OQO's first product is a highly functional and versatile handheld wireless computer that easily becomes a notebook or desktop PC. Measuring just 4.1 inches by 2.9 inches by 0.9 inches and weighing less than nine ounces, OQO's PC is a full-function computer running Microsoft Windows XP Professional and incorporating up to a 1GHz Crusoe TM5800 processor from Transmeta Corporation (NASDAQ: TMTA); four inch, super bright VGA color LCD; Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA) touchscreen; 256MB onboard RAM; 10GB hard drive; 1394 FireWire, USB, audio, OQO-link connectors; and 802.11b and Bluetooth wireless networking.
Chris Bond, undisputed UKHA "king of the small PC" sends this:
Roughly the size of a box of matches, The matchbox PC is currently the world's smallest PC capable of running popular operating systems such as Windows 95, Windows NT, and Linux. With such powerful capabilities in your pocket, one can only imagine the possibilities
AEI Security Limited has launched a series of products designed to be used with a PC for capturing and storing images and movies from CCTV cameras.
Unlike conventional DVR systems the new Stealth Big Brother series from AEI uses image movement sensitivity which can trigger the start of image recording, e-mail of images as well as upload of the images to an Internet site with the built in FTP abilities. It also provides a host of other features that the company claim can always be modified to suit individual client needs...
ZDnet are reporting that UK High Street Chain Dixons are creating 1,000 new jobs to help serve the demand for new technologies including wireless home LANs...
"Mark - The first systems are now being released for CompUSA and we will have some units soon for the European market. They will be available in several configurations."
The VIP Butler is an innovative 18" LCD touch screen that is "control central" for many of the components of CompUSA's Connected@Home demonstration house. The VIP Butler and companion wireless WebPad can control or monitor lighting, audio/video, home automation, and security systems; as well providing always-on Internet access with customized news, weather, and shopping for busy families. The system can also be accessed from any computer with a web browser for remote monitoring applications.
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"Mark - The first systems are now being released for CompUSA and we will have some units soon for the European market. They will be available in several configurations."
