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`IM, text in more than words
`Little Z2 device sends photographs, graphic images, emoticons free - and it
`plays music
`By Craig Crossman | Mcclatchy-tribune
`April 17, 2008
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`Kids will spend hours a day sending instant messages to each
`other. On cell phones, texting is more popular with the small set
`than making calls. And it is more than just words: Along with the
`text come photos, graphic images and emoticons to convey
`feelings.
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`Now there is a little hand-held device that will let the kids send
`their IMs and text without monopolizing the computer - and keep
`your costs to a minimum.
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`Billed as the Ultimate Messaging Device, the ZipIt, or Z2, from ZipIt Wireless is a tiny
`device that lets your kids send IMs to each other for free. The Z2 opens up like a little
`laptop and sports a full QWERTY back-lit keyboard that is ideal for typing in dark places.
`The screen is a full color, 2.9-inch LCD screen that can easily display colorful text and
`fonts, pictures, graphics and more. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery lasts for hours of
`IMing.
`
`The Z2 supports 802.11b and g WiFi protocols and will work on your home's wireless
`networking with WEP and WPA security. In addition to working on any open Wireless hot
`spots, Zipit Wireless has arranged for the Z2 to work for free with any of the thousands of
`McDonald's restaurants that offer WiFi service.
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`Setting up the Z2 is a piece of cake.
`
`If your kids have an IM account on
`AOL/AIM, MSN and Yahoo
`Messenger, they are set to go. The
`Z2 works with all of them, and they
`can chat with up to 99 users at the
`same time. All they have to do is log
`on to any of those services using
`their screen names and passwords.
`All of the names on their existing
`Buddy Lists will automatically
`transfer and be available to them on
`the Z2.
`
`But unlike these services on a
`computer, they can only chat with
`their buddies and cannot be
`contacted by strangers looking to
`open a new chat with them
`anonymously. Parents should really
`like that security feature. Parents
`can also control when the Z2 is
`active so that they can, for example,
`set a nighttime curfew to insure that
`their kids are not sending IMs in the
`wee hours.
`
`Texting protocols work with the SMS
`texting platform and work with more
`than 20 major cell carriers, so they
`can send and receive text
`messages to just about anyone with
`a cell phone.
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`The Z2 sports a MiniSD card slot for
`storing photos they take with a
`digital camera or images transferred
`from their computers. The card also
`can be used to store and transfer
`MP3 files. That is because the Z2
`also is an MP3 player. You also can
`choose to stream music directly from the Internet: Plug in any stereo headphones or ear
`buds and listen. So now the kids can chat, listen to music and share photos from virtually
`anywhere with a WiFi connection.
`Apple a Day
`No Mac OS X for non-Apple PCs, after all:
`There are no IM fees what- soever. Texting fees apply. The first 10 text messages are
`Psystar called bogus
`free, and there is an optional 3,000 messages for $4.99 per month. The Z2 sells for
`All the speculation on what it might
`$149.99. If your children are into IMing and texting, but you don't want them on the
`mean that…
`computer all the time or burning up minutes on a cell phone, then the Z2 might prove to
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`be the best and most economical way for them to communicate with one another.
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`Craig Crossman hosts the radio talk show, "Computer America," on the Business
`baltimoresun.com message boards
`TalkRadio Network and the Lifestyle TalkRadio Network.
`Talk about computers, gadgets, electronics
`and other technology in our online forums
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`http://www.baltimoresun.com/technology/bal-bz.pl.palmim17apr17,0,1957039.story?track...
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`4/18/2008
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`ZIPIT EX. 2041, pg.1
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