Bruce Gain explores the world of GPS receivers from tiny portables to the ones built into fancy cars. Some of his conclusions might surprise you. Read more

In a world where street corners are inundated with iPod-toting twenty-somethings, city buses have become PSP clubs, and every airplane is a second home to dozens of PMPs, the original digital handheld, the PDA, still reigns supreme. That's because, with the right software, you can add the functionality of virtually any portable device to your PDA. Read more

The Japanese are moving a number of functions to their mobile phones. One of the latest innovations is replacing cash and credit cards. Maybe some day this technology will find its way into our mobile phones. Read more

Barry Gerber dissects the technology and functionality of LeapFrog's Pentop Computer and looks at a number of other products based on the Anoto Group's pattern recognition technology. He concludes that there can and should be a place in our lives for this new, compact mobile technology based on a time-honored input device. Read more

In the last chapter of this exciting serial, Barry Gerber decided it was either buy a GPS or get divorced by his wife. He opted for the GPS and looked at TomTom's Go 700 GPS. He liked what he saw, but wondered how it handled downloading traffic and other information. So, what does think about the Go 700 now and did it save his marriage? Read on. Read more

Smart phones are all the rage these days. Barry Gerber looks at two popular smart phones and a PDA with a built-in phone. His conclusions will surprise you and the telecoms that are making a killing every which way but straight up on smart phones. Read more

Want the same contacts and appointments on your cell phone and computer? Want to protect against a cell phone loss? You need synchronization software. Felix Laufer and Patrick Schmid look at eight mobile phones and their synchronization solutions. Read more

For Barry Gerber it was either buy a GPS or get divorced by his wife. He chose the GPS. But, what to buy? Join Gerber, a long time GPS owner wannabe, as he tests what he hopes will be the GPS that saves his marriage. Read more

With so many wireless carriers now offering pre-paid plans, talking without a wire doesn't have to mean a credit check, contract or monthly bill. Shop carefully, though, because lots of deals sound sweet without all of the details. We help you find the plan that will work best for you. Read more

HP's iPAQ rx1950 does a reasonably good job of packing Microsoft Office applications into a handheld device equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity. While the Samsung CPU is not exactly high-powered and Windows Mobile 5.0's performance is less than stellar, the price of $299 is right for a device that can get the job done for business use. Read more