Nokia Medallion I

WHAT’S HOT    First of all, the Nokia Medallion’s primary function is style and self expression. It doesn’t make phone calls or take pictures or keep track of your schedule. It’s a beautiful futuristic necklace with a color screen for showing off personalized images. While you’re wearing it, the backlight fades it’s intensity in and out at random intervals. You can beam any images you desire to the necklace from an infrared compatible device such as …

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i-mate Phone Edition 2003

WHAT’S HOT It’s the first Phone Edition 2003 device to hit the market, and it’s also the first Pocket PC with a built in Phone and Bluetooth that can use a Bluetooth headset. I’ve been using it with a Nextlink Bluespoon Chameleon and it has been absolutely excellent. The built-in camera is an added bonus. The Bluespoon Chameleon works beautifully with the i-mate Phone Edition. FEATURES The i-mate Phone Edition 2003 has a nice compromised …

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Dream On: The Ultimate Digital Assistant

WHAT’S HOT    This new Pocket PC takes the conventional design paradigm to a new level featuring increased ergonomics, software integration, and significant built-in wireless capabilities.  HARDWARE     The most noticeable difference of the UDA is it’s asymmetrical design and ChromaFlair paint job.  The ChromaFlair paint uses an ultra-thin interference flake that reflects the light variances through multiple layers of light interference.  As for the hardware’s form factor, the directional control pad has been moved …

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High Point Software’s BTSuperPak

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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Compaq Computer Corporation’s GSM/GPRS Wireless Expansion Pack

This Pack is Almost Here! Compaq Computer Corporation’s GSM/GPRS Wireless Expansion Pack April 4, 2002 Article by: Adam Z Lein, Guest Editor A NEW TOY      March 26, 2002, I received my new GSM/GPRS Wireless Expansion Pack for the iPAQ Pocket PC. It was shipped to my place in New York from England where it was originally released in March.  The US release is not slated until June 30, 2002.      Out of the box, …

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