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The MiFi personal hotspot is a great little box, allowing you to share a 3G data connection between several wireless devices. In use, though, it can be something of a pain. You have to log in to the router via a browser just to check battery life, for instance, and the different colored flashing lights are confusing (I can never remember which is which). Huawei has solved all these problems with its new MiFi E585. The personal Wi-Fi hotspot does the same as the old MiFi, only it adds a monochrome OLED display to the mix. This will show you the battery status, connection speed (3G, EDGE, GPRS) and even the amount of data you have used. There is also a browser-based dashboard if you need to get deeper into the settings, but most of what you need is right there. The new router will be available from carrier 3 in the UK for just £50 ($73) on pay-as-you-go plans, and presumably less with a contract. It has not yet appeared on the 3 MiFi page, but the press release says it will be on sale in July.