If you’re looking for tea or tea-related products, chances are you’ll find them in Las Vegas next month at the World Tea Expo. The largest trade-only conference showcasing such products in the world, the World Tea Expo has a plethora of tasty samples along with educational seminars on everything from the health benefits of tea to sales and marketing. If you plan to attend the event on June 9-11 at the Georgia World Congress Center, stop by and visit us at booth 748. For more information about the World Tea Expo, visit http://www.worldteaexpo.com.

According to ABI Research, Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the world will reach 179,500 this year, with almost three-quarters of those sites in North America and Europe. As predicted for the past several years, the rate of hotspot growth in the Asia Pacific region has been outstanding. ABI predicts the number of hotspots in that region will be close to equal that of North America by 2012. Of these many hotspots, hotels play a huge role: about 46,000.

Lantronix, Inc. announced the winners of its annual Wireless Design Contest at the Embedded Systems Conference last month in San Jose, California. The contest invites engineers, students, and hobbyists to develop innovative ways to use the company’s 802.11b/g embedded device server to enable an electronic device via a wireless network. The winning entries included a Wi-Fi alarm clock, aquarium, home dashboard, and more. To read about these innovations, visit the Broadband Wireless Exchange web site.