Past Reviews - eWeek


Battery 500 Project Charged Up over All-Electric Cars
Charting the Final Frontier--Google Maps for Indoors
Get Smarter Technology on Your Mobile!
  Past Reviews


Geekspeak: February 11, 2002




xv8 |NJ5]kV)-9Nr[tg}3G"!eTʚ~yy/7-%}ʶD Iȅ3"9)ٟfߧG-Iû@@eZNULrJԶnT7n[#3P/W?`W᳙(,Q  tjOt0]2hԴ;k2"gek/cߨY:`&`1\lTA!j :i?۴$1qDcѺ#(D~%k[1 tVN 7*Unp{#a_ʞz5EpHԸ#|x\gO0{lY}@|ݑ|YCXw:QtA3Mu֟CSI&q#/yy̧ u"˭#Uֶg5^q7ܙcgtZEؘ*ozcnk p==\'{tXa_dY7;fؖqwh ݱJZUQ bP);+1߶W U;Qk~{UMSU:Gqغsm)9x] !LeUs<> i^_ad}+1'}" @D%\.'I"0i5tt4_MBn $>DFI/jOjy%rX<,hv$걑f1O=˧H0^8rrn򓩥uk\ߴ-kܴ[gH>bP+Mz(#1hؕ 3Dz gۧKUs%gl}nH _ܙGd@M Wh2s -N[oG!&󁭡ݴ{ݹvem|hUbyƆƇj",$uuTSt*t o|5"o+ rϏMf[ԑpl uu,}0 ZC>/dz'Դf@wӐ?: M/}@˥~n1@ LNa 8+GݺzNӰ=Uԇ5D%7 l"&q}3 к`y&@[@[衟#j{t t,/= 0/ Zm88ʼ E]ub3Bݷ|{ 5#z[-[X6x G͙A : q0yA7EУ$@!"-i]NP@Ar6W? -,rr2DazGBjK%'BP*m=!đtܾZ*}-΍5aGe-n^ $ d3CCd0U Q򍜈<"`&ˑea*0pDKak`DݞrA+żMCFqi\Z9,)AzdE5KNf!mg0֙g fop#EQƔtÂ[xu|k8 Z\ƈu*C=@3~ ~f郪Az3d'*4+dpPs' <`t=Xհݙ2||Ij{igܗSh _K%g7 A&rG|增5 Jx0?3\eDfk?=DVL"fˣ(e2LF%?IoH!%6D;~&V ، M UPbz q ڠ@XĞͧ  KמO,.,{KYkyMّRB|vj [arhfl:l=_>wļZB_wAkMtg 7aT5<6D ȸau-`by>dc]Wѹq='aKc:EZ"3 `_npf Z*"&~~~049 ?^u3zm6Q? !7ܕVR53]։;lRz||pݑM% Ul RNC(Xk±&>,<<+h0ԁ 0 ~"]l% H }"T0|,UTˈ`mS@@kSU Փ.E^~vV%Ŵ谢Ԙy}Rː 0gxyd.>3IR-ftheU-UjRAgD+yWE"IO!Ps@W.μ + '3E<&&{-KZeX}x!/cԧ8@zU0UESUG݀ΝΟ#Џ]!.~1X A7+(SӞ̥jXX%RO.x[zGcM!9\Q˶)VQpiϹu2|[\[S Q|7Z0dƏQabX[ T}gfWcg)h"RkF:Fd@t=Έ+6RКj*4kivO h#քX[ў#WX xV IQdSEtjC<ϤMpR|=N M/ܛZ`%͓q58=_PpfGi >Wӳ)SM8^&&}G D㇮jZ)1o ƗɈBÜO"k>A֌M:w5׍30Uffyr;ï`ju 2 \rOtn6e+_?M] [L4zɖ0M0ާ' Yn:AjAyIhT-~x4'iwrʣ: ߀&\qcca#2"oe?f#ta7pTJJ\ (J+HA:erN-×ɴv8^g?UUMy Uf̐,*Aj]K>a51t]X碚I0e>2V&B(Jh-[r_8A~V0u^Ac#ȫͦGj@'#O7)~ }$DC>m^L\XPY\܈mP*jIIz$pUYbke`WF4`+^}i nD<[ 1wʨXI+Gs;"ʊg b|p{>'F{zlj>e+jBgEj @͎o3{QmYV&Up]t3c> h z2Tlɪ+> tVB 'I; #Ftwe4qyh7(==յћYӀ G(w}}Fr@*5]*{_ sK4a!`X~UK(,~W9ـo |\V* r2RDBZNBql'߾l[D ?wLaV*c7xo~.RH$ |J D~|jJƇ?NeF&fB, F8oIzq'^y{{h6Wmu #4.odhhI\ 8+%E熟;&u ׹<rLpAj\?\'d0| szj܄7bL`jX&IEqD#SW5C2܃aH!y,f T/Us:֒TzB_ɾj,49ϐA x0Gc!ފq֭ Bb/3BdORc (ʱ=`=`VɈf{}N αFO$B@np+z!NUE,$Ke=ғ2p%5[' <9ψEщm C^ 4~ y,~y<~_dK0NvFGgqkf3\a~:)}B/-9˝~LҴ(o l"tSϭ#2L:&r֚S%[@csOӖO\eax!u m(q%՝b"f(BٺCO ,,m&Ss S)y"ϔ m$IjSfkC@$ğ_2 Iv(+HtdA׍jӚ]e .i_~عm|d<OvIJh @J^KJPW:BR 0><)9Gs`*S=SL aʕ#rWiT"ı0뀴#O.]< ;{WQ =dZonW8Zt]ta|c|wsFG5\{>'#塺1&zN` s o.(cǩm:{@D'rgx7YM (f,yi91>gnQ;-z4Pc{~mq.e~W(TR=/bOk$J骇9S]MT--^\RK>\+Uk< h6`#Ba"fFsME[oO<|ng Z~‡i4&K-h<79wB#AVާA#42UCn?uk-Ǭ ,Giƿ'qVԱQ*4oN{kA|;-e\wcRο+ w^?ZR|.?BӞ _'2>Xl랟2d]d]$1dwr(>Fxud`N`mRtD:%.|M&˳(N" {_n"%ԊӘffk*I%ΊD۞s#r>|گoQsDUH v|gM`qr k,Ux#>^C/jɡ7(0%z ?x;#%;Qgx)NMc,`!Rr{YhQk0$&ܮ6 N ~l܂{וRhD1Y8n@G,OzUr@,?'$s$t'f?Li,:,?ʠ%R]n!VYMhL Tb@'ptӈe}b|$41Ȑu`1ӃzDX=b]e)/ <0T[)u4@F1`.IRP, 0se03>M&p~!qe`/whLz2ݫVG#73 ۯM/I)IZmH\"Rto{ 3IIM % ݨz(X(U @I 6K/"x$7!ZvDE};Jje[+<} ]jF`N`҅>s1%S\,s}f#ݮT-JZ%K p$ 50p!ܫ@G$v}}ꏠU|.jK<ɬIt c;T:WO$|G)T(U5AH$D%cWAROB]ߺ#p[**= ˵g%B5,%}A\a 찔ta <ݛ/ $ Ü|*'$z)yڀñnY}C )fR̤0N]VR8YksG:'OatKZ(eH'+JDB:DI1P߶VxUR ےW `7ptB 3D:t,U*zA],<#3$z $a _ۺɨI0QݕlKw6ѬXR aPDw؞KjP)h$Ak¢y>uTΙvQkd"=7C/6yrvV`6 ̡*.]S0Ϻc:vm xxX,yo@:--_} ~ Ez4՟*_7sJn3 {5NrYMV KB2=kƕ%Y$D8$" {l ]joI%wKݱ5 M;`c*t3c2 /ӕZPipe?2Ʋ an&.a_ Q4"d|՟ bK|̤|4o4ӍԝRFlJݙa y^VoYe_; }=ߒ&^ʫuw҉gѡt!;Y4k_ #" ?l=ppYgn9y嗴G?t`:ŝH(?U_kfHxeo|ی8Aֳ˷p2O.bMnT2kfQU_|vS9A1n\0M}E]% ʚI0@H!)e+d)kiw<:I xz]>3#MģUrh83 ֵ-bBĸT&9|u=e!C[; 6\}c}PXk3ŝ3۔71pg$nY;ɪB9_fpێeŗ/0homˎu)dl"we~@SV*}ոH̀#\E#d-=wʆWj0a'+JMr~PBᤋgFzw#yYl9_~-+a)]0fpKn0i>b昸}-I$L򒁀, ! W#꟎w 4HMzOmwbT-nRs4ot3-KnR!WC(υ> &Bl9Ry9PX2]W:mƱyK}',Y!1&5VV{2M&i9׺>~pH ի]Ѳd ubGvsUY趁ܦ\LڟXm r.%yH4,?[ޅ!l 㒄Sw <\W{U hŗArW|kofN8ˆ&f5xvN=oMymƧ{{m_ro6Llj[VV'EQZO0m-mYޣ.xUrRZZJLnmZ>2xzlïnBif-e։5YV(('5s+e(fo7z'c>8ZBO9k҃:?w}<a{OR(ժVh݀2&qLC7)(ʁ&aڀk#E~:xdœ~^`_O!ԓ= K9}цy roEVIz# ,ŐD?ZĮEHB_b@jv/Z^릋V <;Cym!< <y]uYH0A|4Cnj́OI<RdbwKy–s\vcCXuh c6r*?ErБ`A1HT~gZoʡR$VU1 h0*pgj9S KJ 2@: xE {ߟo]j&[0'lx D.<~IA!5R"`"a9=c1; 2$6_w׌Zj !1gGi>'߁98~HMD(5tQ:..( o%H(6XP؟?;MHB}s ^2XLh0v>0"(>&.$Ӈ;a8dzƸ+˴F'Lm6X[)u l9 :U@Lg>򽉁:ςQغ9PE.Z=ҹjIJ/6./2?Bnj_׌(Y_~JmdwQ[_4[P~ s ?/?ofnfCCL*nQʿ/A/31K{Ke~.a̠K Dg(Q~e_BeF9U^\eUuw@t2OK'C\}\g5 Mta݌wa݌zc}'O?g>g3sn66~oیon3/$)CAy#׸pzz;"9(/'R*zUKC(ϐge3VNa{r!W{ˀn_ kL+ťW*7YKxM}%+z[I2}ח c|U(X2Te^>&c˼$=)>w槤Ixո]@&JRW[O'ikr(s<2g!gs=U26C{"djcj7'%YØܻ Gz‰nC0=;H߫ehĻϏٞ܃8}n}7}z:n_qL ~iMnڧ.wZv<2kݫ+++p'k͠6KWPGcgeӾσfţu>TVl<-t&j\eYf(+@J~t p7xfze&Hqѿn|hlR+O>j*85ߚL u8i$x H&Y$':8an-gj0]=ƾw<A,Sx u1MfD|&ߢjOGU0PYn&i`XC,&lybmbӿ+ H:_tH-6'$`\=u{Ȫܯh0(53]l:\'b "n+adWD񇻀Y;`5ݸ1lxLŒk:gn3 &`Th$֠}փD#e&[yGo"9݌ S*aѾ(Y.H5"4Fb\rwZf$W"Br;3YY=y F<=v|6s<$+t#R.܋OFې/)0XPyx?.X"ڟQ6vo>Sc? `nwf9x{'c.-s0ŬBSh=ѝyxsEz?X \vHV&$1Ϊm,U|>cx w?65GTc*ۓi|? e Mt0͡okn>ʷQ$L{OiOHJ F Oɮyhl'n`Cl .3*/]F hWa! e76K((Xp^GAtmȹ;ٰ C e ȉ(dyJ6f Ϸ{<^Mg+_2qEnV|JRX}P/(:OOgsZ U45; BW5`/92H^3(.(ZFƫ1tcVB\ (atAL/Qa˟zTqٮ7(G,cݴKQaW:6n uywXL\7﹨+]yCQ1Mov$ѿfpalX  ^|޹Mwq`2[ozg[8K cd. , $8jVI{{a0&|iE-㨤t`C v_ʉ~ph;?2Y>A wVǰ{ga|]MzxI1%h3l䓈mAb?ڵ-caG?ԝY)òN~Lʹk2u-^chKX$֬="FN1G= _5>gvC%=\s&%tصa=<żpa&#fѯSL*@< փ LW{څGQy6;|,݀bV"N$֊rI)9=O*R L0MÄr "+roq-y[zЙHp8g0N^Xʩȩ(vU_\%hw2b5Š bR!D!6{xVyhEis[7xI㇛ΧV- QslA0|ul_}HV{zS_%ȕ/g-f#-<#@5̚J"4&/)FҢpL\岞*jal9n~;1{6JܖmJ@UN9VKII7J6