February 28, 2004

Portable universal charger
Japanese telecom company NTT unveils a solar powered universal battery charger called “Pocket Energy,” which enables a user to recharge 3.8-8.5V small electric devices, such as cellphones, PDAs, digital cameras and handheld video game consoles. NTT will put it on the market in May for less than $190. — AFP




All-in-one PDA
Equipped with 123MHz handheld engine on its CPU, 320,000-pixel CMOS camera and 320x480-pixel high-resolution LCD display, Sony’s new PDA “Clie PEG-TH55” makes it possible to put hand-writing memo and pictures on the scheduler. The device is available for sale at an estimated price of $375. — AFP