Microsoft introduced its new DirectX Platform Adaptation Kit (DXPAK) for the Windows CE operating system. This new DXPAK enables OEMs to create Windows CE-based devices that take advantage of the latest multimedia capabilities, including accelerated graphics, and streaming audio and video with full playback capabilities, delivered via the Web to applications ranging from game consoles and set-top terminals to factory-floor HMI devices.

Red Herring takes a look at what compaies are doing with the Bluetooth short-range wireless standard. The article mentions that at CeBIT 2000, Palm demonstrated one of its handheld devices remotely accessing a PC and trading messages with another device.

CNN has this article on Palm recently announced agreement with Sun Microsystems and the Sun-Netscape Alliance. According to the article, the Sun-Netscape Alliance will add support for Palm Web clipping and Palm OS devices to the iPlanet Wireless Server.

Peregrine Systems announced the release of ServiceCenter Connect.It! for the Palm Computing platform. The ServiceCenter Connect.It! product allows mobile technicians to download problem tickets and other ServiceCenter information to their handheld devices, update the information in the field and re-synchronize the information with ServiceCenter.

SPEEDIA.COM officially launched services for all Palm devices via its SPEEDIA.COM Wireless Web portal. SPEEDIA.COM supports all Palm OS licensees’ applications.

Here’s an article from Slate about how much 3Com is really worth. The article notes that 3Com’s shares have doubled in the past month in anticipation of the Palm IPO.

NeoMedia Technologies announced the availability of a beta version of PaperClick ToGo for Palm OS. PaperClick ToGo for Palm OS is a feature-rich easy-to-use interface for storing PaperClick codes which map to URL addresses when away from the PC. The freeware application allows users of Palm OS devices to jot down simple URL aliases called PaperClick codes and synchronize them to the latest version of the PaperClick PC Software.

In case you’re curious, Palm’s stock is at 82 1/16 as of 11:18 am EST. The stock closed at 95 1/16 yesterday.

We just found one of the coolest sites around. While it’s not directly on subject, virtually all of our readers are gadget freaks and we just found RemoteCentral.com, a site dedicated to nothing but high-end remote controls. For all of us with DVD fetishes, collections of 30 remotes that we actually use each day, and enough disposable income to spend hundreds of dollars on silly plastic and electronic toys, this is one cool site. –DG

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