EZ-Stream and Rhapsody

SMC Networks announced that its EZ-Stream Wireless Audio Adapter is now compatible with Rhapsody, the Internet jukebox service from RealNetworks.

Posted on: June 16, 2004 9:00 am

Attack blocks Web sites

A widespread electronic attack on a company that handles traffic for some of the world’s most-visited Web sites knocked several high-profile sites offline for at least 45 minutes early Tuesday. The attack targeted Internet servers run by Cambridge, Mass.-based Akamai Technologies, which distributes and manages Web data for companies such as Microsoft, Yahoo, Federal Express and Xerox.

Posted on: June 16, 2004 9:00 am

Nokia Bluetooth keyboard

Nokia has announced plans to introduce a Bluetooth keyboard for Series 60 smartphones. The Nokia Wireless Keyboard is expected to be available in the European, Asia-Pacific, and Americas markets during the fourth quarter of this year at approximately 135 Euros ($165).

Posted on: June 15, 2004 9:00 am

BackUp Buddy 2.0

BackupBuddy 2.0. from Blue Nomad, is the first product available that uses a unique process for backing up devices and storing all changes made to the device since the last backup in a database enabling users to restore a device to any point in time.

Posted on: June 15, 2004 9:00 am

visKeeper data safe

visKeeper is a data safe for storage of confidential data such as passwords, addresses, credit card and bank account information. All data are encrypted. Access to the safe is protected by the well-proven and patented visual Key technology. The software is available for Pocket PCs, Palm Handhelds, and Windows PCs, and the files created by visKeeper may be transmitted between the different platforms without conversion.

Posted on: June 15, 2004 9:00 am

SAIS on the go

Astraware announced the release of their first conversion of a Digit Eel title, the highly anticipated Strange Adventures in Infinite Space for Palm OS and Pocket PC. Strange Adventures in Infinite Space (or SAIS to its friends) puts the player at the helm of a deep space exploration vessel at the edge of the infamous Purple Void.

Posted on: June 15, 2004 9:00 am

Solid Innovation third-party billing

Solid Innovation, provider of integrated route distribution, sales force automation, and integrated back-office accounting solutions to the Direct Store Delivery (DSD) and wholesale distribution industry, announced that it has incorporated third-party billing features into its mobile route accounting solutions. This new functionality will enable distributors that are part of a larger buying group or distribution network of companies that move products on behalf of another vendor to automate all third-party billing processes.

Posted on: June 15, 2004 9:00 am

Rock climbing robot

The spider-like robot, called Lemur, was developed by engineers at Stanford University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California, as a prototype for a fully autonomous rock climber. It can already follow a human climber up an irregular surface without any guidance from a controller.

Posted on: June 14, 2004 9:00 am

Jeyo Mobile Extender for Outlook

Jeyo Mobile Extender for Outlook adds mobile SMS messaging capabilities to your Outlook application by connecting your Outlook with a Windows Mobile Smartphone or Pocket PC Phone Edition device. It allows you to exchange text messages with other mobile phone users anywhere around the world directly from your Outlook and manage your SMS data with ease.

Posted on: June 14, 2004 9:00 am

Interview with Sony’s Masa Chatani

PC Watch has an interview with Sony’s CTO Masa Chatani regarding the new Sony PlayStation Portable. The interview has been translated by Babelfish from the original Japanese, so have some patience.

Posted on: June 14, 2004 9:00 am