University of California researchers have built a wireless computer network that could become a model for bringing high-speed Internet access to some of the most rugged and remote regions of the ...

In fact, the Bellevue, Wash.-based company has relationships with more than 20 telephone service providers, bringing wireless Web services to 1.5 million customers.

The device costs US$999, and is built around a 19-inch LCD panel and the ability to display digital images over a wireless computer network.