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PDAs Are Dead; Long Live PDAs

PDAs Are Dead; Long Live PDAs 04/12/2004 09:59 AM
JOEL JOHNSON -- So PDA sales are falling, while smartphone shipments are up. According to some, like The Dallas Morning News' Doug Bedell, this means that PDAs are dying. To others, like Brighthand's Ed Hardy (looking resplendant in dark turtleneck and matching beard), it means that PDAs, overall, are just...

Motorola Announces A780 Linux SmartPhone
and MPx220 Pocket PC SmartPhone

Motorola Announces A780 Linux SmartPhone
and MPx220 Pocket PC SmartPhone 07/27/2004 02:34 PM
bargainPDA.com Jul 27 2004 6:18PM GMT

Ray Park Takes On All Challengers

Ray Park Takes On All Challengers 07/25/2004 02:21 PM
We may know him best as Darth Maul, but Ray Park proves he's got mad skills with a lightsaber as he uses the Master Replicas weapons to take on all challengers....including Jake Lloyd? See all this and more in a new gallery from Comic-Con right here.

Goggle dominates; faces challengers

Goggle dominates; faces challengers 06/08/2004 04:08 AM
iafrica.com Jun 8 2004 8:39AM GMT

iPod Challengers: Sharp Or Flat?

iPod Challengers: Sharp Or Flat? 09/21/2004 10:50 AM
Get an iPod with iTunes, and be happy. By Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Pioneer Press (via MyAppleMenu)

Microsoft Prepping iPod Challengers?

Microsoft Prepping iPod Challengers? 01/05/2004 06:16 AM
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports on Microsoft's upcoming Portable Media Centers which will be showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show later t...

DARPA Officially Cuts Off Grand
Challengers

DARPA Officially Cuts Off Grand
Challengers 11/04/2003 03:39 PM
We've been following the well-hyped DARPA "Grand Challenge" offroad autonomous vehicle challenge for a while now, and last week reported at how surprised DARPA was that over 100 applications were filed to participate. It seems that DARPA expected no more than 20 or so - and even told state and local officials that it would be no more than 20 in order to get their approval. So, now that they're backed into a corner, they say they're not going to let everyone race, which is pissing off many of the smaller, bootstrapped teams, who are afraid they're the most likely to get cut. The university/corporate backed teams, however, think it'll be good that they won't have to fend off the scrappy upstarts. Either way, this seems like an opportunity for someone. Clearly, there are a lot of folks willing to try to build such autonomous vehicles. Why not start a private offering to run similar races? Why not put them on TV? Make it like "Junkyard Wars" or whatever, and put a little cash behind the prizes. Assuming there are already 86 contestants who won't qualify for the DARPA challenge, you could set up 1-on-1 races and have a weekly show for more than two years just going through those teams. Even if you had five cars per race, you could easily put on a season's worth without even bringing back cars for more races. If it was even remotely successful, there would be no shortage of entrants. So, forget relying on the government to run this race, put the damn thing on TV and support it with private money.

Republican challengers, Boxer agree on
Internet tax ban

Republican challengers, Boxer agree on
Internet tax ban 02/12/2004 10:16 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Feb 13 2004 2:22AM GMT

Establishment Candidates Defeat
Challengers in Sierra Club Voting

Establishment Candidates Defeat
Challengers in Sierra Club Voting 04/22/2004 01:09 AM
The elections to the group's board followed weeks of highly publicized warnings that anti-immigration outsiders were trying to take over the venerable Sierra Club.

The Real Value of PDAs

The Real Value of PDAs 06/09/2004 09:58 PM
Constructech Magazine Jun 10 2004 2:38AM GMT

Europe: we will buy your PDAs

Europe: we will buy your PDAs 07/23/2004 06:19 AM
The Register Jul 23 2004 10:08AM GMT

What's next for PDAs and smartphones

What's next for PDAs and smartphones 02/10/2004 02:41 AM
Brighthand overview of fourteen new PDAs and smartphones that are due out (or rumored to be due out) in the next couple of months. Read...

PDAs For The Outdoors

PDAs For The Outdoors 07/06/2004 01:56 AM
Geeks are no longer bound to just being indoors all of the time. Thanks to new PDA technology, geeks can get connected with each other as well as nature. New PDAs, from one that will allow you to receive up to the minute information for orchestra goers, to wireless nature tours, today’s portable technology is nothing short of amazing.

What Are Kids Using Wireless PDAs For?

What Are Kids Using Wireless PDAs For? 08/31/2004 05:28 PM
Ok, there really wasn't all that much to comment on concerning yet another article about kids in schools being give n handheld computers and set up on a wireless network. Obviously, it's nice to hear that the program is going well, and that many of the teachers and students find the benefits to be even more than they expected. My point in posting this is just to note that for all the wonderful educational benefits of the system touted in the article, the photo they include pretty clearly shows someone playing solitaire on the device.

Bloglines for Connected PDAs!

Bloglines for Connected PDAs! 01/19/2004 12:51 PM

"We are pleased to announce the beta version of Bloglines optimized for connected PDAs. Simply go to www.bloglines.com using your Palm or Windows CE powered PDA, and you will automatically be transferred to the optimized version of Bloglines. You can also access the PDA version directly by going to http://www.bloglines.com/mobile . The optimized version of Bloglines contains fewer graphics and simpler pages for fast loading and easier navigation on PDAs. Now it's easy to stay up to date with your Bloglines subscriptions while away from your computer." [Aggregators Yahoo! Group]

Testing it now! Have my prayers been answered???

Update: yes and no. Bloglines on my Treo 600 is fab-u-lous! I started out by testing five feeds, and it looked goooood. Next I loaded my current list of subscriptions from Radio and displayed all 244 of them in the desktop version. Just as I was going to view them on my handheld, though, the BlogLines server went down. I'll try it again later and post another update, although this does point out one of the problems with relying on a hosted aggregator that is out of your control.  :-

Of course I'll be paring that list down quite a bit to show only the more important ones on my T600, but so far I'm quite happy with my original test of five feeds. The screens are as efficient as those in Hand/RSS in terms of usage of screen real estate.

I'll have to play with this some more, but label me verily impressed! Two problems stop me from completely switching to Bloglines, though. The first is that I don't see a way to do a chronological view of feeds on my handheld, and the second is that there is no way for me to post to my blog from within BL, a feature that is critical to my ability to maintain my site. If those two features were added, I would switch aggregators in a heartbeat!

Smartphones killing off PDAs

Smartphones killing off PDAs 02/01/2005 09:24 PM

PDAs in the year 2005

PDAs in the year 2005 12/23/2003 02:09 PM
Rather than reflect on the year that was, Steve Sande of PDAntic looks ahead to 2005 and opines on what the state of the PDA...

PDAs Help Hotel Guests

PDAs Help Hotel Guests 02/19/2004 03:25 PM
CareDecision will install its ResidenceWare platform in as many as 65 hotels in the New York area: The deal will start with eight hotels in New York City, including a Days Inn, Quality Inn, Comfort Inn, and Super 8. The platform includes a PDA in each guest room that interacts with the hotel manager over a Wi-Fi network. The PDA can be embedded in the wall behind a screen to avoid damage. Guests can use it to order food from local restaurants, arrange for laundry to be cleaned, and buy tickets for tourist events. The first implementation will include 600 PDAs and ultimately CareDecision thinks the deal will include installation of 5,800 units....

Sony dropping PDAs

Sony dropping PDAs 06/01/2004 07:02 PM
Sympatico Jun 1 2004 10:21PM GMT

Why more PDAs are coming with keyboards

Why more PDAs are coming with keyboards 12/06/2003 12:30 AM
Article in Australian IT about how integrated thumb keyboards are starting to show up in more and more PDAs. Curiously, the article doesn't actually mention a single PDA that comes with a keyboard. Read [Via SmartMobs]...

SATELLIFE Seeks Used PDAs

SATELLIFE Seeks Used PDAs 01/04/2005 11:59 PM
Slashdot Jan 5 2005 3:57AM GMT

Sharp's 3D cellphones and PDAs

Sharp's 3D cellphones and PDAs 01/26/2004 12:41 PM
Sharp's 3D laptops have been out for a few months, but what we hadn't been aware of is that they've also got cellphones and...

Are PDAs Simply Finished?

Are PDAs Simply Finished? 06/13/2004 10:40 AM

SMS FAQ: Query to Find PDAs

SMS FAQ: Query to Find PDAs 06/24/2004 06:35 AM

Do people really use their PDAs? Part I

Do people really use their PDAs? Part I 11/30/2002 04:36 AM
A recent Ask Slashdot pondered if people really use their PDAs: I work in a high-tech industry and I see...

Do people really use their PDAs? Part
II, my first PDA

Do people really use their PDAs? Part
II, my first PDA 11/30/2002 04:36 AM
My first PDA was a PalmPilot Personal, one of the first units to have 3COM silk-screened on the front. I'd...

$0 HipTops, non-$199 PDAs, and Storage

$0 HipTops, non-$199 PDAs, and Storage 02/19/2003 02:58 PM
HipTops are free with rebates, again, and wannabe HipTop developers can look forward to the Danger SDK arriving any day...

New Trojan targets PDAs

New Trojan targets PDAs 08/10/2004 05:37 AM

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“Three weeks after the 29A virus group launched Duts, the first proof-of-concept virus for personal digital assistants (PDAs) running PocketPC, a new Trojan horse is targeting the handheld devices, according to Russian-based Kaspersky Labs. WinCE.Brador-A was probably written by a Russian virus coder, said Eugene Kaspersky, head of antivirus research at Kaspersky Labs. The Trojan was attached to an e-mail with a Russian sender and Russian text inside. The author was offering to sell the…

PC World Picks its Top 10 PDAs

PC World Picks its Top 10 PDAs 06/23/2004 05:31 PM
BrightHand Jun 23 2004 9:45PM GMT

Aren't Cellphones Annoying? And What's
Up With Those PDAs?

Aren't Cellphones Annoying? And What's
Up With Those PDAs? 08/19/2004 07:35 AM

There was a time where I thought my career was going to be in that sparkling sugarplum factory known as "computers," but reading columns like this one by Robert J. Samuelson has convinced me that my career in "journalism" is much more suited to my desire to string lots of curmudgeonly words together and get paid for it. This week's insightful column? "A Cell Phone? Never for Me." You fight that power, Samuelson. (I especially like the part where he notes that he has also "resisted ATM cards, laptops, and digital cameras." This is the part where Zombie Thoreau puts down his cell phone and slaps the wax out of him.)

So that's journalism, I guess. I can't wait until I'm old and can write columns for Newsweek like, "What's Up With Mustard?" and "Holo Porn? It's 2D for Me."

Read - A Cell Phone? Never for Me. [Newsweek]

Amazon UK taken down by demand in cheap
PDAs

Amazon UK taken down by demand in cheap
PDAs 03/19/2003 10:28 PM
Amazon UK was taken down for over an hour today after a rush of orders caused by apparently mis-pricing Compaq HP iPAQ H5450 Pocket PCs and HP iPAQ H1910 Pocket PCs at £23 GBP and £7 GBP respectively (normally priced at over £200 GBP each)!! I know a few people who have ordered one or two ;) - Amazon is back up and running now but we're all a bit in the dark as to whether we'll get our cut-price goods or not. Logic and fair-play (and the Trades Description Act) dicatates that we should get our goods - but I wonder.... (see also here at The Register)

Full X11-Based Distro For PDAs

Full X11-Based Distro For PDAs 01/27/2004 08:56 AM

Surfing the Web on Wireless PDAs and
Smartphones

Surfing the Web on Wireless PDAs and
Smartphones 07/06/2004 03:03 AM
A directory of PDA-friendly web sites and services for smartphones and connected handhelds. Meant to be used as a browser home page on Palm, PocketPC or other PDAs in wireless or mobile Internet applications. [PRWEB Jul 6, 2004]

Hitachi's fuel cell for PDAs

Hitachi's fuel cell for PDAs 12/11/2003 01:16 PM
Hitachi says they're working with disposable cigarette lighter manufacturer Tokai on methanol-based fuel cells for handhelds. The prototype they've made is about the size of...

Palm jazzes up 2 low-priced PDAs

Palm jazzes up 2 low-priced PDAs 05/01/2004 07:31 AM
Los Angeles Times May 1 2004 11:55AM GMT

New Intel chips could see PDAs shrink

New Intel chips could see PDAs shrink 04/13/2004 06:05 AM
PC Magazine UK Apr 13 2004 9:49AM GMT

New keyboard for PDAs, phones uses
Bluetooth

New keyboard for PDAs, phones uses
Bluetooth 05/17/2004 07:38 AM
San Jose Mercury News May 17 2004 10:50AM GMT

Survey points to insecurity of PDAs

Survey points to insecurity of PDAs 09/01/2004 01:24 PM

Skype Puts VoIP on PDAs

Skype Puts VoIP on PDAs 09/10/2004 04:46 PM
Internet.com Sep 10 2004 8:44PM GMT
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