Orbital Robot Runs Linux
News NASA's Ames Research Center is building a "personal satellite assistant", powered by a Pentium III with the Linux operating system, to help out astronauts on space shuttle and International Space Station (ISS) missions.
[July 24, 2001, 17:12]
Analysis: Why You'll Go Wireless In 2003
News Satellite shakeout. At least a dozen global satellite networks will be launched in the next few years. The personal assistant. The personal communicator. I'm not talking here about narrowband services such as cellular phones.
[June 24, 1998, 13:35]
Data Protection Watchdog Targets Businesses
News NCC chief executive Ed Mayo said: "'New plans for road pricing using satellite tracking are just the latest example of the rapid advance of the information economy. The UK's data protection watchdog has established a new unit to target possible...
[June 17, 2005, 15:20]
CES Gets Curiouser And Curiouser
News After seeing one too many WAP-enabled, satellite-ready MP3 player/personal digital assistant/cell phone combinations, we decided to head out for the boonies, where we found a number of items we never would have imagined we couldn't live without.
[January 8, 2001, 9:03]
