INTRODUCTION High Point Software has an interesting "BTSuperPak" software collection for the Pocket PC that gives you some nice features. Here’s a look at some of the Bluetooth programs they offer. They seem to be intended primarily as tools for other developers to create Bluetooth interactivity software with, but I’ll look at them from a consumer perspective here. Tests were done on a Compaq iPAQ H3975 with Pocket PC 2002. SETUP After opening …
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Designer & web developer since the mid 1990's starting on the DEC intranet. User experience consultant since 1998. Photographer since 1995. Tech journalist since 2002.Fediverse Profile
PatientKeeper software increases efficiency of healthcare professionals
“Most people are too young to remember, but doctors used to make house calls. Really. They actually had the time to come by the house, treat the patient, talk with the family, maybe even linger awhile for a cup of coffee. Nowadays, not so much. Today, doctors are on tighter schedules than Federal Express. Days are scheduled in five-minute blocks. Demands come from all sides: hospitals want paperwork, providers want second opinions, associates want consults, …
Continue readingFirst information about Orange SPV 2 phone
MSmobiles.com posted some information about a new Orange SPV 2 Smartphone. There’s no pictures available yet, but it sounds like there will finally be a Microsoft Smartphone with Bluetooth. Originally published on Pocketnow on August 12, 2003. More Smartphone News articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingMore pictures of the XDA 2
There are some more pictures of the XDA 2 on the german XDA-Zone website. For a translation from altavista, Click here. If you look closely at some of the pictures, you can see a Bluetooth icon on the Today Screen. Originally published on Pocketnow on August 10, 2003. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingCell Phones, Billboards Play Tag
“Due to be launched in 20 cinemas in mid-July, the Hypertag technology will enable mobile-phone and PDA users one-click access to Web pages by pointing and clicking at advertising posters. ” Mobile content here we come! This new Hypertag technology uses Infrared and/or Bluetooth to allow users to access more information online. The technology opens up alot of other possible uses as well… “For example, it could be used in museums and galleries, where visitors …
Continue readingDreaming: Bluetooth Answering Machine
In the discussion of my review of the Bluetooth 56K Modem, I had another idea… Wouldn’t it be cool if you had a Bluetooth Answering Machine plugged into your home landline… it would record voicemail messages in it’s internal memory or whatnot… but as soon as you got home, your Pocket PC would connect to the answering machine via Bluetooth and the number of voicemail messages for your selected mailbox would pop-up on your screen …
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