Novatel announces new phase of MiFi Developer Program, Eye-Fi gets a mention
By Darren Murph 
posted Oct 6th 2009 9:03PM
posted Oct 6th 2009 9:03PM
We already know that you love your MiFi -- after all, who wouldn't be into a mobile hotspot that can easily slide into your rear pocket? But are you ready to adore it even more? Novatel Wireless has just announced the second phase of its MiFi Developer Program, which seeks to bring all sorts of apps and added functionality to an already heralded device. As the story goes, the dev program provides a set of APIs and tech support to those interested in expanding the abilities of the MiFi, and while the possibilities are obviously limitless (or close to it), we're already hearing of a Nomadesk inclusion that will provide a web UI to access cloud storage when online via the MiFi. Then there's also the Eye-Fi mention, which seems to let you upload photos from your SD card to your hotspot even when a 3G tower is nowhere to be found; once the MiFi gets back in range, it handles the uploading from there. Strangely, we're seeing reports that all this fanciness won't work with Sprint or Verizon's MiFi, though Novatel's own release says nothing of the sort. Whatever the case, guard your heart here just in case the allegations are true.[Via jkOnTheRun]
guard my heart? Forsooth!
@Quantumphysics: I couldn't agree more. Why do we need another gadget when any WiFi capable cellphone can provide the same capability. It's all about the carriers trying to maintain control and it won't last forever. Granted, bandwidth seems to be a real issue, but why not introduce realistic service tiers like 100MB, 250MB, and 1G per month?
My mifi over heats if I use it and charge it at the same time.
I'm from Canada. What are the prospects of this device making it's way north of the border?
Also, must one necessarily be tied to a carrier to use this device?