Not exactly. If the phone was seen by more than one tower, the location can be triangulated and a much more accurate location can be determined.

In a community wireless network, such as DFWFreeNet (http://www.dfwfreenet.org), a solar node can be very useful. Often power isn't available on rooftops and the cost of having a line run is expensive. Some locations have no power at all, or the property owner would rather you not use their power. In these situations, I think the solar powered Meraki would be a good solution.

> I was hoping one could use it to retrieve WiFi from their laptop within their car, and that I could attach the solar panel to the top of my car to power it lol. MOBILE-SUN-POWERED WIFI!

No, that's not what this is for.

This is a great solution for rural deployments, or where the cost of running an electrical line to the roof is more than the cost of this solar powered unit. Also in the picture is the new Meraki indoor unit, which adds status LEDs for signal strength/link status and has 2 Ethernet ports.

> Why do I need to have the keyboard tell me what letter I just hit?

So you're not constantly glancing up at the text you just wrote then back down to the on-screen keyboard. It's not like you can touch-type with an on-screen keyboard.

This looks like it would be great for a DIY LCD projector, depending on price.

> You can get a real laptop for the price of this thing. End of story.

Actually Sean, that's not the end of the story. Ever heard of TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)?

Battery Life: 3hrs

That's a real disappointment.

>Do you work as an Electrical Engineer? I do and let me tell you allmost all parts you buy fall under the same tolerance levels,

Assuming that's true, Dell isn't soldering capacitors and resistors onto PCBs. Even when using the exact same components, factors such as assembly and QA can have drastic effects on the final product "quality" and its MTBF.

Isn't there a risk from the invisible IR radiation that the laser outputs?

> And the red-light cameras? Does this mean it is legal to run a red-light as long as there is no sign?

Of course not. What ever gave you that idea?