Get Wireless in Your Car

Last week, while on a family vacation, we needed a car that could comfortably tote five adults and a bunch of luggage. So we rented a Chevy Uplander minivan, which came equipped with comfy chairs, walking-around space, and a TV/DVD player. All I needed was my laptop and my cat, and it would have felt like my own living room.

Well, a company called Autonet Mobile is looking to take care of the first part of that equation. Autonet is an ISP for cars, allowing you to browse the Web, check email, and watch YouTube from the comfort of your backseat. All you have to do is plug the Autonet Mobile Unit ($399) into your cigarette charger or wall plug (if your car has one), sign up for the $49-a-month service, and you and your passengers have WiFi. Reportedly, the service uses high-speed cell networks to keep you connected; the company says that its service will work on 95 percent of roads in the U.S. Not to be a Luddite, but whatever happened to playing the Alphabet Game in the backseat?

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