Streaming media could be the "killer app" of ubiquitous wireless internet (if we succeed in creating that potentially world-changing "universal information amenity")
And its starting already. In my role as "wireless evangelist" I was interviewed about prospects for wireless internet in public places on What The Tech! on Rochester's Public Radio station last Saturday. The show also included an interesting interview with the CEO of a new 80211g spinoff company called Appairant.
WXXI archives the shows a week later, so even though you missed the show, and even if you are not located in Rochester, you can listen here (and now) thanks to the miracle of MP3 and the wisdom of WXXI: Streamed | Downloadable .
As you can see below, my segment starts at Minute 20.
Program Rundown
13:00 Billboard
13:01 NPR News
13:06 News Roundup: Wireless Internet Access in Starbucks and the Zodiac Café in Rochester.
13:11 Technobabble: A listener in Fairport asks "What do I need to know to buy a Cell Phone?" We hear from Bruce Hartpence, Assistant Professor of Information Technology at RIT.
13:15 Gray Matters: Norm Abramson invents Wireless Networking
13:20 Bleeding Edge: Jon Schull, an "evangelist" for the creation of wireless community networks in Rochester.
13:35 Nerd Word: War Driving
13:38 Gadget Boy Reviews: Actiontec Wireless Internet Gateway and RIM Blackberry Wireless e-mail reader.
13:47 Elevator Pitch: Appairent Technology and their Wireless Networking solution for home Consumer Audio and Video Devices.
13:51 Tech o' the Future: Universal Wireless Access
13:57 Program Close
4:31:23 PM 
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