Palm Handheld PDA - The Good, The Great & The Whoa!

When most people think of a personal digital assistant or PDA, Palm is usually the first name that springs to mind. From their early days when PDA's really only stored appointments and notes, they have evolved into powerful mini computers that are now often combined into smart phones.Below is a short list of the most popular Palm handheld PDA models, their functions and who they suit best.

The Palm Z22 PDA handheld provides an affordable, very basic, and easy-to-use PDA suitable for first-time buyers, parents, students and technophobes . Many people will always want the latest cool design and mega functions but, equally, there are many for whom this is only expensive window dressing. So these consumers neither want or need GPS positioning, Email or Internet but what they do want is to be reminded when it's Dad's birthday and his phone no. so they can ring him. This is what the Palm handheld PDA Z 22 is designed to do. There are few bells and whistles, but you can view your photos as well as organize all your important data like appointments, contacts and notes.

If you are after a bit more functionality, the updated Palm handheld PDA Tungsten E2 has brighter colors than it's predecessor. The E2's improved 3.7-inch-diagonal TFT color screen keeps the 320x320-pixel resolution and continues to shine brightly while you browse the web or read your email thanks to it's integrated Bluetooth capability.Longer battery life and a respectable price tag ensure it will be a popular device. The Palm E2 Tungsten PDA should be sufficient for most home users as long as you don't need super speeds or Wi Fi.

If it is a smart phone you yearn for, that which combines a Palm handheld PDA and a cell phone, the Palm Treo with GPRS connection offers full internet and email functionality, a full keyboard plus camera. It has a color touch screen (320 x 320 pixels), has 64MB of memory and also gives access to instant messaging.A fully functioned, powerful communication tool the Palm Treo will also help you find your way with its inbuilt GPS. Thankfully though, it is remarkably easy to operate with its generous keyboard and screen sizes.

The latest Palm Pre is the first Palm hand held PDA Smartphone with the latest Palm web os installed. So much more than just a phone, the Pre enables you to go online, IM & email, listen to music, watch videos and find your way home with GPS plus so much more. Palm synergy technology will also inform you when anyone from your contact list is online and available. You'll never miss a contact or friend again as the Palm Synergy system can tell you when any of your contacts has connected and is available to chat. It also has intuitive messaging so that appointments and notifications plus text messages are displayed at the bottom of the screen as they come up so as not to distract you. It's universal search feature, begins searching as soon as you start typing, it goes through your contacts, phone apps and then offers to search Google, twitter and Wikipedia at 3G speeds. All for a RRP of $149.99!

For anyone contemplating an investment in a PDA or Smartphone, you'd be crazy not to consider a Palm hand held PDA.

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Scott Usher is a sales rep for a stationary company. With all his travel and appointments he finds the Palm Handheld PDA an invaluable part of his day to day working life.

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