Word: modem
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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JUNK YOUR MODEM Uniden's Axis telephone, with or without a cord, includes a keyboard for sending Internet E-mail messages, typing to-do lists and retrieving stock and weather updates from across the Net. Available next February...
...rush online? And why now? Part of the answer is technological. With stereo speakers and built-in CD players, today's multimedia computers have turned into surprisingly good sound systems. Throw in a telephone connection to the Internet, a fast modem and software like RealAudio 3.0 (which lets you hear "stereo-quality" sound in real time, as it downloads), and a world of online music opens up on your computer screen. With a higher-speed connection (via cable modem or isdn line), you can even see music videos and live Netcasts, which, while still pretty herky-jerky, are a decent...
...online service last fall met with mostly mixed reviews from critics and consumers alike. This year it's back with a smart Web-based service that mixes the highest technology on the Internet with well-thought-out content. The result is a service that, even with a 28.8-kbps modem, looks well worth paying for. This fall the network offers over 20 "shows" that include Michael Kinsley's Slate magazine, an online auto-shopping service and a terrific electronic travel agent. (Microsoft...
LOOK, MA--NO MODEM...
Connecting to an online service these days is a cruel mixture of luck and prayer, especially when you're competing with your teenage kids for that precious phone line. NewsCatcher, however, delivers stock prices, sports scores and headlines via a wireless paging system that works without a modem. ($149; Global Village Communication...