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If you want the ultimate mobile PC, think
of something you can actually wear. The stuff of science fiction movies
and books? Not any more. IBM recently gave a preview of technologies
that will allow computers to be worn. According to a Computerworld
Philippines report dated November 30, 1998, these wearable PC's use
high density semiconductor and small design technologies. The wearable
PC includes an Intel 233 MHz motherboard, a battery pack, a compact controller
with infrared and a track point, and a head set. It functions like a ThinkPad
560x and runs Windows 95 and 98 and other standard software. The tiny LCD
monitor actually works like hologram and when positioned properly, lets
the user see the screen as large display. The whole thing weighs only a
pound including cables. The concept is ideal for people who tavel a lot,
plus it's hands-free. So if it comes out in a few years, the movie Johnny
Mnemonics just might become reality.
First there was ISDN. Then came cable modems and then ADSL. Now satellite modem technology is just one of the juicy options users might want to take a lok at in getting high-speed internet access. So how does it work? As your PC makes a request it goes through your telephone modem to your ISP which rooutes to satellite network operations center. The center sends the information to and from the Internet. The center sends the data to one of its satellites. The requested Web site is then zipped at speeds of up to 400 KBPS straight to your dish and satellite modem to your PC. One of the more noisy vendors preaching about satellite modem is Hughes Network Systems. for as low as $199, they'll send yo the dish, satellite modem, software and everything else you need. No more messy cables from outside your house, no more World Wide Wait.