No AirDrop in Finder?

I just finished installing Lion, and i have no AirDrop in Finder. Also nothing in Finder's preferences. I have a Mid 2009 MacBook Air. I saw nothing about this on the internet/Apple's page.
Any sugestions?

Same here...my WIFI card details are below - but I would imagine this should work?
Interfaces:
en1:
Card Type:          AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x8C)
Firmware Version:          Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (5.10.131.36.11)
MAC Address:          00:22:41:fc:48:b4
Locale:          FCC
Country Code:          CA
Supported PHY Modes:          802.11 a/b/g/n
Supported Channels:          1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Wake On Wireless:          Supported
Status:          Connected

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<http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4783>
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