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Mobile Computing: Hertz In-Car GPS

By James A. Martin, PCWorld    Mar 13, 2003 1:00 AM

HANDHELDS

News: PDA Price Cuts

The price of Palm's Tungsten T handheld that was introduced in late October has dropped $100, from $499 to $399. Palm also recently cut prices for the Palm M515 (from $399 at its introduction to $299) and the Palm M130 (initially $279, now $199). The price drops should help Palm hold onto its position as PDA market leader. The company shipped nearly 3 million more units last year than its nearest PDA competitor, HP, according to a recent report.

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News: Sneak Peek at Sony Handhelds

Early reports indicate that Sony's upcoming midlevel Clie handheld will be its first to offer a built-in keyboard and a screen on the same slab. Other Clie models feature built-in keyboards, but the screen must be twisted around for viewing as you type. The upcoming Clie PEG-TG50 offers built-in Bluetooth wireless networking, too.

News: Smaller Gadgets From NEC and Samsung

Japanese electronics giants NEC and Samsung have announced development improvements that should result in portable devices even smaller than today's. NEC has built a new LCD panel requiring only one-fifth the number of wires that current displays need. Meanwhile, Samsung has built a single chip package that contains a microprocessor and two types of memory. Taken together, these advances could result in a new generation of portable, powerful, and ever-so petite devices.

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