Interesting new website from BargainSpots.com, Inc., “a company devoted to helping consumers make informed decisions before buying handheld/wireless computing devices”: PDAReviewSpot.com. The site provides links to written reviews and price comparisons of the latest models of mobile computing devices by such manufacturers as Palm, Hewlett-Packard, Handspring, Sony, and Toshiba, among others.
Interesting article from Wired on a technology called Hypertags from the UK. Starting this month, Londoners will be able to point their handphones or personal digital assistants (PDAs) at posters in cinemas and get back links to web pages. The idea is not a bad one, although I’m not sure how exciting that particular example… Read More »
Loose Wire — Zire: It’ll Set You On Fire: Palm’s newest PDA, the Zire 71, is funky, affordable and aimed squarely at the hip young crowd; But with features like a hidden camera and an MP3 player, grown-ups will be tempted to play, too By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 15 May 2003 edition of the… Read More »
Loose Wire — At Last, a Geek’s Lexicon: Finally, there’s a word for the act of caressing one’s gadgets in public and for the gooey stuff that gathers in your keyboard By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 1 May 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company, Inc. It’s unsurprising,… Read More »
Loose Wire — All-in-One Gadgets: Compact But No Cure-All: The Sony Ericsson P800 is an Internet-enabled PC, hand-phone, digital organizer and camera rolled into one; But some things are better kept separate By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 10 April 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review, (c) 2003, Dow Jones & Company,… Read More »