PDA Phone
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Definition
A PDA Phone is a combination of mobile phone (cellular phone) and personal digital assistant functionality in one device. It differs from a smartphone in that it has a touch screen and a stylus. Compared with a smartphone It usually has a larger screen, a more powerful microprocessor, more memory, etc. In short, it functions more like a computer in it's input/output of information.
The market for PDA Phones has been growing faster than the market for regular PDAs. Naturally, consumers want a smaller, more connected device for increased productivity and efficiency.
Major Operating Systems
- Windows Mobile (newer Microsoft OS versions; older versions were called Pocket PC and Windows CE)
- Palm OS
- Linux
Major Manufacturers
- HTC - High Tech Computer Corporation (their PDAs take on different names with different retailers)
- HP - Hewlett-Packard Company
- E-Ten Corporation
- Samsung Electronics
- RIM - Research in Motion Limited
- Kyocera Corporation
Additional Functionality
Multimedia
- digital audio player
- digital video player
- digital camera
- video camera (camcorder)
Computing
- portable digital storage drive
Navigation
- GPS receiver and display
Common Connectivity
Input
- stylus/touch screen combination
- thumbboard/pad
- speech recognition
- PC synchronization
Output
- IrDA remote control
Nicknames
- PDA/phone
- phone/pda
- PANDA (phone + and + PDA => p+and+da)
External links
- [link] Directory of PDA Phones
- [link]E-ten Corporation
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