Sunday, April 30, 2006
A story over at Gizmodo discusses the future of PDA only devices, and according to this story it looks pretty bleak.
"According to market intelligence firm IDC, sales of PDA devices without phone capabilities are down 9 straight quarters in a row. Obviously, with smartphones having more and more PDA functionality due to faster chips and better software, people don't feel the need to carry around both a cellphone and a PDA."
I am not sure this is quite as bad as it sounds. I think that adding phone capabilities to a PDA type device is just improving upon the technology, not eliminating it. Click the link below to read the full story.
"According to market intelligence firm IDC, sales of PDA devices without phone capabilities are down 9 straight quarters in a row. Obviously, with smartphones having more and more PDA functionality due to faster chips and better software, people don't feel the need to carry around both a cellphone and a PDA."
I am not sure this is quite as bad as it sounds. I think that adding phone capabilities to a PDA type device is just improving upon the technology, not eliminating it. Click the link below to read the full story.