Pen-Based PDA Market on Death Bed

An anonymous reader writes "The traditional pen-based PDA market is destined to evaporate within the next four years, according to HP, and it will be focusing its handheld efforts on converged smart phone devices, such as its latest BlackBerry rivals unveiled this week -- the iPAQ rw6800 and the iPAQ hw6900." From the article: "This won't come as a surprise to many, as HP hasn't given its traditional pen-based product line a refresh since the launch of the iPAQ hx4700 towards the middle of 2004. It released the iPAQ rx1950 in September of last year, but this was very much an entry-level product and made few waves among the high-end, tech-savvy consumers that dominate the PDA segment."

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In other news...

[Rydia]

Harley-Davidson has a release fortelling the impending doom of automobiles in favor of motorcycles.

Dieing?

[sgar]

I don't believe it, has Netcraft confirmed it yet?

Re:Dieing?

[wild_berry]

Netcraft have only confirmed that it's dying. The Spelling Nazis also endorsed the pronouncement.

Re:Tablet PCs

[Anonymous Coward]

cost. If I am spending >1000 for a tablet, compaired to 200 for a new PDA (and 100 for an older model), the dicision is clear. I, ad many people, do not have the cash to go and buy a full tablet. Plus, it would be harder to carry around.

Re:Just as long as not everyone believes them....

[elmegil]

Yeah, because we're all slasdotters who don't mind looking like big startrek geeks. And just because some business people don't mind either, they still look like idiot in my book. Until someone comes out with a bluetooth headset that doesn't look like I've strapped a clothespin on my ear, it ain't happnin.