Out of the mouths of babes, wirelessly free e-mail, secret messages: new toys have features that cell phone users might envy

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Toymakers are coming out with a line of walkie-talkie-like communications devices that will allow kids to exchange messages by text or voice or play games at distances of a 100 feet. Others like Lightening Mail access a free email account over a phone line. Falling electronic component prices make these devices affordable. The messages are sent over a portion of the broadcast spectrum used by wireless medical monitoring equipment. Educators face settting limits on the classroom use of these toys.

Radio & TV communications equipment, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Toys NEC, Mobile Voice Radio NEC, Statistical Data Included, Transceivers, Cellular telephone equipment industry, Toy industry, Toys, Tiger Electronics Inc., Cybiko.com Inc., ToyBiz

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More than a Palmtop, not quite a PC; Web pads promise truly portable computing, but obstacles remain, including cost

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Portable computers for the home are still not quite as portable and invaluable as we would like. Cost is a very big factor. Several companies are working toward bringing the ideal product to the consumer, though. AirSpeak makes the Flair Tablet; Sonicblue makes the ProGear pad; Siemens makes the SIMpad SL4; Sony makes the Airboard, not yet available in the US; Intel is working on a tablet, but is not yet disclosing any details. Prices for Web tablets start at about $1,200.

Electronic computers, Hand-held computers, Handheld computers, Handheld data devices, Computer industry, Intel Corp., INTC, Sony Corp., Siemens AG, SNE, Hand-held data device, SONICblue Inc., AirSpeak, AirSpeak Flair (Hand-held data device), Sony Airboard (Network computer), Siemens SIMpad SL4 (Hand-held data device), Sonicblue ProGear (Hand-held data device), AirSpeak Flair Tablet (Hand-held data device)

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Untangling the online gaming Web

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Online computer gaming has caught on so fast that technology is racing to keep up with the demands of players. There have been improvements in system compatibility, player matching and the power of home computers which have made the experience much more accomodating and fun. The big 3 computer game console makers, Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft, are promising to provide better online services in the future.

Prepackaged software, On-Line Information Services, Videotex & Teletext, Telegraph & other communications, Electronic Games, Online services, Internet services, Technology application, Computer games, Video game industry, Video games, Video games industry, Computer game, Online game, Online games

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