In-Stat: 6.5% CAGR ahead for PDAs.Despite pressure from smart phones, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). shipments will rise at a 6.5% compound annual clip through 2008, says research firm In-Stat (instat.com). PalmOne was the leader in unit volume in 2003, with nearly twice the share of No. 2 HP. In-Stat forecasts shipments to reach 10.8 million units this year, buoyed by smaller devices and lower prices. The firm also cited greater availability of products with integrated Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Multimedia applications and wireless functionality will drive the next generation PDAs, as will such features as VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. displays, displays in portrait and landscape mode. In-Stat also predicts improved operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and device usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. . |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion