Personal Tech Pipeline has a fine review of the Samsung Q1 Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC). Packing a full version of Windows XP (Tablet PC Edition), wireless networking, media player, 40GB disk space, and more into the size of a paperback novel, a UMPC will allow you to take most all of your computing needs with [...]
Archive for July, 2006
Blast from the past - part one
For those interested, I’m going to post a few times on some old favorites. And for hand-held PDAs that offer handwriting recognition - the Apple Newton was the holy grail of this platform in the early nineties.
I happened to own and use the MessagePad 120*, purchasing it in early 1995 (before the 2.0 [...]
Microsoft does have answer to iPod question.
eWeek is reporting that Microsoft plans to have it’s competitor to Apple’s iPod on the market in time for the holiday season this year. The unique feature of this media player is its wireless capabilites that the iPod does not currently have.
The media player, which Microsoft has been pitching to record companies for some [...]
Nokia BH-800 Bluetooth Headset
Nokia has released the BH-800 Bluetooth Headset. A small over-the-ear bluetooth headset that compares to the Jabra JX10 and Motorola Miniblue H5 in size and features. Apperently available since April of 2006, the unit lists for around 150$/€.
For more information and some nice pictures, check out the infoSync World preview.
Latest Palm Photos?
Chris Ziegler over at Engadget Mobile has some information and pictures on what may be the next revision of the Palm Treo phones. An updated version of both the Windows Mobile (700w) and Palm OS (700p) are in the works, so this may be some early snapshots of them.
Obviously, there has not been any official [...]
ActiveSync 4.2 available for download
A new version of the Windows Mobile sync tool - ActiveSync - is available for download now at the Microsoft Download Center.
Information from their download site:
Microsoft ActiveSync 4.2 is the latest sync software release for Windows Mobile-based devices. ActiveSync provides a great synchronization experience with Windows®-based PCs and Microsoft Outlook right out of [...]
Review of Globalsat BT-359 - SiRFstarIII v2
GPS Passion has one of their wonderful reviews of the Globalsat BT-359 (w/SiRFstarIII v2) GPS unit. With in-depth real-world testing and detailed maps and photos, you will quickly learn if this is the GPS receiver for you.
Don’t hesitate to drop by their main page to look for other useful information!
Fun on the web (7/4/06)
Chris Ziegler over at Engadget Mobile has a fun post on DIY volume enhancement for your cell phone. Clever :)!
High Speed Wireless & Reality
The news of a 4G working group made me think a bit about high-speed wireless and what we actually see in deployed services. Here in the US, we have available to consumers, 1xRTT, EVDO, GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, and HSDPA. None of these come anywhere close to their hyped speeds, though some areas do [...]
Beginnings of a 4G Development Group
Engadget Mobile is reporting that several carriers are coming together to create a 4G working group. The founding members KPN Mobile, Orange, Sprint Nextel, Vodafone, T-Mobile with cooperation from China Mobile and NTT DoCoMo will name the group “Next Generation Mobile Networks“.
One of their targeted goals is to begin commercial deployment of 4G [...]
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