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The Palm TX. Photo credit: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Since the Palm Pilot debuted in 1996 and established the PDA<\/strong> (Personal Digital Assistant) market, many had no doubts that, one day, PDAs would approximate the power of a personal computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That time is here – thanks to rapid advances in flat-screen and wireless technologies, as well as in flash memory – and there’s no company that understands it better than the original creator, Palm, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just put your hands in one of their newer models – be it the Treo 680<\/strong> (or its Windows Mobile counterpart, the Treo 750<\/strong>), the Palm T|X<\/strong>, or their only model in the “mobile manager” category, the LifeDrive<\/strong> – and you’ll be amazed at the things these little devices can do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These devices have come a long, long way from simple electronic organizers that kept your notes, addresses, and memos, and now come loaded with apps like a date book, calculator, note taker, and expense tracker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was surprised at the wireless capabilities of these handhelds today. Using Hands High Software’s WiFile Pro <\/a>(WiFile LT is bundled free in the Palm software CD), I was able to access either Mac or Windows networked files so easily (wow!…really, hassle-free), via the built-in WiFi capabilities of the T|X or the LifeDrive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

With its Treo series, Palm addressed users who wanted a phone integrated with their PDAs. And with the LifeDrive<\/strong>,<\/a> Palm is still trying its hardest to assuage notebook computer users to swap them out with this pocketable device instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How about in its core business segment – the handheld or, the original PDA market?\u00a0 Palm realized that, slowly and surely, the PDA market is converging with telephony\/wireless and that PDAs will soon integrate all the features of this mix. The Palm T|X is a prime example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except for a phone feature, the $299 Palm T|X<\/strong> packs in its 3.08″ x 4.76″ x .61″ shell all the features of a decent Internet-capable home computer. Load it with the appropriate software & you’ll be surprised how easy it is to access your home (even your company’s) networked files, copy DVD movies (thanks to its SD\/SDIO\/MMC-capable slot as well as the fantastic storage capabilities of these stamp-sized memory devices) for viewing on your long commute or, simply browse the Web (WiFi’s built-in) for any information of your liking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PQ Computing Inc’s $35 application, Pocket DVD Studio <\/a><\/span>(for Palm\/Pocket PC) can compress a 3-hour DVD movie into, approximately, a 368 MB .avi file – or, .wmv if you want . So, if you have a 2GB SD card in your Palm T|X, you can easily fit about 4 to 5 full-featured movies!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Some would say that for $299, you could buy a used, mid-range notebook and get much more use out of it than these “overpriced gadgets”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

True. But, the last time I checked, these notebooks are still put into carrying bags & slung on shoulders. They still don’t fit inside my favorite shirt’s pocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palm – and all handhelds in general – had indeed come a long way from being a nerd’s show-off gadget to an alternative device for people on the go who hate carrying that hefty\u00a0notebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Since the Palm Pilot debuted in 1996 and established the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) market, many had no doubts that, one day, PDAs would approximate the power of a personal computer. That time is here – thanks to rapid advances in flat-screen and wireless technologies, as well as in flash memory – and there’s no … <\/p>\n

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