Linksys is the compulsive neat freak of consumer hardware design. Networking hardware comes in a universal, stackable form factor, while their adapters rigorously adhere to "chunky lozenge" aesthetic principles. The 802.11n WiFi standard, and the accompanying need for unwieldy flat antennae, must be driving their artists mad.
Looking like a kind of gigantic flip-switch, their WUSB300N 802.11n USB wireless adapter sits on your desk, catching the rays with its a giant blue paddle. With about eight times the throughput of current consumer-standard 802.11g networks (and quadruple the range), the ~$100 device is backwards-compatible with the older standards.
This is also guaranteed to appear as a time-orienting prop in some future movie about the first decade of the 21st century.
Linksys release WUSB300N 802.11n USB wireless adapter [TechDigest]
