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Apple's iPhone currently doesn't come with voice memo capabilities. But theiPhone Voice Memofrom MyVox, a Safari widget, promises to fill that void.
If you need to make lots of lengthy voice memos, it's probably time for a digital voice recorder. If you go this route, get a recorder that works withDragon NaturallySpeakingspeech recognition software on a PC, to transcribe your recordings into text.
Note: Consumer software such as NaturallySpeaking can transcribe only one person's voice at a time. You can't hit the Record button in a meeting and expect to get an accurate transcription of what every attendee said.
Last fall I reviewed Sony'sICD-SX57; in most cases I was satisfied with the memo-to-transcription results. The ICD-SX57 is about$124 to $144 online. Sony has announced a newer model, the ICD-SX68DR9; the main difference is that the newer model has twice the internal memory of the older. As of this writing, the ICD-SX68DR9 was available fromSonyStyle.comandAmazon.comfor $200 but not many other online retailers.
RIM's latest Pearl, the 8120, is the first BlackBerry device to offer Wi-Fi and memory expansion with a MicroSD slot. The handheld offers superb software for multimedia management and an improved camera that captures video and stills. Alas, the Pearl 8120 is available only to AT&T Wireless corporate customers ($200 with a two-year contract; $350 unlocked).
Get a look at some of the latest sub-$1000 laptops in ourphoto gallery. Among the notebooks featured are HP's Pavilion dv2660se, which offers so-so performance but great battery life and easy expansion.
Apple recently issued asoftware patchdesigned to address complaints about the MacBook Air's tendency to freeze up due to overheating (and if you understand how overheating can cause a freeze, you've been using computers too long). Some MacBook Air users complain the patch isn't helping, though.
Contributing Editor James A. Martin offers tools, tips, and product recommendations to help you make the most of computing on the go. Martin is also author of theTraveler 2.0blog.Sign upto have the Mobile Computing Newsletter e-mailed to you each week.
Is there a particularly cool mobile computing product or service I've missed? Got a spare story idea in your back pocket?Tell me about it. However, I regret that I'm unable to respond to tech-support questions, due to the volume of e-mail I receive.
