Abstract: A portable electronic device or wireless communication device (WCD) has at least one provision for optional equipment or user services. Options are provided for a user in a menu selection for selection by the consumer of the options. The user selects the options for the particular WCD and the options are installed on delivery or prior to delivery, thereby providing the user with an initial selection of the options.

Abstract: Embodiments describe manufacturing, programming, testing, and servicing of wireless computing devices utilizing the embedded wireless technology in the device. According to an aspect is a method for efficient batch processing of a plurality of devices. The method includes sending data to a plurality of wireless devices though a wireless communication. The data included in the wireless communication is received at the plurality of wireless devices and the plurality of wireless devices are programmed or tested with the data included in the wireless communication. The plurality of wireless devices can be programmed and/or tested in batch and/or in parallel.

Abstract: An integrated apparatus is disclosed that can directly connect to a portable digital video camera and can record uncompressed video and audio data, along with associated metadata, in the field and elsewhere. Most preferably, the integrated apparatus includes a removable, recordable, reusable digital magazine that may be mounted. Most preferably, the integrated apparatus also supports a variety of input and output formats, and the apparatus may be easily connected to other computing systems, either directly or through network connections, wired or wireless. The digital magazine can be mounted in a variety of docking stations and can be directly connected to a network, allowing the video and audio data to be easily stored and transferred.