1. WRITER’S TWIST
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The Fujitsu LifeBook 4000 is a featherweight of a laptop with a screen that turns around and lies flat like a legal tablet. I jot notes using a stylus, and the software later turns my handwriting into computer-ready text. Then, as with other notebooks, the writing screen turns around and exposes a clamshell keyboard to run Windows XP programs. (fujitsu.com)
2. CUBICLE IN A CELL
The Samsung SCH-i730A Windows Mobile PC cell phone builds the Windows Mobile PC operating system into a modern digital cell phone and gives me fast Web browsing, text messaging, a Bluetooth headset and other phone features. Then I can pull down the tiny keyboard and run Word and Excel software. I have an entire office in my pocket. Ugh. (verizon.com)
3. THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT
The under-$900 PowerSpec 410 driven by Windows Media Center software looks like a set-top home DVD player. In my living room it delivered better-than-TiVo-style video recording, an FM tuner, a high-fidelity MP3/WMA music jukebox and software that turned my family photos and home movies into full-screen shows. Then I plugged in a mouse and keyboard and went to work on a high-powered Pentium running Microsoft Windows XP Professional. (powerspec.com)