Hardware & Systems

Mobile computing devices let you work in the field or on the road. The Palm and the PocketPC remain the most popular handheld devices in the United States. The PocketPC is the unit of choice for those who want to view CAD drawings, if only because software for that purpose usually runs only on the Microsoft® Windows® CE operating system.

Though we evaluted graphics cards just a few months ago, back in October 2002, the advent of AGP 8X cards drew us back for another look at new releases from the four vendors that focus on graphics cards for workstations.

A new player in the scanner market is ACTion Imaging Solutions, which formed through the three-way merger of ANA Tech, Colortrac, and Tangent, to form ACTion Imaging Solutions.

Rapid prototyping is a process through which physical prototypes are quickly created from 3D CAD files.

Input devices such as mice, keyboards, and digitizers are the means through which you get your computer to do what you want.

The growing popularity of 3D modeling has given rise to a number of hardware devices designed to provide an actual 3D viewing experience.