Gear 09/03
Blackberry’s latest handheld; a souped-up flat-panel display
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BlackBerry6210
- Research in Motions
- (519) 888-7465
- www.blackberry.com
- Street price: starts at $400
The BlackBerry 6210 wireless handheld keeps communication linesopen through e-mail, phone, Internet, Short Messaging Service andorganizer applications. Whether you’re a secret agent or afrequent international flier, this tiny gadget (4.4 by 2.9 by 0.8inches) will help take care of business. The 6210 operates on900/1900MHz GSM/GPRS wireless networks in Asia Pacific, Europe andNorth America. The BlackBerry 6210 also supports Adobe PDF; ASCIItext formats; Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; andWordPerfect.
VP171b
- ViewSonic
- (888) 881-8781
- www.viewsonic.com
- Street price: starts at $549
It’s just like watching TV-only more convenient. The14.3-pound VP171b flat-panel display features a high-definitionscreen with an ultraslim bezel suitable for tilting and stackingoptions, making it a great desktop or wall-hanging display. This17-inch LCD combines SXGA (1,280 x 1,024) resolution with acontrast ratio of 500 to 1 on an antiglare surface. It’s sosharp, it even accepts HDTV signals and 16-millisecond videoresponse, for high-definition, full-motion images as well as avariety of analog and digital inputs.
BlackBerry6210
- Research in Motions
- (519) 888-7465
- www.blackberry.com
- Street price: starts at $400
The BlackBerry 6210 wireless handheld keeps communication linesopen through e-mail, phone, Internet, Short Messaging Service andorganizer applications. Whether you’re a secret agent or afrequent international flier, this tiny gadget (4.4 by 2.9 by 0.8inches) will help take care of business. The 6210 operates on900/1900MHz GSM/GPRS wireless networks in Asia Pacific, Europe andNorth America. The BlackBerry 6210 also supports Adobe PDF; ASCIItext formats; Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word; andWordPerfect.
VP171b
- ViewSonic
- (888) 881-8781
- www.viewsonic.com
- Street price: starts at $549
It’s just like watching TV-only more convenient. The14.3-pound VP171b flat-panel display features a high-definitionscreen with an ultraslim bezel suitable for tilting and stackingoptions, making it a great desktop or wall-hanging display. This17-inch LCD combines SXGA (1,280 x 1,024) resolution with acontrast ratio of 500 to 1 on an antiglare surface. It’s sosharp, it even accepts HDTV signals and 16-millisecond videoresponse, for high-definition, full-motion images as well as avariety of analog and digital inputs.
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