Comments on: A note about the MacBook Air http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/2008/01/21/a-note-about-the-macbook-air/ Code. Cocoa. Technology. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 06:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Marc Charbonneau http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/2008/01/21/a-note-about-the-macbook-air/comment-page-1/#comment-1135 Marc Charbonneau Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:04:39 +0000 http://blog.downtownsoftwarehouse.com/2008/01/21/a-note-about-the-macbook-air/#comment-1135 I don't really see much benefit. WiFi networking would have a longer range, but since I only need an EDGE connection when I'm traveling and have my phone and MBP together anyway, that wouldn't really matter to me. I think I'd actually prefer bluetooth, if just because it's meant to connect devices like phones. I know you can currently do WiFi sharing with a jailbroken iPhone, but with an official API on the horizon I doubt I'll ever jailbreak mine if I do buy one. Maybe the official API will allow legitimate third party applications to do this kind of networking, but I doubt it. I don’t really see much benefit. WiFi networking would have a longer range, but since I only need an EDGE connection when I’m traveling and have my phone and MBP together anyway, that wouldn’t really matter to me. I think I’d actually prefer bluetooth, if just because it’s meant to connect devices like phones.

I know you can currently do WiFi sharing with a jailbroken iPhone, but with an official API on the horizon I doubt I’ll ever jailbreak mine if I do buy one. Maybe the official API will allow legitimate third party applications to do this kind of networking, but I doubt it.

]]> By: Todd M http://blog.mbcharbonneau.com/2008/01/21/a-note-about-the-macbook-air/comment-page-1/#comment-1134 Todd M Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:41:07 +0000 http://blog.downtownsoftwarehouse.com/2008/01/21/a-note-about-the-macbook-air/#comment-1134 Wouldn't you rather have wifi tethering, basically the ability to turn the iphone into an ATT wifi hotspot? Would be much better than bluetooth. Just a thought. Wouldn’t you rather have wifi tethering, basically the ability to turn the iphone into an ATT wifi hotspot? Would be much better than bluetooth. Just a thought.

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