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OuterNotes: Cell-Phone Savvy
...And Keep It From Frying Your Brain http://home.cnet.com/wireless/0-1923401-7-2587640.html If the above article now has you hankering for a mobile phone, you might want to stop here to make sure you'll only poach -- rather than totally toast -- your brains. CNET's David Carnoy offers a listing of popular cell phone models' Specific Absorption Rates -- the quantity of radiofrequency energy that is absorbed by the body with the phone next to the ear. On the U.S. model chart, the Motorola StarTac7860 had the lowest SAR level, at 0.24, while Ericcson's T28 World, at 1.49, came in just below the FCC's 1.6 W/kg (watts per kilogram) maximum limit. --Mariateresa Thiery Motorola's Timeport Merges Phone, PDA and Wireless Modem http://www.zdnet.com/special/wireless/stories/pipreviews/0,11471,252444,00.htm Motorola's Timeport P8167 flip style-phone is just as diminutive as the acclaimed StarTac, but looms large on three other fronts: a clip-on organizer module lets you store 1000 phone numbers and appointments and run built-in calendar software, a mini-browser that lets you surf the Web, and the ability to convert into a wireless modem for your laptop, PC, or Palm handheld device (Sprint cellular plan users can use the already bundled software). It's not an ideal solution; the keypad and view screen are both on the small side, but $299.00 does get you a lot of capability -- and you can always forgo the clip-on organizer and just hot-synch data between the Timeport and your Palm device and/or PC. --Peggy LeTrent Cell Alternative: The Eight-Mile Cordless Phone http://www.ablecomm.com/engenius920.htm The EnGenius second-generation SN-920 ultra long-range cordless phone could help you avoid expensive (and confusing) wireless phone bills and/or get phone service into a difficult-to-wire home office or workspace. Its eight-mile range means you can take it along as you run errands or work outside your home office; a hands-free headset is optional. For corporate users, two or more handsets can be used as two-way radios (it works in buildings up to 12 stories high) -- perfect for communicating cheaply with fellow staffers and avoiding e- and voice-mail tag. It's available for a list price of $346.00. --Melanie Zoltan OuterNotes is produced using the OuterForce Platform, which allows publishers to easily recruit and manage remote and freelance content creation and export it into their publishing platform of choice. For more information, see http://www.outerforce.com. Copyright 2000 by OuterNotes and Trotta Media, Inc. All rights reserved. OuterNotes is a trademark of OuterForce Systems, Inc. Return to OuterNotes Home |