Virtual Keyboards Moving Forward- January 22, 2003 Review Of Upcoming Projection Keyboards "I've written a review of upcoming virtual keyboards based on published reports. There are pictures, descriptions, and details for each of the four major manufactures (Virtual Devices, Developer VKB, Canesta, and Senseboard Technologies)." Slashdot Great bookmark! I didn't realize there are four companies competing in this potential market now. Their products can't get here fast enough for me.http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2003/01/21.html#a3502 The Move to Smartphones Has Begun- January 16, 2003 Smartphones to Dominate by 2008 "A migration trend is emerging among wireless users toward feature rich devices that incorporate color screens and advanced data and messaging applications, including navigation, multimedia messaging (MMS), and instant messaging, among others. According to a new Allied Business Intelligence study, this trend will by 2008 almost have eradicated mobile phones as we know them today - leaving Smartphones as the evolutionary winner.... The study claims that the...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2003/01/16.html#a3435 Pay Your Respects- January 11, 2003 Please, oh please, oh please - never let me have the need to post anything ever in any way at the Palm Graveyard. "Welcome to the Palm Graveyard, the Internet's special resting place for desceased PDA's. This page was founded and inspired by the death of my first Palm III, and has grown into a haunted digital wasteland of broken handheld devices. Rumors abound that the ghost of Windows CE frequents these very grounds. Have a horror story or a picture of your dead Palm or PDA to share Submit...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2003/01/10.html#a3366 (Untitled)- January 8, 2003 Handhelds Go Multimedia is a good primer on the convergence of cell phones and PDAs for those not already familiar with the topic. The good news: "the hardware is basically here and now." The bad news: "Plan to choose more than one, and then a new one every 18 months or so as technology advances." So basically Moore's law has transferred from PCs to smartphones. Of course, none of this will happen until we have cell phone number portability in the U.S. "This Next Big Thing will..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2003/01/08.html#a3338 The Downside of Technology- January 7, 2003 Brian pointed me to today's Cathy comic strip and said it reminded him of me. I think that's a good thing....http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/pdas/2003/01/07.html#a3326 |