I also tested Palm's new consumer-focued PDA, the Zire 71. In short, the Zire 71
is a home run. Reasonably priced with the same gorgeous color screen as the
Tungsten C, the Zire runs PalmOS 5 and comes with an ARM processor, 16 MB of
RAM, a SD slot plus a Universal Connector, and for a high cool factor, a
built-in 640x480 digital camera hidden in the back via a clever slide-up case.
While the camera may make this a slam-dunk for real estate agents and insurance
adjusters, I suspect that the low price, plus the inclusion of the full
complement of SD and standard Palm expansion ports and OS5 may make the Zire 71
well worth considering for enterprise rollouts of PalmOS PDAs. Power users can
get the Tungsten units 'T, C or W' for enterprise use and buy the more affordable
Zire for general-purpose use.
One of the first things I wanted to try with the Tungsten C was mobile wireless
diagnostics to identify, for instance, unauthorized or improperly secured access
points. Unfortunately, I discovered that no wireless sniffer software was
available for the Tungsten C, but then Bits & Bolts Software writer of
freeware/shareware for Palm OS, Michael Waldron, came to the rescue with
NetChaser (http://www.bitsnbolts.com/netchaser.html). The beta version of
NetChaser (available at the time of my tests) comes with GPS support and AP
logging to CSV files, along with good basic functionality. Aside from the
relatively limited range of the device, the Tungsten C combined with NetChaser
provides a good, cheap and extremely portable mobile Wi-Fi sniffer solution,
which will only get better as the software matures.
The new HPE Aruba 730 series Wi-Fi 7 access points tout high performance, enhanced security, location tracking capabilities, and more.
Verizon is demoing crowd analytics technology that uses 5G along with AI and mobile edge computing to give stadium operators insights into the flow of fans throughout a venue.
As we move closer to fully realizing the potential of Wi-Fi 7, it becomes evident that the RF, signaling, and throughput tests are not merely procedural checkpoints but the pillars of excellence in wireless communication.
