Thursday, March 20, 2003

Groupsense phone. New Palm smartphone from GroupSense. New Palm OS smartphone from GroupSense, a not very well-known name. There aren't a whole lot of details available about it, but it looks like it does have a built-in digital camera and is about the same size as regular cellphone. Read [Gizmodo] 7:56:40 AM

Bluetooth access point. Bluetooth access point. You'd be crazy to connect a laptop to the Internet using this instead of WiFi, but Belkin has a new Bluetooth wireless access point which can be used for connecting a PDA or other Bluetooth-enabled gadgets to your local network. Has a USB print server as well. Read [Gizmodo] 7:56:38 AM

Virus exploits war psyche. E-mail virus exploits war interest. An e-mail worm is taking advantage of interest in the war against Iraq to spread over the internet. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 7:56:37 AM

An insane society.... Bob Herbert in today's NY Times: It's an insane society that can contemplate devastating and then rebuilding Iraq, but can't bring itself to provide schooling for all of its young people here at home. Echoes of a more eloquent and broader treatment of these same ideas at The War We Have Chosen to Lose a speech by Arthur Levine. 7:55:45 AM