Wireless Handhelds
by Derrick StoryNetwork Newsletter for 06/12/2003
Dear Readers,
Wireless connectivity for handheld devices presents new opportunities in the workplace and for personal productivity. On the O'Reilly Wireless DevCenter, we've looked closely at some of these devices and the technology they use, and thought you might be interested in these articles:
A Week with the Handspring Treo 300
It's a phone ... it's a PDA ... it's a pager; no, it's the Treo 300! Handspring has set out to replace all of those devices you have stuffed in every open pocket with just one svelte communicator. Did they succeed? David Weiss switches to a Treo 300 for a week and files this report.
Making the Palm-Bluetooth Connection
The beauty of two devices sharing data over Bluetooth is that they
don't have to be pointing toward one another. So you can browse the
web on your PDA while the cell phone is safe and sound in your
backpack. Here's how it works.
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Hot Spots Start to Get Real
More and more public locations are cutting the Internet cord and
going wireless. Glenn Fleishman provides you with an update of
who's hot, and who's not.
We hope you have time to stop by.
Derrick
Derrick Story
O'Reilly Network Technical Editor
derrick@oreilly.com
