Think Outside's Stowaway (a fold-up full-size keyboard for Palm OS devices) uses USAR's integrated circuits (ICs) to build this solution. USAR was tasked by Think Outside to provide an "extremely" low-power set of ICs (called "Self-Power Management" and "Zero-Power") that also could be customized for dynamic keyboard reconfiguration.

PC World is reporting that NEC has a new prototype handset that can transmit video with significant clarity when compared to recently demoed technology from other organizations.

DATABSE SYNC -- #1). Attachmate Corporation has released a new software development kit and application suite that enables Palm OS and Windows CE devices to access and manipulate Enterprise databases hosted on a wide variety of server operating systems and hardware. And #2.) Computer Horizons' Princeton Softech has announced "SyncPoint" for Windows CE that enables the syncing of mobile "local" databases on handheld devices with Enterprise databases via a host of network connection options. [SOURCE: TELECOMWORLDWIRE & NEWSWIRE]

Motorola has announced that Motorola Canada has successfully completed purchase of software tools developer Metrowerks; and that Motorola has recently teamed with both Idea Technologies Corporation & West Group to bring paralegal software solutions to Motorola's PageWriter 2000 two-way pager devices.

Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC) has announced "Sign-it Secure" -- dynamic signature verification software -- that runs on Windows 32-bit solutions, and is integrated to work with Adobe Acrobat 4.0 and Citrix's Independent Computing Architecture (ICA).

Infinity Softworks is now shipping a new version of their personal finance management software called "WalletMate" (US$30) for Palm OS devices. This package is also bundled with FCPlus - professional financial calculator.

-Steve Holden (sholden@pencomputing.com) eFax: 978-246-3067