Handheld devices.Handheld handheld: see personal digital assistant. devices offer an incredibly diverse range of features. To help narrow your choices, your first decision has to with with connectivity A generic term for connecting devices to each other in order to transfer data back and forth. It often refers to network connections, which embraces bridges, routers, switches and gateways as well as backbone networks. . Do you need to be connected at all times? If so, you'll you'll Contraction of you will. you'll you will or you shall you'll will want to look at smartphones. If you only need to be connected intermittently in·ter·mit·tent adj. 1. Stopping and starting at intervals. See Synonyms at periodic. 2. Alternately containing and empty of water: an intermittent lake. , PDAs offer several options, from Wi-Fi (WIreless-FIdelity) A logo from the Wi-Fi Alliance that certifies network devices comply with the IEEE 802.11 wireless Ethernet standards. In the early 2000s, Wi-Fi/802.11 became widely used (initially 802.11b, then 802. to good old-fashioned old-fash·ioned adj. 1. Of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated. 2. Attached to or favoring methods, ideas, or customs of an earlier time: old-fashioned parents. n. , cradle-based synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. . After you choose your device category, you'll want to look at screen size, applications, and input mechanisms. And, of course, price is always an important consideration.
DIMENSIONS SOFTWARE
Dell Axim X3i PDA
Dell 4.6" tall, Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 for
http://www.dell.com 3.0" wide, Pocket PC Premium; Notes, Tasks,
US$341 0.6" deep; Calendar, Contacts, To Do List,
4.9oz Pocket Word, Pocket Excel, Pocket
Outlook, Pocket Internet Explorer
Hitachi G1000 Smartphone
Hitachi America 5.8" tall, Microsoft Pocket Internet, Pocket
http://www.hitachi.com 3.3" wide, Outlook, Pocket Word, Pocket
$649 .9" deep; Explorer Pocket Excel, ActiveSync
8.4oz and Windows Media Player,
HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 PDA
Hewlett-Packard 5.43" tall, Biometric fingerprint reader,
http://www.ho.com 3.3" wide, F-Secure FileCrypto Data
$649 0.63" deep; Encryption, Xcellenet Afaria
7.29 oz device management software;
Colligo Personal Edition; Adobe
PDF Viewer; RealOne Player for
Pocket PC; iPresenter PowerPoint
converter; Microsoft Pocket Word,
Pocket Excel, Pocket Internet
Explorer; Windows Media Player
Motorola i730 Smartphone
Motorola 3.6" tall, Advanced Calculator, TeleNav 2.2
http://www.motorola. 2.0" wide, with compass, WayToGo COI,
com 1.1" deep; Datebook
$300
Nokia 7600 Smartphone
Nokia 3.4" tall, Pre-installed Java games and
http://www.nokia.com 3.07" wide, applications; picture and text
7" deep, messaging; MP3 player; video
4.3oz recorder
PalmOne Treo 600 Smartphone
PalmOne 4.4" tall, Contacts, Calendar, To Do List,
http://www.PalmOne.com 2.4" wide, Memo Pad, Calculator
$449 0.9" deep;
6.2oz
PalmOne Tungsten T3 PDA
PalmOne 3.0" tall, Enhanced Calendar, Contacts,
http://www.PalmOne.com 4.3" wide, Memos and Tasks Note Pad,
Price: US$399 0.66" deep; Security Expense4, DataViz
5.5oz Documents To Go, RealOne Player,
Palm Photos, Voice Memo,
VersaMail 2.6
RIM Blackberry 7200 series Smartphone (includes 7230 from
T-Mobile and 7210 from AT&T Wireless)
Research in Motion 4.4: tall, Organizer applications
http://www.rim.com 2.9" wide,
$399 0.8" deep;
4.8oz
Samsung SPH-i500 Smartphone
Samsung 3.42" tall, Address Book, Date Book, Expense
http://www.samsung.com 2.13" wide, Report, Calculator, Mail
$599 1.03" deep;
5.1 oZ
Sony Clie PEG-UX50 Smartphone
Sony 4.1: tall, Palm oS 5Date Book, CLIE Album,
http://www.sonystyle. 3.5" wide, CLIE Files, Calculator, To-Do
com 0.7" deep; List, Photo Editor, SonicStage,
$649 6.2oz QuickTime, Intellisync Lite
ViewSonic Pocket PC V37 PDA
ViewSonic 4.8" tall, Microsoft Pocket Outlook,
http://www.viewsonic. 3" wide, Pocket Word, Pocket Excel,
com 0.5" deep; Pocket Internet Explorer,
$349 4oz Reader, Windows Media Player
PROCESSOR/ CONNECTIVITY USER
MEMORY INTERFACE
Dell Axim X3i PDA
Dell Intel 400MHz 802.11 b; 3.5" screen,
http://www.dell.com XScale Infrared; 320x240;
US$341 64MB Intel Sync cradle Touch screen,
StrataFlash Stylus,
64MB SDRAM Microphone
Hitachi G1000 Smartphone
Hitachi America 40OMHz Intel CDMA, available 3.5" screen,
http://www.hitachi.com XScale; from Sprint PCS; 320x240;
$649 32MB RAM Infrared; Keyboard
Sync cradle;
GPS
HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 PDA
Hewlett-Packard 400MHz Intel 802.11 b; 4.5" screen,
http://www.ho.com XScale; Bluetooth; 320x240;
$649 128MB SDRAM; Sync cradle Touch screen,
48MB Flash Stylus
RAM
Motorola i730 Smartphone
Motorola 66MHZ iDEN; available 1.75" screen,
http://www.motorola. 16MB from Nextel; 130x130;
com GPS Keypad;
$300 4-way button;
Voice dialing;
Push-to-talk
Nokia 7600 Smartphone
Nokia 29MB SRAM Dual-mode 2.5" screen,
http://www.nokia.com WCDMA, 160x128;
GSM 900/ Keypad,
1800MHZ; Stylus,
Due for release Voice dialing,
in Europe, Africa Touch screen
and Asia only
Bluetooth;
Infrared; USB
PalmOne Treo 600 Smartphone
PalmOne 144MHz CDMA, available 2.5" screen,
http://www.PalmOne.com 32MB RAM from Sprint PCS; 320x240;
$449 GSM 1900/ Keyboard,
800MHz available 5-way button
from Orange
and Cingular
PalmOne Tungsten T3 PDA
PalmOne 400MHz Intel Bluetooth; 3.5" screen,
http://www.PalmOne.com XScale; Infrared; 320x240;
Price: US$399 64MB RAM Sync cradle Touch screen,
Stylus,
5-way button
NOTE: Screen
works in both
portrait and
landscape
modes.
RIM Blackberry 7200 series Smartphone (includes 7230 from
T-Mobile and 7210 from AT&T Wireless)
Research in Motion 2MB SRAM; Tri-band 900/ 3.5" screen,
http://www.rim.com 16MB RAM GSM/GPRS 240x160;
$399 1800/1900MHz Keyboard,
Available from Stylus,
T-Mobile and Touch screen
AT&T Wireless;
USB
Samsung SPH-i500 Smartphone
Samsung 66MHz; Dual-band, 2.8" screen,
http://www.samsung.com 16MB tri-mode 176x162;
$599 CDMA PCS, Keypad,
available Touch screen,
from Sprint PCS Stylus
Sony Clie PEG-UX50 Smartphone
Sony 300MHz Sony 802.11b; 3.5" screen,
http://www.sonystyle. Handheld Bluetooth; 480x320;
com Engine Infrared; USB Keyboard;
$649 CXD2230GA; Styus;
40MB RAM; Handwriting
60MB ROM recognition
ViewSonic Pocket PC V37 PDA
ViewSonic 400MHz Sync cradle; 3.5" screen,
http://www.viewsonic. Intel Infrared 320x240;
com XScale; Touch screen;
$349 64MB ROM and Stylus
64MB SDRAM
CAMERA POWER
Dell Axim X3i PDA
Dell No Li-ion battery
http://www.dell.com
US$341
Hitachi G1000 Smartphone
Hitachi America Yes Li-ion battery;
http://www.hitachi.com 640x480 Up to 2.5 hours
$649 talk time; Up to
168 hours
standby
HP iPAQ Pocket PC h5500 PDA
Hewlett-Packard No Li-ion battery;
http://www.ho.com Up 12 hours
$649
Motorola i730
Smartphone
Motorola No Li-ion battery;
http://www.motorola. Up to 3.3 hours
com talk time, 70
$300 hours standby
Nokia 7600 Smartphone
Nokia Yes Li-ion battery;
http://www.nokia.com 640x480 Up to 3 hours
image for WCDMA;
128x96 Up to 4 for GSM;
video 5 hours standby
PalmOne Treo 600 Smartphone
PalmOne Yes Li-ion battery;
http://www.PalmOne.com 640x480 Up to 4 hours
$449 talk time COMA;
Up to 6 hours
talk time GSM
Up to 240 hours
standby
PalmOne Tungsten T3 PDA
PalmOne No Li-ion battery;
http://www.PalmOne.com Up to 14 days
Price: US$399
RIM Blackberry 7200 series Smartphone (includes 7230 from
T-Mobile and 7210 from AT&T Wireless)
Research in Motion No Li-ion battery;
http://www.rim.com Up to 4 hours
$399 talk time; Up to
240 hours
standby
Samsung SPH-i500 Smartphone
Samsung No Li-ion battery;
http://www.samsung.com Up to 4.2 hours
$599 talk time;
Up to 10.4
days standby
Sony Clie PEG-UX50 Smartphone
Sony Yes Li-polimer
http://www.sonystyle. 310K battery;
com Up to 14 days
$649
ViewSonic Pocket PC V37 PDA
ViewSonic No Li-ion battery,
http://www.viewsonic. Up to 8 hours
com
$349
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