| New mobile phones use many different communication | | | | extension cards for real time health condition |
| techniques. They can connect to the Internet via WiFi | | | | monitoring, for home automation via PDA and even |
| access points, many have a built-in GPS receiver, they | | | | more. So, if you need one of those functions, just |
| can communicate with each other via Bluetooth. But | | | | insert the respective card and here you go! |
| not every phone has all those features. However, | | | | Even if there is no SD slot in your phone, you can use |
| these and many more features can be added to a | | | | some extensions that connect to the phone via |
| phone using a special mini (micro) SD card or an | | | | Bluetooth. For example, SPECTEC offers a Bluetooth |
| adaptor. | | | | GPS receiver. Using Bluetooth may be preferable |
| SD (Secure Digital) is the most common standard | | | | even if the phone supports SD cards because in that |
| used for the data storage, now its smaller | | | | case SD slot will remain available for data storage. |
| modifications - mini or micro SD are used in mobile | | | | Some WiFi cards can also store data. So, one can |
| phones. But there are also other accessories, apart | | | | add WiFi to PDA while still having up to 2 GB of data |
| from the data storage, that can be connected to the | | | | storage in the card. The only drawback with such |
| mini (micro) SD slot of the phone. The leader on this | | | | cards is that they have non-standard size, so that the |
| market is SPECTEC. SPECTEC offers the following | | | | card protrudes out of the SD slot. Because of that |
| cards and extensions: | | | | one cannot keep the card permanently in the phone, |
| * WiFi cards - adds WiFi to PDA | | | | however one can easily insert it when WiFi connection |
| * GPS cards - adds GPS Receiver to PDA | | | | is needed. |
| * Bluetooth cards - adds Bluetooth to PDA | | | | SPECTEC do not sell their products online, however, |
| * Video-Out - enables PDA to display screen over | | | | one can easily find many online resellers on the Web. |
| projector or external monitor | | | | There are also other manufacturers of such cards. A |
| As one can see above, one can add WiFi, GPS, | | | | good place to search for them is at So, if you have an |
| Bluetooth, and even video output to a PDA. Suppose, | | | | older device that does not support all of the new |
| you are going to a business meeting. Just load all your | | | | features or, if you have some very special idea in |
| documents into your PDA, then connect the Video-Out | | | | mind, just search the Web for the appropriate |
| adaptor and you can impress your partners making a | | | | extension card to empower your phone the way you |
| presentation from your phone. There are also | | | | want. |