Amped Wireless’ UA600EX adapter quadruples your laptop’s WiFi range when you’re on a boat

For every gadget you can use on land, there has to be one you can use at sea , right? Just in time for yachting season, Amped Wireless released the weatherproof UA600EX High Power Wireless-N 600mW Pro USB Adapter, which promises to extend your notebook’s WiFi range in areas where there are no hotspots to be mooched. That sounds ideal for boating, but thanks to some flexible mounting options and one heavy-duty 26.5-foot cable, it should also come in handy everywhere from offices to RVs. The single-band UA600EX runs on the 2.4GHz spectrum, and although the company stops short of saying just how many feet of leeway you can expect, it does claim to quadruple your computer’s range — whatever that happens to be. If you have a hankering to watch Deadliest Catch on your next fishing trip, you can nab one of these bad boys at the source link for a cool $110. Continue reading Amped Wireless’ UA600EX adapter quadruples your laptop’s WiFi range when you’re on a boat Amped Wireless’ UA600EX adapter quadruples your laptop’s WiFi range when you’re on a boat originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink