Rover Puck WiMAX hotspot gets FCC'd, traction on ice subject of fierce debate

The pool of choices for WiMAX hotspots continues to expand, and thanks to the FCC, we now know of another up-and-comer. The Rover Puck -- trademarked by Clearwire and previously unheard of -- joins the ranks Sprint's Overdrive and its various rebrandings by providing pocketable 4G WiFi service. Unlike its predecessors, however, we finally have a new, more aerodynamic form factor. There isn't much to the glean from the user manual at this point, and the oft-referenced Rover website still isn't live -- a WHOIS lookup reveals it was last updated via GoDaddy on July 2008 with no other details disclosed. So, until we get some word from the official news pipelines, a plethora of external / internal photos and user manual screenshots are only a mouseclick away.

Rover Puck user manual

Rover Puck external / internal photos from FCC

[DaHarder Posted Jul 30th 2010 9:33PM]

But... Will It Blend?

[DaHarder Posted Jul 30th 2010 9:34PM]

@DaHarder
Hey! It actually looks like it could take a good 'blending' to me.

[hellosven Posted Jul 31st 2010 1:21AM]

@DaHarder
just in time for TRON

[mikemanblah Posted Jul 30th 2010 9:35PM]

Now i can check my email in the ice rink!

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jul 30th 2010 9:36PM]

doesn't look like it'll stand up to a slap shot too well

[Squalor Posted Jul 30th 2010 9:37PM]

Is that a Tron disc?

[weinerschnitzelboy Posted Jul 30th 2010 9:59PM]

Looks like a hockey puck. Somebody might want to put thanks for stating the obvious, but I can't help saying it.

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:07PM]

@weinerschnitzelboy
i'm sure they weren't thinking of that when they named it a puck

[mr88 Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:02PM]

Lol I like the link to the tag "So"

[longcat Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:08PM]

Looks like some kind of weird land mine or proximity bomb.

[Psyclotr0n Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:11PM]

@longcat
IT'S A TRAP!

[paul34 Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:14PM]

@longcat

To me it looks like those "pagers" they give you at Chili's and stuff when there's a wait. Actually, it looks pretty much exactly like that. Hmm...

[paul34 Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:10PM]

Now all we need are data plan prices that aren't insane.

[bubbalv29 Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:24PM]

@paul34
or companies that can actually provide the service this device is designed to use

[Eric77lv Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:28PM]

That looks like a UFO. o.O

[jahkamren Posted Jul 30th 2010 10:38PM]

Poker Chip!!

[AndroidIsTheWorstOSEver Posted Jul 31st 2010 12:23AM]

Android Sucks

[Xcharles718 Posted Jul 31st 2010 1:02AM]

@AndroidIsTheWorstOSEver
I didn't know it was running Android

[dingus Posted Jul 31st 2010 8:20AM]

i herd u liek hockey.

[BLEH is my middle name Posted Jul 31st 2010 9:25AM]

Am I the only one who thought of curling before hockey?

[muledriver Posted Jul 31st 2010 11:39AM]

eww a pube

[jasondensmore Posted Aug 1st 2010 9:06AM]

@muledriver
haha i see it!! (mouth waters)