| The PDA has been on the market for
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| | as cell phones) may not possess a touch
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| several years now. Has it come to the
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| | screen, instead using softkeys, a
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| point where it can now replace a notebook
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| | directional pad (d-pad) and either the
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| or desktop computer. Find out in this
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| | numeric keypad or a thumb operated
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| article.
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| | keyboard for idata nput.
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| Personal digital assistants (PDAs) are
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| | In order to meet the PDA definition,
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| hand-held microcomputers, but have become
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| | standard software should include an
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| much more than that over the years. PDAs
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| | appointment calendar, a task list, an
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| are also known as pocket pc's or palmtop
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| | address book for business and personal
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| computers. PDAs have numerous uses
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| | contacts and some kind of notes program.
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| including: calculating, use as a timer
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| | Internet connected PDAs also usually
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| and time piece with calendar functions,
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| | include E-mail and Web support.Most units
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| surfing the Internet, sending and
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| | also include memo recording software for
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| receiving electronic mail, video
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| | audio notes. Very handy for remembering
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| recording, typing and word processing,
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| | important details.
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| address book uses, making and composing
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| | Not Quite A Laptop Replacement...Yet
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| spreadsheets, bar code scanning, use as a
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| | Possibly, to a higher degree than any
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| radio receiver or stereo, playing video
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| | other computer device, the personal
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| games, entering survey results, and
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| | digital assistant lacks the raw computing
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| Global Positioning System (GPS). More
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| | horsepower and Wireless Broadband
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| recent PDAs also have color screens and
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| | capabilities of a desktop or notebook
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| complete audio and telephony features,
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| | computer. Presently, costs of laptop
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| allowing them to be employed as mobile
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| | computers are coming down. Although a lot
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| phones (smartphones), Internet browsers,
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| | greater in size, laptops have larger
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| and portable media players. Many now also
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| | screens and keyboards and are much more
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| include cameras that can snap photos
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| | powerful.
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| which can then be automatically uploaded
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| | However, the OQO Model 2 has been brought
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| to Flickr and mySpace accounts. Most
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| | out in recent times as a fully desktop PC
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| newer PDAs can access the Internet,
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| | compatible PDA with a USB port so that
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| intranets or extranets via Wi-Fi, or
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| | people can use their normal work and
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| Wireless Wide-Area Networks (WWANs).
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| | business software or play computer games
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| Almost all PDA's employ touch screen
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| | compatible with ubiquitous operating
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| technology except for Smartphones which
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| | systems such as Windows XP. It can also
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| rely on menu driven systems due to their
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| | connect to regular PC peripherals. Costs
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| smaller display screens.
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| | still have a way to fall prior to mass
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| PDA's Past
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| | adoption takes place in the market but
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| The term "personal data assistant" was
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| | OQO is no longer the exclusive
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| first used on Jan 7th, 1992 by then Apple
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| | manufacturer of these types of units, so
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| Computer Chief Executive Officer John
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| | costs should fall possibly within the
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| Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show
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| | next few years.
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| (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, concerning
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| | Conclusion
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| the Apple Newton.
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| | The PDAs strength is that it is easy to
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| PDAs are occasionally denoted as "Palms",
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| | transport and less bulky than full-sized
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| "Palm Pilots" or "Palm Tops" so-named
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| | computers.It slides easily into a dress
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| after an early personal digital assistant
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| | shirt or trousers pocket. The additional
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| produced by USR and Palm Inc called the
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| | features like cameras, Global Positioning
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| "Palm Pilot". Today however, the term is
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| | System, telephony and MP3 player make it
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| much more encompassing and includes a
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| | flexible unlike any other type of
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| very diverse range of products developed
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| | computers in the market.
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| by a host of many manufacturers including
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| | Many people do not require full desktop
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| HP, Dell, Blackberry and Sharp to name a
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| | capabilities while on the go. As long as
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| few.
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| | they can access their information and
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| .Characteristic capabilities
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| | sync their data to a full-sized computer
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| Presently, a regular PDA has a touch
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| | when they arrive at their homes and
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| screen for data entry, a memory card slot
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| | offices, that's really all they need and
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| for data storage and at the least one of
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| | want to do. So at least in the short run,
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| the following for device-todevice
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| | the PDA will most likely remain as a
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| communication: IrDA, Bluetooth and/or
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| | portable helper for millions of users for
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| WiFi. Even so, many personal digital
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| | years to come.
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| assistants (commonly those used chiefly
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