Scribbles

Kurzweil Applied Intelligence—Kurzweil VOICE for Windows Release 1.0 was named as a finalist for the most significant technology award at COMDEX/Spring and Windows World ’94.

Nestor, Inc.—Wand Partners Inc. conditionally agreed on May 20, 1994, to purchase $1.5 million of Senior Convertible Preferred shares of Nestor.

Nestor has also retained Hill & Partners, an affiliate of Wand to develop and implement marketing plans for Nestor.

Communication Intelligence Corporation—CIC, the developer of MacHandwriter and the Handwriter Recognition System, has announced that it is reducing its staff by 12 percent, and trimming remaining salaries.

Wireless Telecom, Inc.—Wireless email users now have a new option. Wireless Telecom is offering an Ericsson GE Mobidem wireless modem, one year RadioMail service, and client software for $399. For unlimited messaging, add $89 per month.

Nokia Telecom—The Finnish mobile device manufacturer has teamed with Northwest GSM to install a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) digital mobile phone system in St. Petersburg, Russia. Work begins this summer, with service starting by the end of the year.

Advanced RISC Machines—ARM, supplier of the RISC processor found in the Apple Newton MessagePad, has licensed the ARM6, ARM7, and ARM610 processors to Korea-based Samsung. Samsung is said to be working on a PDA.

Creative Technology—Aeropen and Aeromouse (together Aeroduet) are new infrared wireless pen and mouse products from Creative Technology. The devices require two AAA batteries, and includes power management features.

The infrared receiver, attached to the PC’s serial port, determines the three dimensional position of the devices and transfers the coordinates to the software.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone—The number of mobile computing users in Japan is likely to increase as the popularity of cellular phones increase.

Following new deregulation of the local telephone market by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication, cellular phone sales are on the rise. Telephone providers such as NTT, IDO, and DDI are now also entitled to sell cellular phones.

CompuServe—Developers of commercial and shareware applications for the Apple and Sharp’s Newton platform will have a new forum in which to exchange information.

CompuServe Information Services has created a new Newton Developer’s Forum, part of its extended services. Rates for the service are $9.60 per hour at 9600 and 14.4 Kbps, and $4.80 per hour at 1200 and 2400 bps.

L. M. Ericsson—The Swedish telecommunications giant is set to expand China’s growing cellular telephone network. Ericsson will add cellular switching hardware to one of Shanghai’s two existing cellular networks.

The deal, calculated to be in excess of 200 million Swedish Crowns, expands Ericsson’s already strong presence in the fasting-growing Asian market. And where wireless networks go, mobile computers can’t be far behind.

NEC—Japan’s leading personal computer manufacturer has added a new 1.8-inch PCMCIA Type III hard disk to its product offerings. The new drive, called the D1651, features 170 MB of storage and will ship in quantity to the end of 1994.

EO, Inc.—PenPoint users who would like information about a range of topics concerning their EO 440 and 880 can now call the EO fax server. By dialing (408) 986-6370 and entering document numbers and your fax number, you can retrieve the following (partial list):

• 1000 The Document List
• 3002 Cellular Module Programming Instructions
• 3004 Replacing the ROM card in your 440/800
• 3005 Reintializing the Operating System in your 440/800
• 3009 Installing PenCentral Configuration Utility on the 440
• 3011 440 Software Update 2B Installation
• 3012 Patch 2B Release Notes and Installation Procedures