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New Zaurus Prototype, Sony Palm OS 5 Devices, Yopy 3500
dnomla writes "There is an article on PC WORLD giving a few details on the next revision of the Sharp Zaurus PDA. Sounds like the display is wider now than the current longer display and folds up. Not a whole lot of information, but at least we know there's a new model on the way. I really like the current Zaurus, can't wait to find out all the details." Also in handheld news, Lee writes "Sony just announced the first Palm OS 5 devices, available later this month. These are the first Palm OS devices to include an ARM processor! Get the scoop at Palm Infocenter or see them at Sony Style." Reader Big Mike also points out the new model of Yopy (3500) being previewed at www.yopy.at.
...why a lot of the new PDA's keep getting bigger, having keyboards, etc. I've always considered two of the benefits of a PDA to be a small size and an easy to use interface. With keyboards and flip-style screens and such, they get bigger and more complicated to use. Improved functionality is one thing, but it seems like these things get closer to being laptop computers every time a new model comes out.
Come on, 5 hours WITHOUT backlight and including the Wi-Fi card brings it to 2.5 WITHOUT backlight. So conservative estimates put it at 2 hours with NORMAL use... how is this seperating itself from the PocketPC handhelds?
I agree. The Psion handheld keyboard design was perfect. I really don't like the current handhelds with no keyboard. But as with a lot of things I think handheld buyers (mostly gadget freaks) really fall for the cool factor instead of looking at the usability of a device. How many people do you know how own a handheld but hardly use it? If I look around here in my office I can see at least 3 docking stations with handhelds in them which haven't left there cradles for weeks or even months. Psion users on the other hand really use there devices intensively.
The glass is half-full. With poison. And there are cracks in the glass. The dirty, dirty glass.