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>> Wi-Fi Planet Marketplace Be a Marketplace Partner Wi-Fi MemoryStick Hits US Shores By James Alan Miller March 31, 2004 Last month, the Hagiwara Sys-Com MemoryStick Wireless LAN card finally became available -- in Japan. The Wi-Fi enabled MemoryStick is now shipping in the United States. This device, the HNT-MSW1 MemoryStick, allows the many Clie handhelds that don't have Wi-Fi integrated to access an 802.11b network. It is the first MemoryStick with Wi-Fi, and it is an alternative to Sony's PEGA-WL110 CompactFlash Wi-Fi card, which is only compatible with a few Clies. Unfortunately for older Clie owners with devices that run Palm OS 4, the HNT-MSW1 MemoryStick only works with devices with Palm OS 5.0 and higher. The HNT-MSW1 MemoryStick draws power from the MemoryStick slot and supports 128-bit WEP data encryption. The package contains the MemoryStick Wireless LAN Card, an installation CD-ROM and a user's manual. There is a one year limited warranty. MobilePlanet, which has been taking orders for HNT-MSW1 MemoryStick for a few months, sells the device for $130. In related news, a company called C-Guys in Japan, which currently offers a Wi-Fi Secure Digital card for Pocket PCs, will release a driver to allow the SD Card to be used on Palm OS devices sometime in May. According to Palm Infocenter, drivers are slated to be released for Palm OS 4 and Palm OS Garnet, formally known as Palm OS 5. Reprinted from Palm Boulevard. RELATED ARTICLES Sharp Ships PDA with Wi-Fi in US Wi-Fi SD Card Coming for Palm Platform VoWLAN Heats Up Is Cellular Handoff Nigh? Tools: News Archives | 7 day summary Add wi-fiplanet.com to your favorites Add wi-fiplanet.com to your browser search box IE 7 | Firefox 2.0 | Firefox 1.5.x Receive news via our XML/RSS feed