wi-fi stories  The United States isn't the world leader in
broadband penetration. In fact, we're nowhere close to the top
of the list — we typically hover around spot 15 or 20, depending
on how you define it. In less than five years, however, the
President just said he wanted to spread wireless broadband to
cover 98% of the nation. So you want to stream music from your
computer to another room. Congratulations, you've realized what
century this is. First, you're going to need some kind of
wireless receiver in that room. You could get an unnecessarily
expensive system like the Sonos, or go with a cheap and easy
streamer like this Orb, just $69. But, yep, there's a catch.
Sick of that Wi-Fi signal dying whenever you need it most? That
may be happening a lot less in the coming years as the FCC
pushes forward a plan to turbocharge the wireless tech, giving
it longer range and improving its capability to penetrate walls.
The key: unused airwaves between TV channels.