The PDA isn’t Dead, Just Hiding!
I was looking around for a little research, and came across a comment on a web site (Amazon) that the PDA is dead. At first, I agreed with him, but I was thinking – is it really? Yes, there is HP who sells as many models of PDAs as they do smart phones (2), and they seem to be the most successful ones. And of course, there is the old Palm devices, in which Palm left the PDA world to jump in their what I believe failing smart phone world. But there are PDAs out there, we just don’t see them as PDAs. Simply put, they are hiding in plain sight.
Let me explain exactly what I mean. In order to do that effectively, I need to give a little history lesson on mobile electronics. First came the organizer. This was a little itsy bitsy device with a QWERTY keyboard, and allowed you to set up all of your contacts, some basic details about them, and a calendar. You may also have some other features, but there was one thing all of these pieces of junk had in common. They were no availability to install, or update applications in the device. This meant that if it was buggy, or if you needed more features, you were SOL. In addition, some may have offered PC synchronization, but this was only with their application, and usually it was clunky, and no value to it. It essentially became a little more than a personal phone book.
