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The one aspect of the MiFi that should be improved in a future version is the fact that it is unable to display the battery state on the device itself. One is reliant on the web interface to determine roughly how much the battery has been run down. Whilst virtually every device one will be using the MiFi with will feature a web browser, additional software is always useful. Enter Mi-fi for the iPhone or iPod Touch.

The application is a free download from the iTunes App Store – yesterday, a new version was released that works with the European firmware loaded on the MiFi sold in South Africa. The previous version of the application displayed garbage on the screen and was unusable. The new version runs quite nicely, though it is basic and suited to only a single purpose.

When started, the application connects via the wireless network connection to the MiFi and reads data regarding the signal strength, battery level, data volumes and IP addresses. The data is displayed on the screen and is updated every few seconds.

If you have a MiFi and iPod Touch or iPhone, this application may be very useful to have at hand when wanting to gain a quick insight into your MiFi‘s status.