No Apple PDA

[dernhelm]

New market segment altogether???

I agree that Jobs won't build a PDA, but I bet Apple does build a post-PDA combination device that extends from the IPod. It's sure to include a phone, which is cool. I'm kind of looking forward to dialing with a wheel again...

 

[synergy]

Re: New market segment altogether???

Originally posted by dernhelm
I agree that Jobs won't build a PDA, but I bet Apple does build a post-PDA combination device that extends from the IPod. It's sure to include a phone, which is cool. I'm kind of looking forward to dialing with a wheel again...

Why would it include a phone?
A phone with bluetooth could talk to the device without the need to remove the phone from your pocket.

Apple is not in the phone game and they don't want to be.

 

[Silver Dragon]

Dragging this thread back up...

Ok, I now understand why Jobs will not build a PDA. Check out the Sony Ericsson P800.

It's kinda like the Nokia 7650, but it looks nicer, has a bigger/better screen, will actually work in the US (yeah!), and has bluetooth (I think the 7650 has bluetooth too, but I can't remember). The point is that you can do all of your contacts, e-mail, calendar, basic notes, digital camera work on one device. Why bring two or three devices when it will all work on one!?!

Apple does not want to get into the cell phone business... The PDA will turn into a cell phone... So I now understand why Apple does not want to do this. I still say that the Newton is the most powerful PDA ever built and Apple should not have slashed Newton Inc., but at least I understand the logic.

Anyhow, just my $0.02... Thought someone might care

-SD

 

[Cappy]

Re: New market segment altogether???

Originally posted by dernhelm
I agree that Jobs won't build a PDA, but I bet Apple does build a post-PDA combination device that extends from the IPod. It's sure to include a phone, which is cool. I'm kind of looking forward to dialing with a wheel again...

The idea of what a pda is will change over the course of the next few years. The ipod is already beginning to fall into that category just because with the contacts feature, it really is something of a personal digital assistant.

I'm not so sure that a phone will become a part of it but there is certainly a chance for pager and wireless functions to be implemented into it down the road. I'd be happy to just see some lightweight wireless headphones for it.

 

[Joshlew]

Apple mobile phone

It would be great if Apple made a mobile phone.....

. It would sync with the address book in v10.2.......

. It would have a colour screen.........

. It would be cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[jaykk]

DELL is coming out its own PDA

i don't get it - if there is no money to be made in PDA, why is the largest PC company making its own PDA?

read the full story here
Dell branded PDA

 

[Cappy]

Re: DELL is coming out its own PDA

Originally posted by jaykk
i don't get it - if there is no money to be made in PDA, why is the largest PC company making its own PDA?

read the full story here
Dell branded PDA

Dell is working more on undercutting companies now and getting control of markets so that when the economy takes off, they can be centerstage to dictate things. I know many folks around here despise Dell and their systems but they really do know what they're doing and do make some pretty decent computers compared to the rest of the industry clones.

 

[skunk]

All the iPod needs for real PDA functionality is a method of entering data directly, and possibly a calculator function, surely not too hard to do with the inkwell/trackpad idea we've been hearing about. A camera option like the P800 would be a nice touch, and would only cost another $10 or so to implement, judging by the Espion camera.