A Cell/GPS Combo For The Urban Landscape

Published on November 22, 2005 to Smartphones

Surprisingly Sanyo's MM-8300 cell phone with its tiny screen actually mates well with TeleNav's GPS software and service. The combo isn't perfect due to the unit's small size and limited input capabilities, but there is a place for it in the hands of the right user. Read more

Do Extended-range WLAN technologies deliver?

Published on November 15, 2004 to Networking

Longer range and faster speed are the watchwords for wireless LAN product manufacturers and the criteria by which many of us choose which products to buy. We take a look at three "extended range" WLAN technologies - Atheros' Super G / XR, Airgo Networks' True MIMO and Parker Vision's D2D - to see if they deliver as promised. Read more

Terrific Tablet Technology - An Attempt to Deliver on the Promise of True Portability

Published on July 26, 2002 to Notebooks and Laptops

PaceBlade enters the tablet PC market with the Transmeta Crusoe driven PaceBook. We will see it the Crusoe processor can deliver on the well known promise of longer battery life and find out if the promise of tablet PC technology is not a reality. Read more