Cool projects you can do with this ethershield:

•  Read Google news from Arduino
•  Host a web page in the Arduino
•  Follow twitter messages of your friends, with no PC, But just a Arduino and Internet!!!!

This shield connects 2 powerful things The Arduino + The Internet = AWESOME!!!!!

The projects you can do with this shield is only limited by your imagination.

CD contains examples how to use it!! That way you get it going in a few minutes....

Note: This ethernet shield is not compatible with the Arduino Mega. It is compatible with Arduino Duemilanove (168 or 328). However, if you want to use it with the Arduino Mega, this tutorial shows you how to do so. More discussion about this topic can also be found here.