We've been following Novatel's MiFi with bated breath since its December announcement, and the totally pocketable 3G / WiFi router has finally graced a US carrier. Though it'll ultimately come in a variety of physical designs, bands, and radio technologies for different carriers and parts of the world, the MiFi 2200 for Verizon naturally packs CDMA with EV-DO Rev. A, which means uplink speeds should be reasonably speedy to go along with your 1Mbps-plus downloads.

David Pogue from the NYT gushes over the MiFi 2200 with the first official review of the product to be published.... The MiFi is remarkable for its tiny size, its sleek good looks, its 30-foot range (it easily filled a large airport gate area with four-bar signal) — and the fact that it’s cordless and rechargeable. How is this amazing? Let us count the ways.

Briam Lam from Gizmodo puts the Verizon MiFi 2200 through it's paces and declares... "The MiFi is gorgeous, and about as big as a business card holder. And miraculously capable of connecting to Verizon's 3G cellular network and spitting out Wi-Fi to up to 5 clients. Do I like this thing? Yes. It would be nice to use in the car, as long as you have a car USB charger, and could be convenient if you have to share one connection between several Wi-Fi devices. Obviously! I don't know if I need this...but I'd take this thing.

From Mossberg's Mailbox: WSJ reporter Katie Boehret takes the MiFi for a spin at the D Conference and finds: The MiFi offers reliable Web access for you and the four lucky souls who are sitting near you, if you’re feeling generous. Its ease of use — take out, turn on, start surfing the Web — means there aren’t any excuses for not hopping online from anywhere at any time. And it comes just in time for those summer vacations that were meant to let you get away from it all.

USA Today Tech Columnist Ed Baig got an early review unit and wrote: "It would be really convenient if a hot spot could somehow follow you around. And also be available to the family members, friends or colleagues hanging out with you. That's precisely the allure behind the MiFi 2200 Intelligent Mobile Hotspot I've been testing. MiFi could be faster at times. It could have a longer-lasting battery. But considering the hassles often associated with wireless networking, MiFi is a winner."