Pocket PC
After more than a decade using three different “Palm Pilots” I have moved to a Windows Mobile “smartphone” – a pocket pc computer which has a mobile phone built-in. I went for the O2 XDA Trion (which is a re-badged HTC Hermes).
Why change? I was due for an upgrade to my mobile phone and I had found that carrying around a phone, a PDA and various other things (like my wallet and glasses) was tedious and sometimes awkward. I wanted to combine at least two of the things. A PDA which was a phone was ideal. When I started looking, I saw that the Palm equivalents (the Treos) ran on Windows Mobile anyway. I have also felt for some time that Palm is not what it was. It changed the world with the introduction of the Palm Pilot, but has not moved on enough since. My last Palm had bugs (particularly in wi-fi access) that were acknowledged but never fixed. Not good enough.
Once it looked like Windows Mobile, I went for something that gave me what I wanted. I like the slide out keyboard, clear screen and connectivity of the Trion. It will connect seamlessly via wi-fi (including the faster 11g version), bluetooth and 3G mobile phone. It just seems to work.
What do I use it for? I carry around my diary, which automatically synchronises with the diary on my desktop computer, and with the version my PA has (including a web interface I can get anywhere). There was a time I used to have to have “diary update meetings” with my PA and colleagues – now that just happens, wherever I am. I send and receive email, have all my contacts, write myself notes, always have an ebook on the go, plus a bible, prayer book and even some games. I could have music too, but the ipod is better for that!
UPDATE
One thing I can do with it is write on my blog from anywhere. This update is being made mobile!
- Posted by MobiBlogr from mobile phone.