Functional Star Trek Original Series Communicator on eBay

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According to the seller at eBay… This is the only working Star trek communicator in existence. It’s a one of a kind prototype. You can use it to make and recieve calls with any bluetooth 1.1 compatible mobile phone. Very cool! Where’s the Next Generation communicator though? Originally published on Pocketnow on November 13, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.

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OnCourse Navigon 4 North America Now Available

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This new GPS Navigation program sounds like it could be very nice. Navigon 4 North America uses the NavTeq maps and to me that means accuracy. It also offers voice activated navigation using Voice Command, multiple destination trip planning, customizable interface, and route based map exports! OnCourse Navigator also has the highest compression rate of map data, allowing you to store more maps in a smaller file size footprint. If the Voice Command for destination …

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ALK’s CoPilot Live Pocket PC v5.0.1.22

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(sponsor) INTRODUCTION     Alk’s CoPilot software has been a favorite for many GPS Navigation users for a long time.  It offers many innovative features that no other navigation software has been able to match.  CoPilot Live Pocket PC 5 raises the bar yet again with a new easier-to-use interface as well as a number of welcome features.     First of all, let me give you a little lesson in what is important in GPS Navigation …

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Windows Mobile Powered PalmOne Treo Coming?

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Here’s an interesting bit of news posted by MSMobiles. I guess I’ll believe it when I see it, but it sounds like PalmOne may be planning to release a Treo device running Windows Mobile software. The research note from Needham & Co. said PalmOne “tacitly admitted” it was working to make Microsoft’s handheld OS available on the popular Treo line of phones Originally published on Pocketnow on November 2, 2004. More Smartphone News articles from …

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How About a Reflect-in-Window Mode?

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One of the things I hate about using GPS navigation systems in the car is taking my eyes off the road to read the screen. I thought putting the Pocket PC on the dashboard, such that I could see the reflection of the screen in the windshield, would be a great idea… and it is! The only problem is that everything’s backwards. If only some GPS navigation software maker would make a “Reflection” mode that …

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