On the Road to 3G
New products move toward mobile broadband, but the grand 3G vision may still be years off.
Communications
Placement, People!
Television's 30-second spot is lurching toward extinction. For the show to go on, the ads will go in.
Handspring Treo 270
Handspring's latest all-in-one is pretty cool, if you don't mind talking into a calculator.
Letter from Ghana
A burgeoning hacker culture points to promise in Africa.
Smart Tools for the Elderly
Automated navigation and monitoring technology keeps seniors living better-and longer.
Giving Soldiers a Better View
Augmented reality technology can help make sense of unfamiliar battlegrounds.
Interplanetary Collaboration
Getting scientists to work together can resemble herding (very smart) cats. NASA hopes high-tech white boards will make it happen.
Talk to the Hand(held)
A new standard aims to voice-enable your Palm Pilot.
How the Postman Almost Owned E-Mail
A short history of the Postal Service's long relationship with electronic mail.
Taking Programming to the Extreme
The quest for quality software may require programmers to lose the cowboy attitude and learn to cooperate.
