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Consumers have been snapping up all manner of information appliances at a rapidly growing rate. Americans this year will purchase more than 2 million smart machines, ranging from two-way pagers to Web-TV boxes that bring e-mail and the Internet to TV screens. That will nearly double the sales of such devices from last year--and the market is just starting to expand. (Sales of home PCs have been increasing at the pace of 23% a year.) According to the research firm IDC of Mountain View, Calif., the market for information appliances will grow from $485 million...
...increase their use. The Yankee Group predicts that these lower-priced calling plans will bump up average cell-phone usage, from three to five hours a month, by 2007. Pagers, on the other hand, are already cheap, but they've broadened their appeal with flashy colors for teens and two-way messaging for business users...
...four one-time starters returning. Senior Derek Yankoff, who played corner last year, will slide over to free safety, and junior Kane Waller will move into Yankoff's corner spot. Senior corner Glenn Jackson led the team with six interceptions last year, and Aron Natale is an effective two-way defender...
...more on two-way paging, see time.com/personal E-mail Josh at jquit@well.com See him and Anita Hamilton on CNNfn's Digital Jam at 7:30 p.m. E.T. on Wednesdays...
...Two-way radios aren't just for police officers and truck drivers. At least that's what Motorola is banking on with its new Iden i1000 ($300; available from Nextel), a compact cell phone that doubles as a two-way radio and pager. The radio function works within a 150-mile range and is best for quick communication with co-workers or family members with the same phone. Pricier cell-phone calls can connect you anywhere...