Now, I'm in a rut. I still like the pocket fit and five-function management of the PDA. Of course, I can upgrade to a smartphone. But I really don't want the on-going cost of the pricey service plan.
The other options are:
- HP iPAQ: A nice device, but it looks pretty lonely out there. Doesn't give me good feelings for its longevity.
- Netbook: Yeah, it'll do what I want. But it won't fit in my pocket, so it's a luggable as far as I'm concerned.
- iPod Touch: Probably my best option, assuming Apple sticks with it. It'll do the basic five functions (calendar, mail, contacts, to do, and notes), sync with a PC, and more.
Hey, I think Apple's found another market opportunity :-)
Yeah, I am thinking of getting an iPod Touch myself. I just hope that SOMEONE makes an external keyboard for it sometime. Also thinking of getting a G1, since I am on T-Mobile anyhow (it is possible to hack tether it to a laptop).
ReplyDeleteAnd I look forward to ditching my Palm Tungsten T5. Although I think the Palm Pre will be a hot phone. But it should come out a lot sooner than this summer!
An iPhone user I met with recently had a number of comments about its built-in PDA capabilities:
ReplyDelete1. Synchronization to Microsoft Exchange can be "iffy" sometimes. He lost all his appointments last week.
2. Entering new appointments is tedious using the touchscreen alone. He'd like the ability to type in the appointments or forms like on a PDA.
3. The iPhone is not yet enterprise ready, although it's getting better. I've seen this mentioned in the media, too.
Interesting comment spotted in a newsletter:
ReplyDelete[Asked to cut everything else,] "I would keep my Internet service. The only more desirable substitute would be low-cost, wireless Internet like WiMax, combining both Internet and phone service for desktops and mobile devices. Apple - are you listening? We need either a next generation iPhone to use as a Netbook or an enhanced Netbook. They should include WiMax, WiFi, VOIP, a Bluetooth headset, voice-activated dialing and navigation, and they shouldn't lock us into a high-cost data plan forever that restricts us to only one carrier."
Update: I bought a used 8GB iPod Touch in August. Within a few weeks, I'd weaned myself off the Palm Zire and found the wireless networking capabilities of the iPod a big plus. However, I also found out that I couldn't sync it with my copy of MS Outlook at home and the Exchange-based copy at work, which used to work fine with the Zire. I also didn't like the lame notes system, which has no categories, and relies on the built-in search capability to find a note when you have a lot of them, as I do. Aside from these issues, however, it's been a step forward.
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