Tap Magazine and Peanut Press today announced the introduction of E-Tap. E-Tap is an electronic version of the magazine that readers can carry in their handheld devices. E-Tap is available exclusively from the Peanut Press Web site, where users can find excerpts from the magazine and purchase it for immediate download. The price for an issue of E-Tap is $2.99.

Compaq’s Aero 2100 palmtop PC is scheduled to be released March 1. According to PC World, the Aero 2100 includes a color screen, 8MB of memory, four and voice recording with an integrated microphone.

VAR Business is reporting that Intermec Technologies will release the first model in Intermec’s Data Collection PC (DCPC) line in April. This new model will be a Windows CE handheld PC with 40 keys and a 3.5-inch diagonal screen.

Electronic Engineering Times has this article about companies that are trying to get ahead in the wireless Internet market.

Electronic Buyers’ News has the following commentary on the increasing use of PDAs, cell phones and laptops. According to the article, this increases the demand for low-voltage, low-power switches.

Thanks to reader Andrew Ball for sending in this item from Nigel’s Palm V page. Nigel takes a look at the Palm V.

Computer Shopper has this review of Lotus Organizer Version 5.0. Version 5.0 includes an EasySync feature, which provides synchronization between Organizer 5.0 and your PDA.

Computer Retail Week has an article about new handheld products from Motorola and Compaq.

A3J Engineering introduced a 56K V.90 modem for Palm Computing connected organizers. The Pegasus is also compatible with all computer systems (PC/ MACs/PDAs/Notebooks).

MacCentral has an interview with Douglas Wirnowski, product marketing manager in charge of Mac platform solutions at 3Com’s Palm Computing division.