Mobile Technology
Turn your Palm Pilot into a digital audio player
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Palm Tungsten T handheld users will soon be able to support digital audio using RealOne Player Mobile... Read More
Smallest MP3 Player in the World
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June 3, 2004 This two-piece MP3 player is small enough to fit on a key ring and can store one hour of music as well as doubling as a storage device... Read More
Sony Ericsson P800 offers Palm, camera and MMS
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The P800 Smartphone is a wireless enabled, colour touch screen phone, personal electronic asistant and digital camera. Read More
Sensory enhancement via your USB port
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The USB P@ d is a personal aroma diffuser that connects to the computer's USB port to create a "personal multi-sensorial area" around your workspace... Read More
Write emails with the original input device - the pen
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Digital writing has now become a reality for consumers with the release of the Logitech io, a pen and paper system that "remembers" what you write, capturing up to 40 pages of handwriting at a time.. Read More
T-Shirt complete with flexible screen
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France Telecom R&D has invented a screen made of woven optical fibres that can be integrated with standard textiles... Read More
Palm Zire Handheld arrives
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Palm has announced the Australian release of its new mass-market handheld, the Zire. Designed for the first-time purchaser, the focus is on providing basic functionality - date Book, address Book, note Pad and to do's - on a Palm platform for less than $250... Read More
Radio Receiver fits inside Microchip
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Philips Semiconductors has launched a range of fully-integrated single chip stereo radios for use in low voltage and low power applications such as mobile phones, MP3 players, portable CD players, toys and other portable devices... Read More
Disposable mobile phones on the horizon
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Milk bottles have all but disappeared, cloth nappies are thankfully a rarity, then there's shaving razors, cameras- just about everything these days comes in disposable form. Soon mobile phones will join the list... Read More
iRiver MP3 Player / Burner
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The iDP-100 functions as a digital music player, recorder and media burner with the ability to store up to 11 hours of music per 500Mb dataplay disk... Read More
Ingenious Dual Play MP3
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The most ingenious MP3 player we've seen in a long while is the Dual Play Multi Format Digital Audio Player - an MP3 player that can be played in the tape deck of your car... Read More
Xitel Hi Fi link
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Xitel's HiFi-Link improves the audio capabilities of personal computers by providing a high-quality signal to stereo equipment through a USB line out that by-passes the PC's built-in soundcard... Read More
Exonion
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This CD/MP3 player combination includes a unique new FIF MP3 format that improves the searching and creation of playlists... Read More
Plantronics Headset
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If you are tired of being fixed to the desk, the new Plantronics CA-40 could be exactly what you are looking for. Made by a company which specialises in headsets, the CA-40 is the top-of-the-range unit for elite professionals and call-centre coaches... Read More
Handhelds Proliferate
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Not so long ago they were strictly for gadget nuts and those who enjoy reading source code. These days you only have to blink and a new Handheld PC boasting higher processing power, greater connectivity and increased applications arrives on the market. Read More
Sony Clie - more than a business tool?
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The new CLIE from Sony is billed as the device to take handhelds beyond the realm of business tool: its slim clamshell design, high-resolution full colour rotating screen, built-in digital camera and MP3 player provide an entertainment focus overlaying standard PDA applications on the Palm OS 4.1 platform. Read More
Nokia enhances 9210i's Web Capabilities
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When Nokia's new 9210i communicator is released next month, it will be greatly enhanced over previous models, with a new web browser supporting cascading style-sheets and JavaScript... Read More
irock!
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irock's 300W allows you to play audio from MP3 or portable CD player via a wireless link to any FM radio or FM stereo within a 3-10 metre range. Read More
New Keyboard Concepts
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In an era of smaller and smaller PDAs, Smart Phones and even Wearable Computers, the problem of how to efficiently interface with these devices looms large. Technology is answering the call however, with a number of innovative solutions on the way... Read More
OQO releases a palm-sized Desktop PC
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Packing 1GHz of processing power, 256MB onboard RAM and a 10GB hard drive into a area measuring just 10.5 x 7.4cm x 2.2cm deep, the OQO Ultra-Personal Computer is billed as representing 'a new PC category that could transform personal computing the same way the cell phone has revolutionised telecommunications'. Read More
Sony's Magnesium MZ-N1
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Sony's new Net MiniDisk Walkman offers high-speed transfer of music files from a PC to MD - for example, 320 minutes of music can be 'ripped' to the MD in just ten minutes. Read More
POGO hits the Australian market with lightning wireless transfer speed
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Pogo is set to deliver what consumers want most from a hand-held device - full web access at a speed equal to that of a desktop with a dial-up connection. Read More
Anoto Pen System
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Sixty years after the humble biro was invented, a breakthrough technology looks set to extend its working life for decades perhaps centuries to come. Swedish based Anoto has developed a natural writing interface for the computer. Read More
Casio Fuel Cells for Portable Devices
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Casio has developed high-performance portable fuel cells - its latest R&D success in the worldwide push toward smaller, cleaner more efficient power sources to supplant the ailing battery. Read More
Ericsson T68 Mobile
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The Ericsson T68 is the first mobile phone with a colour display and it also features Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and digital imaging capabilities. The T68 has built-in Bluetooth technology enabling it to connect wirelessly to a headset, a digital camera or computer. The T68 supports GPRS, offering 'always on' connectivity to the internet, with instant delivery of e-mail and efficient connection to corporate LANs and intranets. Read More
Siemens Pendant Phone
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Unveiled at the CeBIT electronics show in Hanover during March, the Pendant Phone is a voice-activated mobile telephone, MP3 player and digital camera in a lightweight (60 gram) 'necklace' that incorporates ear-phones to give true 'hands free' convenience. Read More
Casio's Global Positioning System in a watch
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It reads out your current lattitude and longitude to within a few metres after conferring with between three and twelve satellites - the Casio Pro Trek is a truly incredible piece of machinery - a genuine monument to miniaturisation and applied technology. And it just happens to be the most accurate wrist-worn timepeice you can buy!!!!!! Read More
Apple iPOD MP3 System
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Apple's MP3 is one of those products you WANT! It's gorgeous in acrylic white and chrome, and is a terribly convenient size, being roughly the equivalent of a pack of cards. Read More
Oregon Scientific Pedometer & FM Radio
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Putting some science behind the original cardiovascular exercise is the Oregon Scientific Pedometer. Capable of measuring the number of steps taken, the distance walked and time elapsed, the Pedometer is small, light and clips onto clothing easily and securely. At $79.95 the Pedometer includes an auto-tuning FM radio. Confirmed walkers amongst us loved it, as it measured their exercise regime for the first time. Available at Retravision, Telstra shops and David Jones. Read More
Bushnell Speedster has a million sporting uses
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June 3, 2004 Having your very own speedgun is just as much fun as you'd ever dreamed it would be. We put in a set of batteries when we were photographing Bushnell's new Speedster and couldn't believe how much fun we had. The Speedster is capable of telling you how fast someone is bowling a cricket ball or serving a tennis ball, anywhere in the range from 20km/h through to 175 km/h and for larger objects, such as a person running, riding a pushbike or motorcycle, or driving a car, the Speedster is accurate all the way through to 320km/h, and not necessarily with them coming directly at you - the Speedster will operate at up to a 45 degree angle and is accurate within one km/h. Read More
Siemens' mobile phone & PDA Hybrid
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Siemens will bring the first to hit Australian stores with a combination mobile phone and PDA in late March. Read More
