First off let me say this isn’t my idea, I found it here while reading up on the OpenMoko.
The idea is simple enough:
If you are located in a place without internet connection the Neo should be able to act as a WiFi access point and route this through GPRS to the Internet. It will probably make sense to make the access point not open for anyone.
Brilliant! What does this solve:
- Bluetooth is slow
- No need to install the Nokia PC Suite
- Can enable other WiFi devices to get access
- Multiple devices can attach to wifi versus a bluetooth connection pair
This is just one of those things that makes you go "Why didn’t I think of that?!"