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July 31, 2003
GPS PDA
Now here's a PDA I might actually use....the iQue PDA 3600.
Garmin's new iQue 3600 is the first palmtop that is also a G.P.S. receiver - a remarkable feat, considering that it's no larger than a typical Palm organizer. It runs on the Palm 5.2.1 operating system, meaning that it synchronizes its calendar, address book and to-do list with a Windows PC and can run any of thousands of add-on programs. It comes with both a voice recorder and Documents to Go, a program that lets you view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files when you're on the move.
The iQue's bright color screen (320 by 480 pixels) covers the entire face of the device. This setup lets you hide the Graffiti handwriting area when you've got more important things to look at, like maps. It also shows the letter shapes you're making as you write, as though your inkless stylus actually had ink, which makes it easier to master the Palm alphabet.
It also can give you turn-by-turn directions to businesses or people you've listed in your address book.
That would be as handy as pockets on a shirt.
Posted by Rita at July 31, 2003 05:31 AM
Comments
I want one too!
Posted by: Adam at July 31, 2003 10:33 AM
Sounds like something Spock, from the Enterprise, would carry around every time he hopped off the Enterprise, with the Captain and the sorryass unknown crew member, who was bound to be toast.
Posted by: Jim at July 31, 2003 11:09 AM