a higher portion of active FON hotspots (remember that >50% of hotspots are out of service, as people quickly learn that running a Fonera is just a waste of energy), however the short range of FON hotspots ending at people's garden fence will leave FON useless. And with Martin Varsavsky's announcement of higher rates for "Aliens'" hotspot usage, while a day of prepaid 3G-access is cheaper in major European markets already today, FON's days are counted.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Bratislav Metulsky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Oct 12th 2008 9:24PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/11/la-fonera-2-0-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-she/</guid><description><![CDATA[Hmmmmm.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Macca]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 9th 2008 8:32AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
