This video shows you how to make a wireless range extender for your wireless device, most likely case being a wireless router, that will perform with comparable results of a $30 extender - with only about 5 cents worth of materials!
A new set of specs for data transfer technology will quadruple top speeds to 3.2 Gbps. Formally known as IEEE 1394, the technology is called FireWire by Apple and i.LINK by Sony.