LAPTOP MAGAZINE
February 2002
Science & Technology Section
Automotive Computing
By Diana K. McLean
(Excerpted from a larger article)
For those who want to have wireless data communications in
their cars, there’s Ositech’s CellFlex
PC Card. While dual-mode cellular phones let wireless voice
service users roam from analog to digital coverage areas, CellFlex
lets wireless data users do the same with data. CellFlex looks for
the best connection, and chooses digital over analog when
available. CellFlex products can be used with any device with a PC
Card slot.
Those who want to connect a PDA or laptop to a dual-mode
cellular phone and connect to the Internet can use either of two
Ositech CellFlex products, the King
of Clubs ($149) or King of
Hearts ($199) PC cards, sold in wireless Internet kits
containing the card, a CellFlex cable, an installation CD, and a
manual. Because CellFlex products use the cellular transceiver in
the phone, all calls (voice and data) are billed through the
cellular-service provider.
