As subscribers we have become rather demanding of our mobile operators. We want an inexpensive always on connection so we can connect our smart devices to the Internet. This “always on” culture lends itself to a rapidly growing smart device population. In my household alone we have multiple — smartphones, laptops, tablets, cameras and media players.

As such, having the ability to connect these devices to the Internet is becoming more important. Over the past year we have seen mobile operators — like Sprint and Verizon — move quickly to provide portable hotspots. AT&T is the latest carrier to start offering a portable hotspot.

Today — AT&T announced that the company will be making available the AT&T Mobile Hotspot MiFi 2372. The device is from Novatel Wireless and will be sold beginning November 21. You will be able to pick up the MiFi from AT&T (company-owned stores) and online for $49.99 after $100 mail-in rebate ($100 AT&T Promotion Card). Subscribers can choose from two DataConnect plans: $35 a month for 200MB or $60 a month for 5GB.

The Mobile Hotspot MiFi will offer you Wi-Fi connectivity for up to five devices, including PCs, cameras, digital media players, tablets and gaming devices. The devices must be within 30 feet of the hotspot. The MiFi supports HSPA 7.2 and will come preloaded with the new MiFi OS. The OS introduces application support and access to widgets such as data usage, SMS and GPS apps.

For more information on AT&T’s MiFi, please visit www.att.com/mobilehotspot.

Your living room TV is under assault!

I am not talking about your kids throwing Wii remotes at it, or spouses sabotaging your inputs just in time for Sunday football, or not having any juice left in your rechargeable Logitech Harmony Remote, or even those tiny little fingerprints on the screen that make you go coo coo for cocoa puffs.  I am talking about the endless barrage of hardware media devices.

Devices like the D-Link Boxee Box, the  Syabas Technology Popcorn Hour, the Roku Player, AppleTV, Blu-ray players, Microsoft XBox 360, Sony PS3, Nintendo Wii, audio systems, Sonos ZonePlayer, Tivo, and other Cable/Verizon Fios/Satellite appliances.  Whew!  I need an entire circuit breaker just for my TV, and I still have a problem getting all of my content the way I want.

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