Personal digital assistants certainly are becoming quite the
rage. A
personal digital assistant
(
PDA
) is a small hand-held computer that helps you surf the Web and
perform simple tasks such as note taking, calendaring and
appointment scheduling, and maintaining an address book. Below, we’ve listed just a few of the many PDAs available
today, along with some of their key characteristics, and where
you can learn more about them on the Web. HP Jornada 565 - Includes serial and USB ports
- 206 Mhz processor
- 16-bit color with 320 x 240 resolution
- 14-hour battery life
- Hewlett-Packard
Sony Clie PEG-S320 - Uses Palm OS 4.0
- Includes USB port
- 8MB RAM
- includes infrared port
- Sony
Toshiba Pocket PC e570 - 64MB RAM
- includes both back and side lighting
- includes speakers for sound
- 8-hour battery life
- Toshiba
Compaq iPAQ Pocket PC 3870 - Uses Pocket PC 2002 OS
- 206 Mhz processor
- Includes Bluetooth port
- 16-bit color with 240 x 320 resolution
- Compaq
Handspring Visor Pro - Uses Palm OS 3.5.2H3
- 4-bit gray-scale with 160 x 160 resolution
- Macintosh compatible
- Includes serial and USB ports
- Handspring
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