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Mobile Computing: Camera Phones, Scanners, Headphones

James A. Martin

PDAs & Gadgets

News: Smarter Smart Phones on the Way

SyChip, a chip maker, is currently testing software that would allow its Secure Digital I/O wireless LAN card to add Wi-Fi capability to smart phones with SD slots.

A smart phone equipped with the SDIO card and appropriate software driver could make an Internet connection via an 802.11b Wi-Fi network as well as a wireless cellular network, the company says. The phone could also act as a cordless voice over Internet Protocol phone when connected to a corporate IP telephony service. The upshot: You could browse the Web using a Wi-Fi or a cell connection, and you could also make cheap phone calls over the Internet.

SyChip's SDIO 802.11b WLAN card is currently sold by SanDisk, Socket Communications, and ViewSonic for about $130. However, SyChip must develop new software drivers for smart phone use. Look for drivers to become available for Windows Mobile-based and Palm OS-based smart phones in the first quarter of 2004.

News: Share Your Camera Phone Pics

How can you share all those wild and crazy camera phone pictures at a party? If you've got a Nokia 3650 or 7650 phone, you can use the Nokia Image Viewer ($99) to show your pictures via a TV. The phone beams your digital snapshots to the Image Viewer via a wireless Bluetooth connection.

The Nokia Image Viewer is available for $99 from Nokia. For more about the Nokia 3650, see this week's feature.

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