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The article features laptop computers, cellular phones, wristops and other technologies introduced in the U.S. market as of September 2004. The Sprint/Sanyo 5100 cellular phone works tolerably as a speakerphone, but it's not nearly as good. Typically cruising the ether at 115 kbps, the AirCard 550 high speed wireless card from Sprint works well with either laptop or Windows CE Pocket PC devices and the PCS Connection manager is easy to use once it's set up. The Downside is that Sprint doesn't have an unlimited service plan, requiring users to figure out how much data they'll be up and downloading, and signing up for a year at rates up to $100 a month for 300 MB of transfer. The Vaio TR3A Picturebook laptop from Sony includes a VGA camera, but it also has a high resolution display and a built-in optical drive. The 3.1 pound weight no longer seems ultralight, but considering it has an optical drive built in and the Centrino chipset makes an extended life battery. The C Series Lifebook 2300 laptop from Fujitsu costs about $1500. Nearly 13 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and weighing in at just under eight pounds. Battery life is less than spectacular, with an estimate of a bit over two hours, though the high capacity battery will double that.

The article features the laptops and wrist computers available in the U.S. market in September 2004. The author claims that Sony makes some of the coolest toys in technology. not the toughest ones, or the ones he want most to support as an information technology manager, but Sony does style better than anyone else. The TR3A Picturebook laptop is a case in point. Sony's latest Picturebook still includes a VGA camera, though the author claims that he'd take a little more vertical screen space and gladly give it up, but it also has a new high resolution display and a built-in optical drive. If users buy one in the store the best they can get is the CDRW/DVD version, but they can order the killer combo TRA5AP with DVD-RW drive online at SonyStyle. If they need the DVD burning capability, the $2999 price tag might not put them off, but if they can do without it, they can buy the base unit for $2199.99 with 512 MB RAM CD-RW/DVD drive. The author states that the Lifebook 2300 laptop computer from Fujitsu, which costs about $1,500, gives users a lot of notebook: one nearly 13 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and weighing in at just under eight pounds. Battery life is less than spectacular, with an estimate of a bit over two hours, though the high capacity battery will double that. The n3 Smart Watch from Sunto starts out as a good idea and grows on users. Even without the network upgrades, the idea that a watch should be programmable makes great sense. Basically, it's a low-res display on the wrist.

Presents an article on the security of Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) installations in Pearl City, Hawaii. Uses of Wi-Fi; Key features of a the Panasonic Toughbook Tablet/Laptop to be used to test the performance of Wi-Fi; Applications of Wi-Fi in personal digital assistants and smart cellular telephones.

Focuses on several wireless devices presented at the CTIA 2002 wireless trade show in Orlando, Florida. Information on Qualcomm's 1XRTT network; Details on the server-based solution developed by Speedwise Accellence; Technological innovations in laptops and personal digital assistants.