PDA Help

My "must have" PDA, a Handspring Visor, quickly found a nice place in the back of my desk drawer. I'm the worst impulse buyer.

 

Most people I know that have them don't use them. I'd use the money on something else.

 

Not so many people acutally buy PDA anymore, smartphone is the way to go. Get a t-mobile sidekick II, it has pretty much all the function that a PDA has.

 

What type of work or career are you going into?

I personally use a pocket pc and I love the vast amount of software and function that it has. Although it seems more buggy than most palms.

Someone said something about the smartphone which is also a good idea to look into.

I think it all really depends on what you think you are going to need it for.

 

I have an IPAQ, but don't use it. Some people I know use them, some like myself have them collecting dust. If you want one, I suggest you go with the Dell Axim series. They have a range of product depending on what you want. I would recommend going with something that has wireless, and bluetooth capabilities, for web browsing and emailing. Pocket PC has kind of taken over the PDA market, seeing that you can get a lot of PC based software for it, and connect it to Outlook. If I had the choice I'd probably go with a SmartPhone these days. They are a more expensive and kind of big, but it does replace 2 devices.

Dell Axim

 

personally, unless you use outlook at work or home, i don't like them. i've never gotten used to typing stuff up on a PDA.

now if you have a corporate email account/calendar - i love my blackberry

 

PDA is usually not a good idea. You may think it's cute when you're in a new relationship, or want to use it to send a little "message" to your ex who may be in the room... but don't. People don't like it, and it's not so funny anymore when you get in trouble for it. Go get a room.

 

Got caught recently?

 

Actually, anything I may be referring to that I may have personally been involved in happened about 10 years ago. College kids with no experience... don't always realize how things look to other people...

 

Bingo. If you have no idea what you're going to use it for, you more than likely won't get much use out of it - it'd be a waste of money.

 

what about all the pr0n you can see when you are waiting in an elevator or standing in line at the DMV. Think about the possibilities!!!

 

Such people have no idea about thinking outside the box. I am sending you bbs'ers this post from my fax/printer/copier/scanner/calculator/pen/swiss-army watch.

 

I work in IT and I cant stand PDAs... They stand for (Pain in Da Ass)

 

PalmOne looks to LifeDrive for lifeline

By Ina Fried

http://news.com.com/PalmOne+looks+to+LifeDrive+for+lifeline/2100-1041_3-5711096.html

PalmOne is hoping that the addition of a hard drive to the handheld computer will help breathe new life into a product that has lost a significant amount of its "cool factor" in recent years.

The company is formally announcing its LifeDrive product, a $499 handheld that includes a 4GB hard drive along with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi wireless abilities. As previously reported, the move is an effort to expand the handheld into a repository for all manner of digital media, including photos, videos and music, while maintaining its abilities as a digital organizer.

But in many ways, this wide variety of abilities could be the biggest challenge for a device that must compete with Apple's iPod, Sony's PSP and other targeted gadgets.
PalmOne Life Drive

"It is definitely a marketing challenge to communicate that it can do all of these things really well," said Stephane Maes, PalmOne's director of product management for handhelds.

Maes likens the LifeDrive, the company's first handheld with a hard drive, to another successful electronics device that can do many things--the personal computer. In some instances, Maes said, the LifeDrive can even replace the laptop for business travelers, thanks to its ability to handle Microsoft Office documents, connect to corporate Exchange e-mail servers and access the Web through Wi-Fi.
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But gadget buyers have historically tended to prefer mobile devices that do one thing well. Maes said that PalmOne may be able to sway some would-be buyers of such devices.

"We certainly see that some people who might buy an iPod would buy this," he said. "I wouldn't say that's the bulk of people that are going to buy it."

Initially, Maes said the company is largely expecting sales to come from the traditional market for PalmOne devices. Many people have not upgraded their Palm III or Palm V devices because they haven't seen a compelling reason to do so, Maes said. The company also hopes to gain from the market that Sony helped build with its Clie devices, which added multimedia features on top of the PalmOS. With Sony out of that sector, it is now available to PalmOne, Maes said.

In recent years, PalmOne has focused much of its energy on its Treo line and the growing market for more capable cell phones. Although the company has added new handheld models, that market has remained stagnant. If all goes well, Maes said PalmOne hopes to create a whole family of devices based on the LifeDrive.

"This is just the first in a new genre of products," he said.

 

the lifedrive looks cool. i basically converted my palm tungsten t3 into a gps unit and mp3 player. I really have never used it for its intended purpose.

 

Forget the PDA and get yourself a nice Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator...