Reality Mobile turns your handset into networked snoop gear.

The Port of Los Angeles has 27 terminals spread along 43 miles of California coastline being watched by 400 security cameras. As part of a $4.2 million security upgrade to be completed in April, port police will be able to pull live video from any of those cameras onto the screens of their smart phones or car-mounted computers, the better to eyeball miscreants. If an officer has his eye on someone lurking in an area not covered by the port's stationary cameras, he can push the scene live from the video camera on his smart phone to the screens of other officers approaching the scene.

Making this all possible is software created by Reality Mobile, a Herndon, Virginia firm that got $250,000 to hook 140 L.A. port officers into a network. "It's a real force multiplier," says Julia Kirwan, the port's police technology manager.

In 2009 Reality Mobile pulled in less than $5 million of revenue, 80% from government customers. During President Obama's inauguration and a visit to the U.S. by Pope Benedict last year, Washington, D.C. police used Reality Mobile's software to distribute video among officers. The military is testing it for use in unmanned drones. Though unconfirmed, it's likely that soldiers in Afghanistan use the software to push live video of captured jihadi suspects to the computer screens of intelligence agents stateside and are quickly sent instructions to hold a guy for interrogation or let him go.

The business case for this technology: When something goes wrong, the person who knows best how to fix it is probably thousands of miles away. New York utility ConEd has deployed software with crews that respond to downed power lines. Oil companies could use it to let a semiretired engineer, lounging poolside with his laptop, help a roughneck fix a broken valve on a platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

"If it's on your screen, then people in your network can see it," says Patrick McVeigh, chairman of Reality Mobile and former chief executive at Palmsource. "This is telepresence at the edge."

Reality Mobile is far from a threat to the likes of Cisco Systems ( CSCO - news - people ), which bought videoconferencing-hardware maker Tandberg for $3.4 billion last year and sells pricey TelePresence videoconference setups. But cofounder and chief scientist David Rensin is giddy about his software's great potential: "There's no need to schedule a WebEx conference ahead of time; we can push live video to dozens of people. And because we're software-based, we don't get obsolete." (It works on Windows-powered PCs and phones and RIM's BlackBerry; Android and Symbian versions are in the works; Apple ( AAPL - news - people ) hasn't yet cleared it for the iPhone.)

WiLink 7.0 All-In-One Single Chip with GPS, WLAN, Bluetooth and FM Solutions

Nowadays convergence is a new trend with more and more technologies being integrated into mobile phones. And among those, wireless technology is one of the most common one to sustain network communication for seamless connectivity. Instead of relying on multiple discrete components to fulfill such requirements, TI (Texas Instrument) has recently unveiled a new chip that integrates WLAN, GPS, Bluetooth and FM transceiver function into one and named as WiLink 7.0, it is claimed to be the industry’s first single-chip that being designed specifically for mainstream mobile devices.

WiLink 7.0 is much tinier, only around 50 percent smaller than its previous generation but without constraint by its tiny form factor, it has added new GPS feature as compared to its predecessor. In order to cancel out chip-level RF interference, the new chip has unique coexistence capabilities that allow multiple individual RF modules to work in parallel for effective BOM (Bill of Material) and design simplicity. Besides, it features best-in-class high performance GPS core that enables accurate positioning assisted with advanced algorithm. On top of this, its Bluetooth core includes dedicated audio processor SoC supporting both low energy and 3.0 specifications. Others include a robust WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n as well as FM core that make it a powerful all-in-one solution suitable for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), PNDs (Personal Navigation devices), gaming devices and many more.

No pricing and exact availability yet, but this will definitely able to improve future mobile gadgets in wireless capabilities while maintaining smaller form factor with integrated feature sets for prolong battery life.

Panasonic, the Japanese famous PC maker has recently unveiled a new series of rugged tablet PC targeted for harsh environment. Named as H1 Field model, it is categorized under Toughbook family to expand its existing models for wider selection suitable for various usages.

Measured around 10.4 x 10.6 x 2.3-inch with total weight of around 3.4lbs, H1 Field is dubbed as the industry’s most rugged tablet PC. Physically, the machine is sealed with magnesium alloy chassis enhanced with polycarbonate material that can withstand a 6-feet drops without damage. As you may curious how it handles heat dissipation, thanks to the use of thermally efficient Intel Atom Z540 processor clocking at 1.86GHz maximum that is able to provide sufficient CPU processing power while still able to stay relatively low in power dissipation. Besides, H1 Field is further supported by GMA500 integrated graphics, a 2GB memory RAM, high end 64GB reinforced SSD (Solid State Drive) as an ideal companion even handling CPU intensive tasks with graphics hardware accelerated functions reliably in any extreme conditions. Other features include WiFi, Bluetooth 2.1 wireless technologies and surprisingly, the battery life is expected to last up to 6 hours to make it a truly portable machine during mission critical usages with seamless connectivity.

Preloaded with either Windows XP or Windows 7 Operating System

and expected to retail at $3379, the Toughbook H1 Field is not cheap at all and may only be affordable by enterprise users.

WiLink 7.0 All-In-One Single Chip with GPS, WLAN, Bluetooth and FM Solutions

Nowadays convergence is a new trend with more and more technologies

being integrated into mobile phones. And among those, wireless technology is one of the most common one to sustain network communication for seamless connectivity. Instead of relying on multiple discrete components to fulfill such requirements, TI (Texas Instrument) has recently unveiled a new chip that integrates WLAN, GPS, Bluetooth and FM transceiver function into one and named as WiLink 7.0, it is claimed to be the industry’s first single-chip that being designed specifically for mainstream mobile devices.

WiLink 7.0 is much tinier, only around 50 percent smaller than its previous generation but without constraint by its tiny form factor, it has added new GPS feature as compared to its predecessor. In order to cancel out chip-level RF interference, the new chip has unique coexistence capabilities that allow multiple individual RF modules to work in parallel for effective BOM (Bill of Material) and design simplicity. Besides, it features best-in-class high performance GPS core that enables accurate positioning assisted with advanced algorithm. On top of this, its Bluetooth core includes dedicated audio processor SoC supporting both low energy and 3.0 specifications. Others include a robust WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n as well as FM core that make it a powerful all-in-one solution suitable for MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), PNDs (Personal Navigation devices), gaming devices and many more.

No pricing and exact availability yet, but this will definitely able to improve future mobile gadgets in wireless capabilities while maintaining smaller form factor with integrated feature sets for prolong battery life.

64GB SanDisk Ultra SDXC Memory Card

The worldwide leading maker of flash memory cards, SanDisk Corporation has launched its new 64GB SanDisk Ultra SDXC card, which SanDisk claims as its highest capacity SD memory card on the market, featuring fast transfer speed up to 15MB per second, and Class 4 rating to ensure smooth HD movie record and playback, seems perfect for the newest SDXC-capable high-end cameras and 1080p HD camcorders.

According to the corporation, SanDisk Ultra SDXC card is based on new SD 3.0 specification that can manufacture up to 2TB SD memory cards.

“SDXC is the successor to the popular SDHC card format,” commented Susan Park, director for retail product marketing at SanDisk. “The 64GB SanDisk Ultra SDXC card delivers the speed and capacity consumers need for extended HD video recording and improved rapid shooting of still images. The card is an ideal complement for recently-announced SDXC-compatible cameras and camcorders.”

The new SanDisk 64GB Ultra SDXC memory card that able to store over 8 hours of HD video with recording speed of 9 Mbps is now available for approximately $350.