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Does Sharp have the edge? - According to this review on geekc.com's PDA Geek section, the Sharp Zaurus SL-5000 is just the PDA I want. Running Lineo's embedded Linux, it has a small Opera browser, and CompactFlash support, that apparently runs the D-Link 802.11b
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Intel upgrades processors - Following up on their succesful StrongARM processors, which run most Pocket PC handhelds, Intel has introduced a new processor series for mobiles and handhelds. The new XScale processor series includes 2 processors, the PXA250 for handhelds, and the PXA210 for mobile phones. With built in bluetooth,
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Palm takes the Blue Road - PalmOS, the spin-off responsible for the Palm Operating System, has announced a pre-release of a Bluetooth SDK for it's operating system. The move should enable developers to build bluetooth support into applications. To support the new apps, PalmOS also announced a strategic
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No Linux Handhelds - Danish magazine PC World, posted an on-line article about the next generation of wireless connected handhelds. Apart from mentioning the decline of Palm, and the fact that they still don't have a wireless PDA for the European market, the article presented Handsprings GSM (and
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Support for my newsletter - Thanks to wired news, who just 2 days after my comment on Palm's European problem (see news for January 29th 2002) have posted a short item with the headline Europe Isn't Palm Country. Apparently research from analyst's Canalys back&
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Speak to me - Finally there is a light at the end of the Danish speach-technology tunnel. Since the failing of Speach Technology leaders Lernout & Hauspie, there hasn't been much good news for those waiting for decent text-to.speach and especially speach recognition in Danish. There are
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It's my 28th birthday soon. Which, all things considering is probably not such a bad thing. Considering it's damn close to a year since my last one. People tell me that's not only quite normal, but one of the easiest ways to get older.
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Palm's not Europe - In a move that seems specifically made to alienate European users to the max, Palm's new wireless handheld is useful only to US consumers. The much hyped, i705, finally includes bussiness ready wireless connectivity, and it' based on the palm.net
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More Open-Source Palmtops - The Feature, features this article on Linux handhelds. Just a little support to my earlier rants on the subject. And I do agree that the Sharp Zaurus looks good, but let's not get carried away before we actually see consumer versions of these products.
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When handheld means hand held - German company Invair has come up with yet another Linux-based handheld (PDA), the FileWalker. It's not only small enough to hold in your hand, but is actually designed to use with one hand, via a (sony inspired?) scroll-wheel and three buttons on
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Consumer's won't pay - Not that it's actually news to anyone, but Wired News has realized that European consumers aren't willing to pay for on-line content, unless it's mobile. Apparently Jupiter Media Metrix have finally put some numbers on this
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No more Groceries: After 4 years of being the poster child of danish e-commerce, supermarket chain ISO is pulling the plug on their on-line grocery sales, according to this little bit in ComputerWorld. Having been involved in various more-or-less visionary projects, including the venerable "fridge with a screen"