With the CradlePoint CRT500 cellular router, any mobile broadband connection can become a Wi-Fi hotspot. The CRT500 accepts both Express Cards and USB-style modems, and is compatible with EVDO and HSDPA networks, so regardless of your provider—Verizon, Sprint, Alltel, etc.—your mobile broadband subscription can become a wireless hotspot for you and your family (or small business, or work site). The CRT500 is perfect for family vacations, too. Take it on the road and the whole family can stay connected via laptop to the world back home, updating friends and neighbors with vacation pictures and blog entries. The 802.11 b/g router also features an Ethernet port switchable as WAN or LAN. Take this on the family holiday trip to the grandparents—because you know THEY don’t have internet.

Cost: $179.99