Apple introduces iPhone, combining three products-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls, and a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps-into one small and lightweight handheld device.
Category: Hardware
Wolfson Launches Second-Generation Stereo Codec for Ultra Low-Power Portable Audio
Wolfson Microelectronics launches the second-generation of its high-quality portable audio device product line with the introduction of the ultra low-power and highly integrated WM8750L stereo codec.
Wolfson Becomes Mixed-Signal Supplier of Choice for PDA Vendors
Wolfson Microelectronics plc receives endorsement for its high-performance audio CODECs from two leading players in the consumer electronics field. Both Toshiba and Dell have incorporated the WM9705 audio CODEC in their latest high end PDAs.
Amazon.com Tech Trends; High-Tech Factoids From Leading Online Electronics Retailer Amazon.com
Amazon.com sales reflect Sony’s aggressive marketing and growing presence in the handheld/PDA marketplace. Sony had four of the top 10 bestselling handhelds on the site this week, including the Clie PEG-T615C, Clie PEG-S360, Clie PEG-NR70V and Clie PEG-T665C.
Amazon.com Tech Trends; Electronics Trends From Leading Online Electronics Retailer Amazon.com
Handspring Treo fuels 200 percent increase in sales of PDA phones.
Security Biometrics Inc., Signs Agreement With Datadesk Technologies, Inc.
Datadesk’s first product for handheld devices is the MiniKeyboard, a miniature keyboard that provides for easier and more efficient data entry in PDAs.
FedEx Ground Receives Wireless Industry Award for New System That Captures Digital Signatures at Package Delivery
Recipient signatures available online by midnight of the same day.
3Com’s Wireless Bluetooth USB Adapter Enables Simple Connectivity for Personal Computing Devices
Bluetooth solutions interoperate with HP’s Bluetooth printer.
OpenGrid Introduces Fastbook, Providing Mobile Commerce Solutions for the Hotel Industry
Offers wireless device rendering, with content that can be viewed on WAP-enabled wireless phones and on any Palm OS-version PDA.
SiPix, Inc. and IDEO to Design Next-Generation Digital Imaging Appliances
SiPix contracts with IDEO, one of the most distinguished innovation and design consultancies in the world, to develop a new line of innovative digital imaging and PDA accessories for consumers and business professionals.