KeyComputing’s Xkey incorporates a microprocessor, a database, an application server, an Exchange client, a crypto engine, an embedded VPN, and 256 MB of flash storage onto a keychain device. Remote users can now carry a keychain and have access to their full Exchange store with no need for a client application or VPN install….
Category Archives: Gadgets
Samsung adding satellite TV to cellphones
Samsung is planning a cellphone with the ability to receive satellite TV broadcasts. 70 channels in Japan, 40 channels in South Korea. It will also support pay-per-view services. Trial service starts in April with a commercial launch in July….
Yumemi Kobo dream workshop
New from Takara Co, the company that brought you bowlingual and meowlingual to translate your pets, comes Yumemi Kobo dream workshop. Look at a photo of what you would like to dream about, record a story line, and the device helps to direct your dream….
Philips eXp5371
The Philips eXp5371 is a MP3-CD player with a LCD screen capable of playing Java games downloaded to the device via a USB connector. the eXp5371 can store up to five Java games at a time, in addition to the built-in games on the unit….
MSN Direct (SPOT) watch review
Microsoft officially released their MSN Direct watch line after some delays. The current incarnation of the device delivers news, weather, stock quotes, calendar, and instant message capabilities as part of the subscription fee of $9.95 a month or $59 a year. The $150 watch will still tell the time and sync itself to local time servers without service activation, but you lose all of the personalization and data. There are tens of choices of watch faces (ways of displaying time and date) to choose from, and an option to receive a new face monthly is available. You must dock your…
Tablet PC on a daily basis
Mark’s post promted me to write about my daily experience with my Tablet PC. I use the Compaq Tablet PC TC1000. First generation, convertible design, 3 pounds, integrated 802.11b, and powered by a 1GHz Crusoe 5800 with 512 MB of RAM. The power of a Tablet is the same as you would find for a regular laptop. I am sure some extra power is needed for the inking input, but I have not noticed a difference. Most tablets now use Intel’s Centrino chips. I am not running Lonestar. I bring my tablet with me to business meetings. A laptop screen…
20-inch Apple iMac
Apple released a 20-inch iMac today. Very cool!…
Logitech QuickCam Orbit
Logitech has a sweet new webcam with a built-in mic and automatic face-tracking technology. I want one, but then again I never use the QuickCam Express I have now….
US News : How the Internet is Changing the American Dating Scene
U.S. News & World Report has a cover article covering Internet dating. It’s long but interesting. One expert comments that online dating “is as important as the automobile was in the 1920s and birth control in the 1960s.” I have not had much luck with Match.com, Yahoo Personals, Craig’s List or related services. Yes, maybe it is the product being sold and not the sales method that is the real downfall. Friendster tries to remove some of the online dating stigma but I expect them to fail once their business model kicks in. Is there a better solution? Everyone everywhere…
IBM Tablet, I feel Outdated
Looks like IBM is going to have their own Tablet, with their own handwriting software. Software competition on the base modules could be a very good thing, since I have been frustrated with the handwriting recognition on my Tablet so far. When I write on paper I often realize that I did not make the fourth leg of an “x” quite long enough, so I will go back and elongate the leg. On a Tablet I have not figured out how to concatenate the ink to enforce the “x” and not have it come out as “y”. All of my…