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Friday, June 07, 2002Sprinklerhead.com: Toshiba e740 Review
Ok, I am sufferring from Pocket PC envy after reading this review. This reads like *the* device to have, with built-in 802.11b, CompactFlash, and SD, 64 MB of RAM, and a 400 MHz X-Scale processor, all for $599. That's the same price that I paid for my iPAQ 3870, which doesn't have built-in CompactFlash or 802.11b. My only question is, how did this guy get his hands on this unit?
It seems as though the units may be available. My local Circuit City had a space for one, along with a spec sheet, but no units in stock. The guy working there wasn't sure if they had sold out or hadn't arrived yet.
It's too bad that Amazon's description of "Integrated wireless Bluetooth and WLAN capabilities" appears to be false. If the e740 had both it would be the ultimate device for wireless video conferencing.
allNetDevices: National Security Agency (NSA) Goes Secure GSM
General Dynamics Decision Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics, announced today the availability of the Type 1 certified Sectera Secure Wireless Phone for GSM. The phone will be used by U.S. government personnel for secure communications over commercial GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) wireless networks worldwide. The National Security Agency (NSA) certified the secure phone's ability to protect classified information up to the Top Secret level on June 3, 2002.
General Dynamics also plans to introduce a commercial version of the secure GSM phone, which will be available for export.
Hack the Planet: "Boingo is now offering a hot spot in a box. It seems expensive, though."
The Colubris CN3000 appears to have extensive accounting, administration, authentication, and security features. $859.99 is reasonable (even cheap) for this class of WAP.
The Inquirer: 19-inch LCD to go mainstream, now
Here's the news: there were many, many 19-inch 1600x1200 UXGA LCD displays by various vendors (CTX, ADI etc) at the show, and some of them actually dared to mention the sample prices, which may go in the US$ 1,000 range for a model with DVI and even S-Video input, so your PS2, Xbox or digicam output can be seen without frustrating TV flicker. [via Hack the Planet]
"Now" seems a bit optimistic. The big question is: Will higher resolutions filter down to smaller desktop displays? I'll replace the pair of Sony E200 17-inch CRTs on my desk when 15-inch 1280x768 or 17-inch 1600x1200 LCDs become available and affordable.
