Wi-Fi Toys: 15 Cool Wireless Projects for Home, Office, and Entertainment

by Mike Outmesguine

This ultra-cool volume invites readers to tap into your inner geek and build seventeen ultra-cool wireless devices including a solar powered access point, a wireless picture frame that dynamically changes its own photos, and even a wireless car-to-car audio and video system With a few simple tools, some off-the-shelf parts, and this book, readers will be creating wireless devices they never thought were possible-toys that certainly can't be found...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764558943
• ISBN13: 9780764558948
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Good book, but......

Overall a good book, with good ideas and greatt explanations for the project. However I found a problem with Solar Powered WiFi repeater. He is showing you to use a Power Inverter for the two WiFi devices you will use. That does not make sense. They are both 12 volt devices. Why not just connect them straight to the batteries, getting more usage time out of the batteries instead of wasting power on a worthless inverter?

A must have!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book is excellent, a must have. This book gives you the all the basic theory you are going to need to undertand wireless, and of course Cool Proyects.

Excellent book

This is a book for those who have a little bit o' cash, a little bit o' time and a little bit o' tinkering skills. The projects are easy and useful.

EXCELENT BOOK - EASY TO FOLLOW - BRILLIANT A+++

I have been toying with the potentual of Wifi and its various applications over the last 12 months. This book illuminated areas that i never thought were possible to the average person. Within one week of the arrival of WIFI toys i had begun building a WIFI hotspot in my area using the details in Chapter 10 - Creating a free wireless hotspot. The hardest part of it was setting up the Linux system (Linux is free!!) but after following the instructions and purchasing a few inexpensive parts on Ebay i had a hotspot running for all my neighbours. The antenna pages are superb and make it easy to follow and build out of next to nothing. Range extension, Selfpowered repeaters (yes you heard that right). I even loved the final chapter 15 - Making a wireless Digital picture frame (Woww - cheap and easy). overall this is a fantastic book with tons of insight into the mysterious and invisible world that surrounds us every day. Weather your into Wardriving (searching for wifi) or building cool toys this book will make you the envy of the neighbourhood when you drive down the road with wireless video link between you and your freind car. Great book, well worth the read.

Neat stuff!!

I must admit I won't be building a coffee can antenna, but it sure is cool to know how to build one. I've learned quite a bit about my home WiFi network in an entertaining way. This is fun stuff.