Apr 02 2008

180 Feet Above Ground on Nokia’s WiMax Publicity Stunt

Posted by: admin in Online And Tech News

So the marketing department at Nokia wanted to make the point that, using the WiMax abilities on their new N810, you could surf the Web nearly anywhere. So they hooked up an overengineered picnic table to a crane and hoisted…

So the marketing department at Nokia wanted to make the point that, using the WiMax capabilities on their new N810, you could surf the Web almost anywhere. So they hooked up an overengineered picnic table to a crane and hoisted a bunch of us up into the air. True to their promise, we were surfing the Web at broadband speeds with our feet dangling 15 stories above the parking lot at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Then they told us that we were actually on WiFi, because there’s no WiMax in Las Vegas. Duped again! Too bad CTIA isn’t in Baltimore… wait, did I really just say that? Anyway, thanks for the ride, Nokia.

See another pic of this death-defying boondoggle—also by our ace shooter, Isaac Brekken—after the jump.