z0mbie writes sent us a link to an interesting article regarding Wearable Computers. Full powered machines the size of a Pilot with wireless networking, voice recognition, and an eyepiece. Thats the dream. Currently that dream is still wet though. Maybe Someday.

Querist wrote in with some review experiences of the Palm VII. I can't really confirm or deny if this is real, but it looks legit so I'm running it. Some interesting comments about the next generation of PDAs. Hit the link to read it.

Ellis-D writes "There's a product out called the 'Mighty Might'. It's a SBC (Single Board Computer) that is the size of a hard drive. It has IDE, FDE,IR, VGA, USB, Parallel, Serial, Keyboard, Mouse, Network and LCD controllers on board. The models range from a 486-16 to a 200 mhz Pentium. The 133 w/ 64 meg of ram costs about $850." Bit pricey, but super cute.. maybe if it had wireless ethernet.

An Onimous Cow Herd writes "Beef up your superslim Palm V with an 8 MB upgrade card (and violate your warranty too...). " My PalmPro is looking more dated each day.

was writes "Inpace limited has released a keyboard that is waterproof, and can "withstand most detergents, disinfectants and sterilisers" and can be rolled up for ultra portability!" I'll avoid assorted obvious dirty jokes about water proof keyboards and let you guys roll your own.

philby sent us a link to another site offering some pretty crazy case designs. The end of beige is almost in site. Several of these are quite cool, although the strangest one is call The Penguin. You gotta see that one.

BladeRunner writes sent us a link to a news.com article with a bit more news on the empeg. For those of you who live in a shell, the empeg is the StrongArm/Linux based car MP3 player that is making me want to break several of the 10 commandments.

wtpooh writes "Wired has an article about a company developing a wind-up power source for computers. Apple is reportedly interested. " The company is also talking about its use in things like sub-notebooks. Man, if they made this (solar panels will probably be included), and if I got Iridium, I could go outside and still post. Seriously though, for people working the field, and less developed nations, things like this could really help the spread of computers.

Here's another question from the ubiquitous Clan Anonymous Coward! I usually don't do AC posts, but the question was rather interesting enough: "Dual socket 7 motherboards are pretty cheap now, and P200 and P233 processors are way under $100. So would buying a dual p233 system be better than a single PII 450? I would be dual booting Linux and NT." What issues do you have to worry about when dealing with SMP (motherboards, memory, heat)? What SMP issues are there with PIIs as well?

Ferrari writes "Mentioned in the new wired is the Japan Palmtops Direct where Sub 3.0 lb Notebooks straight from Japan are sold. Every one has great pictures and info. Worth visiting just for a peek at what notebook inovations there are in store. " I wandered through this place awhile back- there's lots of crazy stuff. I'm really interested in doing a review of the current crop of subnotebooks running Linux- anyone have contacts to get me some demo machines?

Steve Gibson sent us to the first of many stories that proclaim that 3dfx will be supporting Linux. Specs and links are available now from 3dfx.com.

Dan Wineman writes "Here are instructions for enabling your Pilot to sense gravity and acceleration. You need a steady hand with a soldering iron, and it definitely voids anything resembling a warranty, but imagine the possibilities! There's already an Oxyd clone (like 2-D Marble Madness) that supports it, and I suppose a pedometer application might be doable. Remember, never ask a geek "why"; just nod your head and back away slowly... "

Dag Brattli, the lead developer on the Linux/IrDA team has written "I Just got a mail today which says that Toshiba will not disclose any information regarding chips inside their laptops. This is a final answer (its been decided as high up as it gets) so there is nothing more we can do and we just have to accept it. I will strongly recommend that Linux users don't buy any Toshiba Equipment! " Click below to read the rest of Dag's email and see what you can do to help..

Christopher Thomas writes "Tom's Hardware Page has finally posted comprehensive benchmark results for the Intel's Pentium III and AMD's K6-3." The quick summary is that Intel must be experiencing deep fear right now- the most significant change from the P2 is the cost. Fortunately the rumors of the 1ghz P3s are flying fast and furious. If you can't beat 'em, up the clockspeed.

Several folks wrote in to announce that AMD has officially announced the K6-III. Thats a link to the official product release if you're interesting in reading it direct from the horse's mouth.

After a long hiatus away, Jason Bennett has returned to book reviewers with this review of Gerald M. Weinberg's The Psychology of Computer Programming (Silver Anniversary Edition). This book talks about the meta side of CS, and this book is where many of the other mental CS books have their roots-which means some repitition. Click below for more info.

Arrigo writes "Several people reported that the new Palm V and IIIx are available at some CompUSA stores. More details (and pictures!) at: Palmstation. Should I go get one? hmmmm... " Methinks my trusty old PalmPro is officially due to be replaced by a Palm V. Just gotta find one of these buggers now.

Tom Rothamel writes "This site looks at the use of a Microsoft Actimates Barney in a human-computer interaction context. Be sure to download the pdf! "

volkris writes "Here's an article about the Russian chip, the E2K. It's the first I had ever heard about it, though later I went back and checked the article earlier this week about the Merced, the G4, and the E2K. This is just an overview of the chip. Looks interesting."

This Monday, AMD will unveil the K6-3 at 400 and 450 MHz. The chip will have an on-chip 256k L2 cache, and will go in existing Super 7 motherboard. The chip will probably top out at 500 MHz shortly, but the chip should be produced into Y2K. The chip reputedly performs like Pentium *3* of equivalent clock, or even outperforms it with enough cache. People like me have a decision to make - I have a K6-2 333 with 1MB of L2 cache, and need to decide whether or not I should save up for a K7 (hopefully SMP...) or just go for it and buy a K6-3. Thank William Rhodes for the heads up