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...prodigal corporate founders go home again? In the volatile tech industry, necessity sometimes heals old wounds. Back in 1992, engineer Jeff Hawkins and marketing-whiz partner Donna Dubinsky founded Palm Computing to bring handheld computers to the masses. Hawkins built a Palm Pilot prototype in his garage. After the electronic organizer became the shirt-pocket accessory of the 1990s, Palm was sold to U.S. Robotics, which in turn was snapped up by 3Com...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Case Study: Hand In Palm | 6/23/2003 | See Source »

Feeling stifled by their corporate masters, Hawkins and Dubinsky left in 1998 to found a rival handheld-device maker, Handspring. After its IPO in 2000, the pair's stake was worth more than $1 billion. Palm, meanwhile, had been spun off three months earlier and was freestanding again. But the handheld market crested in 2001, when 13.3 million Palmlike devices shipped, and both firms now faced new competition from Microsoft's Pocket PC platform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Case Study: Hand In Palm | 6/23/2003 | See Source »

...thickets of red tape involved in bidding for government contracts. Instead, they're getting their gear into military exchanges and booking sales to individual troops who want the equipment and pay for it out of their pockets. Army soldiers and Marines, for instance, are allowed to buy a handheld global positioning system, or GPS, unit (shown above) or sweat-wicking T shirts to wear under their fatigues...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Troop Chic | 6/23/2003 | See Source »

...nightmare of minimal flight schedules, unsettling health checkpoints, official no-go zones and profoundly unwelcoming hosts. You thought airport security was tight after the 9/11 terror attacks? Well, it's no longer enough just to remove your shoes?now it's nearly impossible to fly without having a handheld thermometer shoved in your ear for a body-temp check. Just to be sure, many airports also require you to fill out health questionnaires on how feverish you feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SARS Flightmares | 5/12/2003 | See Source »

...Garmin International Inc., a leading GPS-device maker, is tapping into the craze by incorporating location-based games into its handheld units. For example, its new Geko 201 ($150) invites users to traverse a virtual maze to capture a series of imaginary flags. To play, stand in any field or parking lot (you need at least 360 sq. ft. to maneuver) and look down at the screen to see where the nearest flag is located. Then walk or run toward it. An onscreen arrow updates your location and tells you when you've reached the flag. You can play alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tech: Having Fun With GPS | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

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