NTS Computer Systems has announced an "Apple eMate" form factor device running Windows CE 2.0 called "DreamWriter I.T." that will be marketed towards the education markets in the United States. [SOURCE: Macintouch]
The most recent Computer Reseller News has published a couple of handheld related articles that review recent major news including: 1) the news that Psion, Ericsson, Nokia, and Motorola are working together on a mobile phone initiative, and 2) the news that Hitachi has announced an "expanded" relationship with Microsoft to build a future suite of handheld and desktop Windows CE savvy devices.
Microsoft has reportedly released to select developers and OEM partners a "preview release" of Windows CE 2.1. The official release to customers is expected sometime during Fall 1998.
Acer should be announcing very soon a new mobile "mini-notebook" product similar to Toshiba's Libretto that is capable of running Windows 95/98/NT in a device that weighs less than three pounds.
Precision Navigation is offering an "electronic compass" navigation system for PalmPilot devices called "Palm Navigator" that attaches to your PalmPilot like a modem and will provide navigational data to MapSync (freeware) so a user can figure out where they are and what direction they need to travel to get to their destination.
SanDisk has announced that Sound Vision will be including a 2MB SanDisk CompactFlash film card with the sale of every "1000 x 800 active pixel sensor" savvy SVmini-209 digital camera (US$349). You can order this camera online at the Internet commerce website www.clubmail.com for US$349.
Five Speed Software and Innovative Computer Solutions (ICS) today announced a strategic partnership whereby the two companies will make Five Speeds' DashBoard and ICS's GestureLaunch more compatible and collaborative. To try out this new combo you should check out ICS' WWW site for the new beta of GestureLaunch, and version 1.1 of DashBoard can be found on the Five Speed WWW site.
Foundation Systems released Notion HyperLink Manager 1.0 (freeware) that will link Foundation Systems' powerful HyperNewt with PelicanWare's Notion 2.0 list making application.
-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com)