Thứ Năm, 17 tháng 11, 2011

Everything At Your Finger Tips With PDAs

By Anthony Robinson


The PDA originated in United Kingdom with Psion in 1984. This launched the defining of a new genre in handheld computer. Soon companies such as Palm Computing and Apple joined launching their versions. Palm Pilot became the most well known PDA in the later part of 1990s. Games, word processors, web browsing and graphics were incorporated.

Personal Information Manager applications including a notebook, diary, some games, address and phone book, common reference material and handwriting recognition software were what were incorporated into the PDAs earlier. Programs such as To-do list, Diary/scheduler, Drawing application, Notepad, Calculator, Finance software, Alarms, Organizer, File manager, World time, Data synchronization, Voice recorder and Printer connection were added. With wireless connections web browser and the Email were added. The other programs that were included were Spell checker, Word processor, Spreadsheet and Custom dictionary. Tracking of movement as well as planning of trips whether traveling by sea, air, or land irrespective of the means of transport, and customized maps and directions were possible with the addition of Global Positioning System (GPS). Travel plans could be detailed with the Route Planner application launched by Palmtop Software. This could be done merely with the starting as well as the destination points. Or this could be done by pointing and simply clicking on a map on the places of visit or places to be avoided in order to produce a precise route map. All you need is a few clicks with the fingers to make the route map as well as the travel plan ready. Applications such as the Word, Excel and PowerPoint from Microsoft joined the assortment of functions.

There are a number of PDAs in the market such as HP iPAQ hw6515, Palm TX, HP iPAQ hw6900 Mobile Messenger, Dell Axim X51v, HP iPAQ h6315, HP iPAQ 2215, Palm Tungsten E2, HTC Advantage X7501, RIM BlackBerry Curve (8300), Palm Treo 755p, Apple iPhone and many more.

The PDA application expanded to cover other aspects of life such as shopping, specialized Internet services like stock quotes, weather, foreign exchange rates, maps and sports scores, and mobile banking,. The PDA transformed into an e-book reader, a mobile web browser, a photo wallet and an alarm clock amongst others. PDAs became smaller, versatile and compact with the convergence of technologies along with programs covering almost all dimensions of practical life.

Technology has made life more convenient and easier. Undoubtedly, all these tools have inspired people to succeed more with their chosen endeavors.




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