June 1995 / Special Report

From Here To Mobility TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES	There's not much left that mobile compute rs don't do as well or better than desktop systems. And when the remaining challenges are solved, mobile technology will significantly change the face of computing. - by Andy Reinhardt
Radio Days WIRELESS APPLICATIONS STUMBLING BLOCKS The Changing Mobile Market	Many obstacles still hinder wireless communications, but expanded service offerings and new development tools are helping - by Salvatore Salamone
Color to Go COMPARING TODAY'S LCD TECHNOLOGIES LCD Price Trends A New Class of Displays FEDs: Wait A Few Years FED DEVELOPERS Active-Matrix EL Displays EL DISPLAY ADVANTAGES	Although some new display technologies for mobile computers are on the horizon, LCDs are likely to dominate for years to come - by Chris Chinnock
Brainy, Brawny Batteries BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES FOR TODAY'S MOBILE COMPUTERS Proposed Standard Sizing A Typical Fuel Gauge	New chemistries linked to advanced power management systems are producing much more efficient batteries - by Gil Bassak
You Can Take It with You The Briefcase Wizards Ease Navigation	Windows 95 keeps up with users on the go - by Jon Udell
PDAs Bounce Back THE WIDE VARIETY OF PDAs Apple Newton MessagePad 120 Casio Z-7000 Personal Digital Assistant Fujitsu PoqetPad Plus Hewlett-Packard HP 200LX Motorola Envoy Wireless Communicator Motorola Marco Wireless Communicator Psion Series 3a Palmtop Sharp Zaurus ZR-5000 Sony Magic Link PIC-1000 Rewriting Handwriting Recognition Modified Graffiti Lexicus' Cursive Recognition Geos 3.0 Integrates Communications	Slowly but surely, PDAs are evolving into useful business tools. High prices and an inadequate wireless infrastructure remain obstacles. - by Michael Nadeau
Tales from the Trip	It's a poor worker who blames his tools. On the other hand.... - by Raphael Needleman
Red-Hot 100-MHz Portable Pentium Tadpole P1000	Screaming performance, finicky components - by Rex Baldazo
RISC for the Road Tadpole SparcBook 3XP A Generous Array of I/O Ports	The SparcBook 3XP is a powerful workstation in a small package - by Doug Tamasanis
Portable Multimedi a Toshiba Satellite Pro T2150CDT Clever Access	Toshiba's Satellite Pro T2150CDT offers almost everything - by Rex Baldazo
Pentium Power Without Sticker Shock Eurocom Model 9600	The Eurocom 9600 is well equipped but has a short battery life - by Dave Andrews
Not Flashier, but Faster AT&T Globalyst 250P Awkward Positioning for Trackball	AT&T's Globalyst 250P is good for running heavy-dut y applications - by Dave Andrews

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