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Forwarded this morning from Andy Fitzhugh:

WiFi Wok and the Chinese cookware 2.4GHz repeaters (at Engadget).

As some of the comments point out, earlier versions of this appeared on Slashdot sometime last year, but the pictures with overlaid captions accompanying this writeup are quite nice.

Perhaps we can make some of these to go with the collection of coffee can antennas for the Kuppam wireless program, not sure how widely available woks or similar shaped metal pans are in India.

Not a new electronica group, but an ongoing project by New Zealander Stan Swan to make some seriously DIY WiFi repeaters out of — what else? — Chinese cookware, among other kitchen and household gadgets. Turns out cheap cooking scoops make great 2.4GHz parabolic mesh dishes. Who knew? We don’t see too many WiFi extenders with bamboo handles in the States — surely a missed opportunity for the wireless adapter market.

The original site is here.

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