The Cool Tools testing lab is on a brief hiatus, as I'm on the road with the Network World Wireless & Mobility Technology Tour (stops this week in Austin, Texas, and Anaheim, Calif.). Luckily, some new products are coming out that will keep me busy when I return.

Linksys announces draft 802.11n products

Linksys today is expected to announce availability of its draft 802.11n wireless products (based on the IEEE draft 802.11n standard), joining Netgear and Buffalo Technology as vendors with draft-n products.

Linksys says its Wireless-N Broadband Router (WRT300N, about $150) and Notebook Adapter (WPC300N, about $120) are available at BestBuy.com, with other locations available shortly. The company says the new equipment offers up to four times the range and up to 12 times the throughput of its wireless-g products. Like its earlier SRS product, the new Wireless-N offerings utilize multiple input, multiple output to simultaneously transmit two streams of data over multiple channels. To support the draft specification, Linksys says its products will provide mixed-mode operation and backward compatibility with 802.11g and 802.11b products.

Security features include support for Wi-Fi Protected Access, VPN pass-through and a stateful packet inspection firewall. Security options are accessed through the browser-based configuration utility, Linksys says. Additional products in the Wireless-N line will be launched in the second half of the year, the company says.

Fujitsu gives new meaning to 'ultraportable' laptop

Fujitsu Computer Systems last week debuted its LifeBook Q2010, a "high-end executive notebook" that weighs 2.2 pounds, includes a 12.1-inch widescreen display and is about 0.75-inch thin. The notebook is expected to be available this summer.

While the notebook may be thin, it has titanium hinges, a magnesium housing and shock-mounted hard drive to help protect data stored on it. Features include an Intel Core-based (Solo) processor, integrated 802.11a/b/g wireless, Bluetooth 2.0 and Windows XP. The notebook comes without an optical drive, but an optical docking station includes a dual-layer DVD burner, Fujitsu says.

Security features include support for the Trusted Platform Module 1.2, and a built-in fingerprint sensor. The Q2010 will include a three-cell battery to keep the notebook lightweight, or a six-cell battery option with up to eight hours of life. More details on the system are available here.

T-Mobile ships BlackBerry 8700g

Click to see: The BlackBerry 8700g

Research In Motion and T-Mobile USA last week launched the BlackBerry 8700g, combining the latest in wireless e-mail, cell phone and Web browsing features in a small form factor. The device is available at T-Mobile's retail stores and Web site. Pricing depends on data plan chosen.

The 8700g includes support for instant messaging services and 10 e-mail accounts, and works on T-Mobile's Edge wireless network. Other features include 64MB of flash memory and 16MB of synchronous dynamic RAM; dedicated Send, End and Mute phone keys; a 320-by-240-pixel LCD screen with 65,000-color support; and light-sensing technology that adjusts the screen and keyboard lighting for viewing in outdoor, indoor and dark environments, T-Mobile says.

Shaw can be reached at kshaw@nww.com.