PDAs for Kids- October 30, 2002 There's an interesting article in this month's issue (OctoberNovember) of Handheld Computing. It expands upon a story I tell in my presentations about the kids and my PDA. A couple of years ago, Brent fell down the stairs and sprained his ankle on a Sunday night. We took him to a local clinic, knowing we'd have to wait to get in to see a doctor. Naturally we took some toys and coloring books to keep the kids occupied during the wait. I pulled out my own toy, my PDA (which at the time was a Palm.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/29.html#a3000 So Where's The Foldable Printer- October 17, 2002 Printer in Your Pocket HP's Got It (emphasis below is mine) "Geared for businesses, the 'mobile printing' technology was developed with a host of other companies, including BlackBerry pager maker Research In Motion and cell phone company SonyEricsson.... The new software allows mobile devices to print e-mails or e-mail attachments, such as PDF files or Word documents, from a printer connected to a corporate network. Hotels that cater to business travelers, such as Hyatt Hotels, plan to...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/16.html#a2962 (Untitled)- October 17, 2002 Mini-review: Magnifico "Squinting to read that tiny text on your PDA screen Office on the Go Go comes to your vision&146;s rescue with Magnifico, a magnifier that makes your PDA&146;s screen as readable as a laptop&146;s. For the full review, click "Discuss this story..." Read More ... Discuss This Story ..." PDABuzz.comhttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/16.html#a2961 Wyncing Your Data- October 16, 2002 Wyncs "Wyncs provides web site owners with the unique ability to "deliver" their site content directly to the visitor's contact management software andor Palm device. Very simple to set up, if you created, or maintain your own web site you can easily add Wyncs functionality to your site.... Wyncs Standard can be set up in minutes, allowing the visitors of your web site to sync your valuable content to their Palm device or MS Outlook. WHAT BETTER WAY to get your information into the places...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/15.html#a2954 Skipping Ahead To Tablet PCs- October 15, 2002 I had missed this little tidbit in last week's InfoWorld article titled The End at Hand. "Now here's a bit of interesting handheld history. I spoke with Jonathan Zakin, currently chairman and CEO of Proxim. Zakin was part of the executive team that engineered the purchase of Palm when he was at U.S. Robotics.Zakin told me that the company never thought the Palm would take off as a handheld device but that instead it would become the central device for home networking. The concept was that U.S..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/15.html#a2950 More Bluetooth Products Hitting The (Overseas) Market- October 15, 2002 Toshiba Bets on Bluetooth to Boost PDA Storage "Toshiba has married its card-size hard drive with Bluetooth wireless technology to come up with a portable storage device aimed at PDA users who need large-capacity storage. The Hopbit will be publicly unveiled at the World PC Expo show that runs in Tokyo from next Wednesday, Toshiba says. The device contains a 5GB version of one of Toshiba's 1.8-inch hard drives and offers about 80 times the memory storage space offered by Toshiba's Genio 550...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/14.html#a2942 Probably- October 10, 2002 The End of Palm. "The upcoming line of inexpensive color Pocket PCs are going to shake up Palm OS market.... Palm is due to announce the Tungsten T later this month. Supposedly it is a 175MHz, 16MB device with 'classic' Graffiti area and an SD slot. It might include Bluetooth and will probably sell for $499. With those specs it is dead in the womb. Pocket PCs have been Good Enough for a while, and next month's PPC devices will be cheap enough. If Palm and their licensees fail to produce...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/09.html#a2913 Sony Stays Ahead Of The Pack- October 3, 2002 Sony Announces NX70V and NX60 "Physically, the new models are almost identical to the NR70 and NR70V, which are likely to be discontinued by year's end. The NX70V and NX60 include 320x480-pixel displays, the flip-and-twist screen design, an integrated MP3 player, a built-in AV remote controller application, the Jog Dial navigator and a Memory Stick slot. While the CLIE PEG-NX70V handheld is not the first Palm-Powered device to feature an integrated camera (that distinction goes to the NR70V),..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/02.html#a2894 (Untitled)- October 3, 2002 HP to Release Two New iPaqs "The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company will use the low-end model to go after the $200 to $400 midrange market, which accounts for half of all handheld shipments, according to Cindy Box, a marketing director for handhelds at HP. Like its predecessors, the device has four buttons, a brushed-metal case and a color screen. However, the new device is far thinner and smaller, and also includes a Secure Digital expansion slot. In an interview, Box briefly demonstrated the...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2002/10/02.html#a2893 |