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...start-up Tapwave, the Zodiac will be available for preorder on Sept. 17 at tapwave.com ($299 for 32 MB of internal flash memory and $399 for 128 MB). Greater entities than this have tried and failed to trump the mighty Game Boy, but Tapwave is stacking its deck. At launch, Midway's Spyhunter, Activision's Tony Hawk 4 and as many as 15 other games will be on sale online. The system also runs standard Palm apps and games. Battery life, which is critical, is anywhere from 5 hours to 15 hours, depending on the game. Our advice: keep...
...craving for a cheeseburger and trundle off to the drive-through. So catering to diners' guilt might seem like a dumb move. But several restaurant chains are now aiming at the wannabe-svelte set by offering more nutritional information and leaner cuisines. Later this year Applebee's plans to launch items developed jointly with Weight Watchers, and other chains are jockeying for the wallets of calorie counters too. --By Daren Fonda...
...tech industry that hasn't rebounded this summer: satellites. In July Boeing booked a $1.1 billion charge against earnings for its scandal-marred military business, and former stalwart Loral Space & Communications filed for bankruptcy. Then in August a launch disaster in Brazil killed 21 technicians and jeopardized that country's program. "Unquestionably, the commercial-satellite market is depressed right now," says Chris Mecray, an analyst at Deutsche Bank. From 1996 to 1998, satellite sales grew 49.4%, but they have shrunk 2.4% in the past four years. Worse, hurt by the telecom bust and tough export rules, U.S. market share...
Today TI is turning its efforts to consumer applications like wireless transactions, helping American Express launch ExpressPay, an alternative to cash for purchases where speed and convenience are important, such as at fast-food restaurants, gas stations and dry cleaners. In July Amex set up a real-world RFID test in Phoenix, Ariz., allowing card users and employees to charge at 200 merchants with an RFID-ready fob attached to a key chain. Amex vice president David Bonalle says RFID pilots have cut transaction time 30% to 50% and average sales have gone...
...countdown has begun. this fall, china will send a Long March 2F rocket hurtling into space from a remote launch facility near the Gobi Desert. The payload: Shenzhou, or "Divine Vessel," a capsule carrying China's first astronauts. The mission: enter a low Earth orbit for up to a week, then parachute back to a landing zone on the Mongolian steppe. The goal: elevate China into the exclusive ranks of spacefaring nations...