| 2004 Mobile Letter
Issues Demember
I - EverNote -- Radical New Approach to Organizing and Retrieving
Notes on the Go -
Electric Pocket -- Busker MP3 Player for Palm -
SanDisk -- Trio of Flash-Based Digital Music Players in Time
for the Holidays - Immersion -- VibeTonz Enables Powerful Touch
Content for Mobile Phones
Future Itgems of Interest..
November
II - IBM -- Unveils ThinkPad T42, First Biometric ThinkPad
- Matrix -- 3-D Memory Inexpensive Alternative to Flash for
Delivering Content
- Microsoft -- Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 Makes Its Debut
- M-Systems and SanDisk -- Pioneering New Flash Memory Standard
- Hands On -- We Look at New Handhelds from OQO, PalmOne, and
OGO
Future Itgems of Interest..
November
I- Archos -- Gmini 400 Portable Video Player Opens Market
to New Buyers - CREDANT -- OEM Partnership with Extended Systems
Yields Enterprise Win - SyWare--mEnable 2.0 Provides Enterprise
Users with Dual Mode Wireless - Microsoft -- Taking a Fresh
Stab at the Mobile Market with Portable Media Player
- Hitachi -- Announces Pair of New 100-GB Notebook Hard Drives
Future Itgems of Interest..
October
II - Research in Motion -- New BlackBerry for Mobile Communication
- Adesso Systems -- Comprehensive Mobile Field Solution for
Enterprise and Professional - Amulet -- Compact Graphical User
Interface
Display Modules for Handhelds - Bitstream -- ThunderHawk 2.0
Replicates Desktop Browsing on Handheld - HP -- The iPAQ 6315
is Newest Windows Mobile SmartPhone
Future Itgems of Interest..
October
I - UMA -- Wireless Leaders Publish Open Specs for Cellular/WLAN
Convergence -FireFly -- Illuminating Keyboards for Low Light
Applications - PanGo -- PanGo Locator is Wireless LAN-Based
Asset Visibility and Tracking System - Palm -- Tungsten T5 Charts
a New Path For PDAs - AirMedia -- BREW and Java Applications
for Wireless Devices
Future Itgems of Interest..
September
II - Meru -- Access Point Eliminates 802.11g Client Performance
Penalty - RedCannon -- Fireball KeyPoint Enables Secure Computing
for Mobile Users - Firetide -- Outdoor Hotspot Hardware Delivers "Instant
Networks" - Always On -- Portable Access Point Delivers
Wi-Fi in Unusual Places - VoiceSignal -- Command Your Samsung
MM-A700 Mobile Phone by Voice
Future Itgems of Interest..
September
I - Itronix -- Rugged, Wireless GoBook III Includes Integrated
GPS - Nokia -- Wireless Giant Announces Its First 3G Symbian
OS Megapixel Phone
SplashData -- SplashID Secures Personal Information on Palm
OS_Sprint -- Guarantees Quality of Service for PCS Business
Customers -
Sensory -- Playing Now in Hasbro's Shrek 2 Toys
Further Items of Interest...
August
II Athens -- Mobile Devices Get Workout at Summer Olympics
- SyChip -- WLAN6061EB Embedded Module Enables Wireless in
Mobile Devices - LinkSys -- Simple WPA Security via Wireless
Guard in
Wireless-G Access Point - Verizon -- Mobile Web 2.0 Enhances
Wireless Services for Mobile Phone Users - iAnyWhere -- SmartPhones
Added to Devices Supported by XcelleNet Afaria
Further Items of
Interest...
Further Items of Interest...August
I Cirago -- Stanchion and Blastoff Portable Music Players
- InterVideo -- Instant On Access Multimedia for Fujitsu
Laptops - Intel -- New Pentium M and Celeron M Processors for
Sub-Notebook Space -
SyChip -- Palm Ready Program Promises Future Wi-Fi Compatibility
- Averatec -- C3500 Combines Elements of Notebook and Tablet
PC
Further Items of Interest...
July
II - BridgePort -- Bridging Wi-Fi and Cellular for Integrated
VoIP Applications - Fiberlink -- Security, Access, and Management
for Enterprise Mobility
Itronix -- GoBook Q200 Is One Highly Rugged Windows CE Handheld
- Interlink Networks -- LucidLink Simplifies Wi-Fi Security
for Mid-Sized
Business
Averatec -- 6100 Series Stands Out As Affordable Desktop Replacement
Notebook
Further Items of Interest...
July
I -Namzak -- WebArrow Web collaboration tools
Digital Fountain -- Cracking the code for mobile wireless broadcasting
- LightSurf -- Power Media Processor enhances camera phone
quality -
IBM -- ThinkPad T42 offers bigger screen, thin frame, and security
- Sandisk -- Combo SD memory/Wi-Fi wireless card ready to ship
- Network Improv -- Shorthand typing for Tablet PC
Further Items
of Interest...
June II -ROVA
-- platform-independent remote access management system. - Omnivox
-- Turning conference tables into loudspeakers - Fujitsu -- S7000
one of lightest 14-inch laptops ever - Muvee -- First video editing
tool designed for mobile phone applications - PalmSource -- RIM's
BlackBerry Connect for Palm OS - ATI -- First External USB 2.0
TV Solution for Notebooks
Further Items of Interest...
May
II - OQO -- uPC is 13-Ounce Windows XP -- Handheld Computer
- Bitstream -- ThunderHawk Browser for Smartphones - Palm -
New Zire 72 Offers Powerful Multimedia and Wireless Features
HP -- Company Makes First Foray into Rugged Notebooks and Tablet
PCs - Microsoft -- Redmond Delivers Sneak Peek at Upgrade to
Popular OneNote -
Further Items of Interest...
May I - AppForge
-- Crossfire 5.0 Microsoft .NET Framework Development Tool - HP
-- "Real
Life" Digital Camera Technology Makes Mark
on Digicam Market - MindJet -- MindManager Mobile Business Tool
for Brainstorming Assistance - WinBook -- W Series is all about
widescreen portable computing - Toshiba -- 2.5-Inch Drive Hits
100GB
Further Items of Interest...
April II - Roving
Planet -- "Less Painful" WLAN - Management and Control
- SyNET -- nTracker Mobile Security and Computer Recovery Tool
- Sharp -- The New .62-inch Thick Actius MM20 - PackHop -- Mobile
Mesh Deployment with the Golden Gate Safety Network
Further
Items of Interest...
March II - Sybase
iAnywhere -- New Developer Tools and Mobile E-mail Servers -
JIWIRE -- Downloadable Hotspot Directory Available Via Web - Vulcan
--FlipStart
Could Bring Windows XP to PDAs - Proxim -- The Start of Voice
Over Wi-Fi May Have Arrived
Google -- Froogle Offers Comparison Shoppers a Wireless Web Tool
Further Items of Interest...
March I - IBM --
New X40 is IBM's Thinnest, Lightest Portable Ever - SanDisk --
1GB SD Card & 4GB CF Card Plays Catch Up with Hard
Disk Technology - Visto -- Company Unveils Plans for Visto Mobile
E-mail Server
Fujitsu -- New Stylistic ST5000 Tablet PC Offers Larger Screen,
Small Form Factor - Pen&Internet -- First Cursive Handwriting
Recognition System for Palm OS
Further Items of Interest...
February
II - Pumatech
-- Personal SyncNet Architecture - Wallace Wireless -- Wallace
Incident Communicator - Mobiltec -- Secure Streaming Media Solution
for Wireless Providers - NuCore -- CleanCapture Image Processors
for Digital Camera Vendors - Ensure Technologies -- No-Password
Enterprise Security with XyLoc
Further Items of Interest...
February
I - Aligo
-- Simplifying Mobile Deployments with Omni - PatientKeeper --
On Duty at Duke University Verizon -- BroadbandAccess Offers
National 3G Service SyChip -- Next-Gen SD Card WLAN Products
- Further Items
of Interest...
January II - Fujitsu
-- Large Screen Laptops Redefine High End - Transmeta -- Debut
of New Mobile Crusoe Processors - Toshiba -- World's Smallest
Hard Drive Measures .85 Inches - Top Global -- Data Bridge May
Link
Wi-Fi and 3G - HP -- Rebranded Apple iPod Big Shot in Digital
Music War -- Further
Items
of Interest...
January I - Xpherix
-- Wireless PIM for BREW Phones
iGolf Technologies -- SD GPS Receiver for Palm and Pocket PC
- GN Netcom -- Dual Use Bluetooth Headset
WorldCruizer -- Verizon's Get It Now instant messaging service
-- Further Items of Interest...
December
II -Avocent
-- First Wireless KVM Extender Offers 100 Foot Range
Texas Instruments -- New OMAP Processor Faster, Better Battery
Life
Bsquare -- VGA-Resolution Power Handheld Debuts
Audible -- Treo Smartphone Compatible Cements Company's Lead
Synchrologic -- Mobile Suite 5.4 Debuts For Broad Range of Mobile
Devices
Further Interests....
December
I -SanDisk
SD Wi-Fi Update - Pocket PC users go Wi-Fi; Palm does not --Pumatech
TrueSync Server 4.0 -Carriers can offer sync services for wireless
devices --PrinterOn PocketWhere 3.0 for Blackberries -Wireless
printing from any BlackBerry --Symbol Tech PDT 8146 -An innovative
rugged PDA delivers Voice Over Wi-Fi -- Corel Grafigo 2 -Sketch
and collaboration on the Tablet PC -- 2004 StorageVisionsSM Conference
and Home Gateway Summit
Further
Items of Interest..
November
II - InfoSpace
Mobile – Enabling Content Creation and Deployment to the
Wireless Masses --
AT&T Wireless Defines the Wireless Data Edge -- Sprint PCS
Jumps on the Push-to-Talk Bandwagon with Nationwide Launch of PCS
Ready
Link Service --MusiKube – A Completely New Way to Explore
Music
-- SYWARE Brings Database Abilities to Microsoft’s Mobile
Windows Platform -- fusionOne’s MightyPhone Empowers Wireless
Phone Sync for the Masses
-- Hands on Review of Tapwave’s Zodiac -- Further Items of
Interest..
November
I -
HP Launches New mp3130 Mobile Projector Incorporating MARGI
Wireless Presenter-to-Go Technology -- Verizon Introduces Wireless “BroadbandAccess” 1xEVDO
Data Service to San Diego and Washington DC Metro Areas -- November
24th: Independence Day for the Huddled Wireless Masses as Number
Portability Arrives -- Sony Ericsson Releases Full Details about
the P900 Smart Phone, the Successor to its Popular P800 -- Motorola
Semiconductor Announces Mobile Extreme Convergence (MXC) Architecture
Aimed at
Reducing the Cost and Time to Deploy
New
Wireless Systems -- Meru Networks Launches into the Enterprise
Wireless LAN Market with a System That Raises the Performance Bar
by a Factor
of Five --Further Items of Interest…
October
II - Apple
Launches the Much Anticipated iTunes for Windows--Forward Solutions’ Migo
Fills a Much Needed Void for Mobile Computing: The Mobile Windows
Desktop--Sierra Wireless Announces Plans to Ship Wireless Phones
and Joins the Microsoft Windows Mobile Smartphone Camp--Countermind
Releases MI Application Assembler, an Intuitive Drag-and Drop Mobile
Application Development Platform--Wireless Security Corporation Brings
Zero-Maintenance Enterprise Level Wi-Fi Security to the SMB Market--Further
Items of Interest…--Averatec
5110P Notebook PC Hands-On Review
October I - PCMCIA
Launches ExpressCard v1.0 PC Card Standard for Use in Notebook
and Desktop PCs --Fujitsu Announces Availability of the LifeBook
T3000 Tablet PC Series--Mirra Launches New Personal Server for
Consumer and SOHO Market--AirPrism: Next-Generation MRM Solutions
for Intelligently
Managing Enterprise Mobility--Sprint PCS Samsung SPH-i500 Hands-On
Review
September
II - Broadcom and Philips Semiconductor
-- Achieve Dramatic Wi-Fi Improvements with New Chips.HP iPaq h1935
-- Slim Size, Slim Price, Plenty of Power.SanDisk Introduces
Extreme and Ultra II CF and SD Cards -- - Increased Speeds and Durability,
Suit Professional Photographers. NearSpace -- Provides Products
That Integrate Graphics and Data on PDAs.Verizon Wireless -- Send
Photos to Outlook or Palm Contact Lists with Xpherix iPhonebook.
September I - AlphaSmart
Dana -- Enhanced notebook PDA hybrid-Agfa Licenses Fonts to Motorola
-- Motorola uses scalable fonts in handheld device-
Morpho Demonstrates SDR -- Software Defined Radio redefines baseband
processing- Sprint Releases Hitachi G1000 -- New Pocket PC Phone
Edition device with camera- IBM WebSphere Everyplace Access -- Palm
and IBM on enterprise development
August II- Symbol PSM20i
-- Bar code reader for Motorola mobile phones Mobile Lifecycle Management
Suite -- Handheld management software for enterprise Pixo Mobile
Download Server -- Sun adopts Pixo as plank in Java Nokia Image
Viewer -- Bluetooth image transfer from phone to monitor Fujitsu
LifeBook N Series -- Stunning new display technology in desktop
replacement Fat Finger MessagEase -- Alternative input for PDAs
August I - Good GoodLink
2.0 -- GoodLink 2.0 offers broad device and network support. M-Systems
-- As a Palm OS Ready partner, M-Systems readies flash drives for
PDAs Samsung i500 -- Clamshell smartphone good on voice, weak on
PDA features Garmin iQue 3600 -- Groundbreaking new GPS-aware PDA
Intel, Sun Embed Java -- Embedding J2ME on chips ushers in new era
in mobile wireless Comarco ChargeSource -- Universal charger makes
mobile operations easier --Computerworld's Best Practices in Mobile
& Wireless Awards Program
July II - Gateway
100X Pocket PC -- New low-cost Pocket PC from Gateway unveiled iAnywhere
Supports Nokia -- Symbian gets access to PDA-style offline Web viewing
M-Systems Mobile DiskOnChip G3 -- Gigabyte-class storage available
for PDAs Toshiba 80GB 2.5-inch drive -- Notebooks get access to
desktop-class storage AT&T Launches Push-to-Talk -- Major carriers
announce Nextel-style P2T VIA Antaur Mobile Processor -- A third
company enters mobile CPU market
July I - Pocket PC
2003 -- New features in Microsoft's updated PDA OS T-Mobile Hotspots
-- Dell resells hotspot service to accelerate growth. Q12 -- Alternative
keypad for mobile phones delivers QWERTY Nokia 6600 -- New camera
phone includes Bluetooth and GSM/GPRS Good in the News -- A string
of smart moves positions Good for wireless dominance Fujitsu LifeBook
P5000 -- A really small notebook with a really wide screen
June II - 1Beyond DV
Pro 3000 -- Biggest-ever Windows-based notebook display Oyster Dock
-- Universal docking solution for notebooks Micro thermal printer
for notebooks and PDAs. Onset METAmessage for Wireless -- Rich enterprise
content for BlackBerry. HP Introduces New iPAQ Line -- Four new
Pocket PCs boast wireless capabilities.
Tom Tom Navigator -- Cutting-edge new GPS solution for Pocket PC.
Tungsten W -- Hands-On Review. Tungsten C -- Hands-On Review
June I - Sierra Wireless
MP GPRS 750-- Rugged wireless modem for in-vehicle operation. 2-in-1
Stylus -- Combo stylus/inkpen for Tungsten T. MPrint -- Micro thermal
printer for notebooks and PDAs. Pixer for Palm OS -- Multimedia
Messaging comes to the Tungsten W. Mailblocks -- Web-based e-mail
for mobile users blocks 100% of spam
Avertec Value Notebook -- SOTEC renames itself, launches $1000 Wi-Fi
notebook
May II - iGo Pitch
Solo -- PowerPoint presentations from any Palm OS PDA or smartphone.
Nextel Plans Wi-Fi Mobile Phone -- Motorola handset will permit
VoIP calls via Wi-Fi. Bitstream ThunderHawk -- a high-quality proxy
Web browser for Pocket PC. MediaQ Introduces Katana -- Multimedia
co-processing migrates from desktop to PDA. Verizon Launches Wi-Fi
-- NYC becomes home to largest ever Wi-Fi rollout.. Verizon Launches
Wi-Fi -- NYC becomes home to largest ever Wi-Fi rollout
May I - Reviews of:Tungsten
C -- A Wi-Fi-enabled enterprise device from Palm. Nextel Plans Wi-Fi
Mobile Phone -- Motorola handset will permit VoIP calls via Wi-Fi.
LoudPC-- Remotely access desktop data from any wireless device.
LapWorks Laptop Desk -- Handy laptop stand with ergonomic properties.
Cellmania Embraces BREW -- Wireless app giant throws hat into BREW
arena. Bluesocket WGX-4000 -- High speed, interoperable wireless
switch
April II - Reviews
of:Vindigo Pre-Paid Subscription Cards -- A new sales model for
PDA city guides. AT&T Wireless Link+Sync -- Quick access to
wireless synchronization. Xybernaut, MicroOptical SV-3 and SV-9
-- Heads-up displays for industrial apps. DataViz Beyond Contacts
-- Outlook comes to the Palm OS. Digit Wireless Fastap Keyboard
-- Innovative input design for new Pocket PCs. Kinkos Offers Wi-Fi
-- More Wi-Fi hotspots means wireless is on fire.
April I - Reviews of: Sony Clie PEG-TG50 -- Advanced features appear in mainstream, affordable Sony PDA. NVIDIA GeForce Go -- Notebook graphics get a power boost. Datastick Connection Plus BT -- Industrial diagnostics wirelessly. NEC MobilePro Sync -- Push-enabled mail and PIM features for Palm and Pocket PC. Cisco Buys LinkSys -- Network equipment leader absorbs home networking company. Sharp Actius MM10 -- A new Transmeta-powered ultra-portable has its own sync cradle
March II - Reviews of: LinkSys Instant Wireless Presentation - Fujitsu LifeBook E2000 - Intel Centrino - SanDisk miniSD - Wi-Fi at Borders and McDonalds - Samsung SGH-i500
March I - Reviews of: Sony Memory Stick Pro -- High bandwidth removable media augments Sony's Memory Stick line. Corel Grafigo -- A "proof of concept" graphics app for the Tablet PC. SpeechPhone -- Voice-activated unified messaging for mobile workers. ActiveBuddy -- Intelligent agents for corporate self-service applications. Thinmail MobCall -- Trigger conference calls via e-mail or SMS.
February II - Reviews of: M-Systems DiskOnChip G3 - A new internal memory product based on M-Systems' recently announced x2 technology. Covigo Platform Release 3.5 -- provides offline functionality for mobile, web, and portal applications. Telispark - Application development for the wireless industry. Pen & Internet - Provides tools to make handwriting better for Tablet PCs. SanDisk - New line of wireless Wi-Fi cards. Iphonebook - Service that wirelessly links a subscribers' PIM address book data directly to their mobile phone. IXI Mobile - Personal Mobile Gateway (PMG).
February I - Reviews of: WiredRed - Secure enterprise instant messaging software. Fidelica - Fingerprint verification software for laptops. Rappore Technologies - Personal firewall software for people operating a wireless LAN in a public hot spot. Plaxo - Store and update your contacts on their web server. MicroOptical - Ultra-light, portable displays. Amplifi - Real-time enterprise server. CMS ABSPlus - PC Card backup solution for laptops.
January II - Reviews of: Mobility Electronics - Juice. DocumenTree Inc - Online content & document management service. Psion Teklogix - 802.11 wireless telephones through a partnership with SpectraLink. Olympus - Stylus Digital line of digital cameras. SyChip - WLAN6060SD NIC design in new line of SanDisk Connect SD wireless products. PalmSource - First GPS Handheld From GARMIN. Sony - New CLIE handheld.
January I - Reviews of: FranklinCovey TabletPlanner - Planning and productivity software application for the Windows-powered Tablet PC. Mazingo Mobile delivery platform - Mobile content delivery now supports the new Palm Tungsten T handheld. IPWireless - The company's latest release of network software. LapLink Everywhere - Remote access software technology. Motion Computing M1200 Tablet PC - New 12.1-inch Tablet PC. Toshiba Portégé 3500 series - Tablet PC/notebook combos.
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