If you can afford one, hotshot, an AT&T LTE MiFi will change your life a little bit: you have Internet virtually everywhere you go, a wireless high-speed network in your bag. More »
The Daily Roundup for 11.20.2012
Posted in: Today's ChiliYou might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.
MiFi Liberate review: does the world need a mobile hotspot with a touchscreen?
Posted in: Today's ChiliThere are two factors that are of the utmost importance when it comes to choosing mobile hotspots: speed and battery life. Further down the list is portability, with hardware design ranking even lower. So the idea of a touchscreen MiFi struck us as a ridiculous luxury, the sort of thing we’d find in a SkyMall catalog. This is why we were intrigued by the MiFi Liberate, Novatel Wireless’s first-ever 4G LTE MiFi with a built-in touchscreen. While it might seem like a gimmick, the interface does, in fact, provide quick access to vital stats like data usage. Novatel wasn’t content to leave it at that, though: the Liberate has features we would never dream of adding to a MiFi, including media streaming, GPS and even a basic messaging app. Fortunately, the addition of such features don’t inflate the price: it’s available for $50 with a new two-year agreement with AT&T. How well does it all work? Join us after the break for our review.
Gallery: MiFi Liberate review
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AT&T’s new MiFi Liberate is LTE-capable, ‘world’s first’ with touchscreen display
Posted in: Today's ChiliWe’ll have to give it to AT&T for going with something a wee bit different than what we’re accustomed to seeing in the world of handy MiFis — but with touchscreens apparently being a thing nowadays, it also shouldn’t surprise us that the company chose to go this route. Either way, the newly introduced MiFi Liberate will surely be of help to those who need to stay connected while on the go, offering features such as LTE connectivity (provided the network’s live in the area, of course), simultaneous pairing of up to 10 WiFi devices, 11-hour battery life, a microSD slot, DLNA capabilities and, as you can see above, a 2.8-inch touchscreen display. Unfortunately, the carrier didn’t say when we can expect the Liberate to be up for grabs (or for how much), with a company representative only telling us that it’ll be at some point “in the coming months.” While we wait for those details, however, feel free to check out the extra pic located just past the break.
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AT&T Shoved a Touchscreen in Its Latest LTE MiFi Hotspot Because, Hey, Why Not! [Mobile]
Posted in: Today's Chili Wanna know the quickest way to make any mobile product more tantalizing? Give it a touchscreen! And that’s exactly what AT&T and Novatel did with the 4G LTE MiFi Liberate, packing the finger-friendly tech into a form factor that looks like a Magic Trackpad. More »