Well-Connected Handhelds
New wireless PDAs and cell phones put the Web, e-mail, and more in your pocket. We road-test ten models and find two with real Net savvy.
We marveled at the very first Palm handhelds because they stored so much information, made data entry easy with a touch screen and stylus, and, best of all, synchronized with our desktop contact managers. Since then, screens have gotten nicer, cases have gotten skinnier, and Microsoft has gotten into the act--but in many respects personal digital assistants haven't changed a lot over the years. For many users, they're still primarily electronic organizers, enhanced by software that lets one edit a spreadsheet or play a game. But in the last year or so, advances in processors and other electronics have given rise to a whole new breed of connected handhelds--powerful devices that send and receive data over wireless networks, and others that double as cell phones.
For this review, we looked at ten shipping PDAs with some sort of connectivity--either a phone/PDA hybrid such as Sony Ericsson's P800, or a Wi-Fi-enabled device such as Palm's Tungsten C handheld. Each model was entrusted to a different PC World editor to live with for a few weeks. We used these handhelds to access our contacts and calendars, to browse the Web, to manage e-mail, to send instant messages, and--on the phone/PDA hybrids--to make and receive voice calls.
Why Wireless?
Wireless connectivity isn't the only major hardware innovation in the current crop of handhelds--several test units had built-in cameras and MP3 players--but it has the greatest potential to change how we choose and use handhelds. Travelers who rely on phones to stay in touch and on PDAs to store and process information can now exchange the two devices for one phone/PDA hybrid. For those who want to keep track of e-mail, log on to a corporate network, or get vital information from the Internet without having to lug a notebook, any wireless-enabled handheld can potentially pay for itself in productivity gains.
Can today's technology realize this potential? Our field tests show that these products aren't quite ready for widespread adoption. Obstacles include software that doesn't always make connecting to the Internet as easy as it should be--or as productive (we've yet to come across a handheld e-mail client with a good spam filter)--and services that aren't as fast (in the case of cellular networks), as ubiquitous (in the case of Wi-Fi hot spots), or as inexpensive (all of the above) as we would like.
Though some worked better than others, we generally found that perfection in a handheld remains elusive. That's at least in part because some of the qualities prized in one are real liabilities for the other: PC World editors like small phones but large PDA screens. We're used to holding phones up to our ears, but we don't want the inevitable smudges our faces leave on those large screens. Battery life, of course, remains an issue, especially with power-hungry Wi-Fi handhelds. We also found that listening to MP3s was not ideal: The devices use phone-standard 2.5mm jacks that cannot accommodate stereo headphones, so we had to make do with small speakers or use phone headsets. However, our Best Buys--Palm's Tungsten C wireless handheld and Sony Ericsson's P800 phone hybrid--encompass many of the features we're looking for in each type of device.
Your first decision is whether to go for a phone/PDA hybrid or a PDA with Wi-Fi capability. Generally speaking, the phone hybrids will work wherever your carrier has service, while Wi-Fi outside of a home or office network is limited to hot spots in airports, cafés, and other public spaces. (Click here for information on hot spots.) We expect devices will soon support both: Texas Instruments this year demonstrated a Pocket PC prototype with built-in Wi-Fi, cellular, and Bluetooth.
OS Options
The selection of an operating system is also key. If you've been happily using an older Palm or Pocket PC, there's probably no reason to stray from your current OS. (The newest version of the Pocket PC operating system is called Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC.) If you're not committed to one of the two major OSs, however, there are alternatives, such as Symbian, used in the Sony Ericsson P800, or Danger Research's Hiptop OS and applications, used in T-Mobile's Sidekick. Choosing the Sidekick means forgoing the thousands of applications for Palms and Pocket PCs, but you may find that the Sidekick's built-in programs meet your needs. Another option is the Sharp Zaurus SL-5600, which runs Linux. (A Wi-Fi card is sold separately.)
Still Waiting for the Perfect PDA
We loved testing the full-featured devices but found that many of the units loaded with large screens, cameras, and MP3 players were too bulky to carry easily in a pocket. But for all the expense and compromises we noted in these devices, they do enable communications that would have been unthinkable a year or two ago.
As corporations expand their use of wireless, and as service providers ramp up their mobile offerings, we expect that wireless connectivity will become as essential in business handhelds as ethernet is in notebooks. Today's products--shortcomings and all--point the way to a truly unwired future.
PDA/Phone Hybrids
Handspring Treo 300
The problem with the Palm-OS-based Treo 300 is that it's neither a great cell phone nor a great PDA. As a cell phone, it has disappointing battery life (about 2 hours of talk time), and the battery is fixed, so you can't keep a spare one charged up. Sound quality is lackluster; voices were hollow and echoey when I used Sprint's service. The device has a limited amount of memory (only 16MB) and no memory card slots. Browsing the Net with the built-in Blazer Web browser is frustrating, since even pared-down pages for mobile users are slow to load.
The thumb keyboard is smaller than those on other devices, making it fine for short notes or e-mail, but you won't want to write anything longer than a shopping list on it.
The Treo 300 includes some nice touches, though. The handy mute switch on top of the device lets you turn off the ringer without burrowing through several menus, and a power button turns off the cell phone. A Jog dial on the side of the case makes scrolling through lists easy.
Handspring has also announced the Treo 600, but we could not get a sample to test in time for this roundup. The 600 sports a new design, and Handspring claims that the new model addresses many of the usability issues of the Treo 300.
Upshot: The Treo 300 isn't the best hybrid, but it is suitable for those looking for a no-frills device.
--Richard Baguley
Kyocera 7135 Smartphone
The Kyocera 7135 Smartphone works adequately as a PDA and tolerably as a phone, but it does a lousy job of combining their functions. Switching between the Palm-OS PDA and phone modes is one of the device's biggest hassles: I found myself stopping on the street to tap on the screen. (In phone mode, I had to use the numeric keypad or a two-way navigation button to scroll through the list of numbers.) The phone sounded clear using Verizon's service, and callers could easily hear me, but the reception still was not as clear as on my regular cell phone.
To make a call, I had to access the PDA's address book with the stylus and tap the number twice. However, for stylus-free calling, I had to put names in a separate Speed Dial list--a laborious process. Then I needed only to push a button a couple of times to start a call. (You can't use the stylus on the list.)
Kyocera includes three different Web browsers. The fastest one renders text only and won't work on pages that use JavaScript, so I couldn't check my Yahoo mail account. The other browsers work with Yahoo mail but were very slow. Likewise, because Kyocera uses an older processor (a 33-MHz DragonBall), the 7135 itself seems slow. My current PDA, a Palm Tungsten T using a 144-MHz ARM processor, is lightning-fast by comparison.
The 7135 has an SD (Secure Digital) memory card slot, so you can load up a card with MP3s and listen through the phone's speaker--or buy a $40 headset. In my tests the device wasn't powerful enough to play a 256-kbps MP3, which skipped and stuttered terribly; a 128-kbps file sounded just fine, however.
Upshot: The 7135 integrates both PDA and phone functions, but it does so much too awkwardly.
--Alan Stafford
Palm Tungsten W
As a longtime palm user, I found the Tungsten W's enhanced PDA functions--its cell phone, Web browsing, wireless e-mail, and instant messaging--quite attractive. Its size and shape and its keyboard are identical to the Palm Tungsten C's, down to the bright reflective TFT screen, which I found easy to view in both dim light and full sun.
If you spend the day glued to your cell phone, the Tungsten W is a poor substitute--it lacks a built-in microphone and speaker, and you have to use a headset. When a call came in, I'd dig the PDA out of my pocket or bag, quickly unwrap the headset, stick the earpiece in my ear, and then (if my caller was still on the line) answer the phone. And Palm could have done a better job of protecting the Tungsten's power button--I often found that the PDA's backlit screen was on when I pulled it from my bag.
Keeping up with e-mail was far more valuable--and workable. I connected to my EarthLink and Yahoo accounts using the on-board VersaMail 2.0 e-mail client. Palm also offers software to connect to corporate e-mail accounts. Uploads and downloads seemed relatively quick, but Web browsing using the Palm Web Browser Pro left much to be desired. The Wireless Application Protocol browser was faster and easier but offered a limited choice of sites. When I tried instant messaging with ICQ, I found text entry on the unit's tiny thumb keyboard a bit too slow.
Upshot: The Tungsten W works best for on-the-go Palm users who are more interested in keeping up on e-mail and news than in fielding their phone calls.
--Tracey Capen
PDA/Phone Hybrids (cont'd)
Samsung SPH-i700 & Samsung SPH-i500
I've been a Palm user since I bought my first handheld, but despite my preference, the Samsung SPH-i700 with Pocket PC 2002 made the transition easy.
More like a small PC than a PDA, the SPH-i700 is loaded with features besides the phone: Windows Media Player for videos and MP3s (which sounded great with the optional earpieces), and a digital camera, to name just a couple. And its battery life is substantial: I was able to talk for around 3 hours (your own mileage may vary) before the battery needed a recharge. Phone and PDA functions are well integrated, and Verizon's service sounded clear.
The tiny camera mounted atop the i700 swivels so you can snap a self-portrait or the scenery in front of you. While the camera took decent shots in bright light, the lack of a flash made it hard to take low-light shots. I wasn't able to e-mail pics directly from the PDA, but Verizon has announced a multimedia messaging service it says will support that function.
As a phone, the unit felt too bulky. And when the device is ensconced in its leather holder, plastic clips make it difficult to pry out. Unless you can quickly remove the i700 from its sheath, you've got to hold a big leather thing to your head when you get a call. (I got quite a few stares when I did this on the street.) Of course, you can avoid these hassles by using the included headset.
Since portability is more important to me than heaps of add-ons, I was happy to also try out a preproduction sample of Samsung's SPH-i500 flip-phone PDA, which should be available by the time you read this. The smallest hybrid I've seen, the i500 easily tucked into my purse and offered excellent PDA/phone integration. But it does sacrifice screen size, and the battery ran down after only an hour's talking. The i500 also lacks an external LCD screen to display caller ID or battery status when the phone is closed. Callers using Sprint's service had a difficult time hearing me, and I was able to connect to the Internet only once.
Upshot: The i700 will suit those who want PC-like features from their handheld. For simple PDA functions in a small case, the i500 is a better choice.
--Alexandra Krasne
Sony Ericsson P800
The sleek Sony Ericsson P800 is a tri-band (supporting GSM 900, 1800, and 1900) wireless phone and organizer with a generously sized LCD. It largely succeeds at making both voice and data functions usable, but the interface is less than elegant.
The touch screen runs nearly the entire length of this broad, somewhat chubby phone. The bottom two-thirds is protected by the translucent, flip-up keypad, but when I used the device without an earpiece, the top third of the screen became smudged with my cheek prints.
The sound quality of the phone using AT&T's service was excellent--especially when I wore the included headset with an in-line microphone. (A Bluetooth headset is also available.) In my tests, 3 hours of conversation drained the battery by some 35 percent, according to the battery-life indicator.
The unit's Symbian OS is mostly intuitive to use, but completing some tasks--including Web browsing; sending text, photos, or e-mail messages; and opening Web pages--requires too many clicks (for example, entering a URL takes four clicks).
One handy feature: When you attach the phone to a PC via its USB 1.1 docking station, the device is recognized in Windows Explorer as up to two drives--one for the phone's onboard and flash memory and another for the Memory Stick Duo card (a 16MB card is bundled). But transferring files is painfully slow--it took more than 10 minutes to drag-and-drop three MP3s to the Memory Stick Duo. The integrated audio player sounds decent; however, it lacks forward and back controls.
Upshot: The Sony Ericsson P800 makes an excellent phone and also handles basic PDA tasks well, but its interface could offer more efficient navigation.
--Melissa J. Perenson
T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition
If tiny cell phones are the Corvettes of mobile communications, I've been cruising in a big, cushy Cadillac while using T-Mobile's Pocket PC Phone Edition handheld (manufactured by High Tech Computer Corporation). Everything about this phone/PDA combo is well designed--yet I had just a niggling feeling of an overabundance of riches, especially for a Palm Zire user like myself.
That will be good news, however, if you're a hard-traveling, mobile business user. You'll benefit from the T-Mobile's many amenities, like excellent battery life, great reception, and a built-in, heavy-duty wireless access antenna. With Microsoft's ActiveSync software and the included USB 1.1 cradle, you can sync your calendar, contacts, to-dos, and e-mail in-box with either your own PC or your company's server, but only if you're a Microsoft Outlook user.
There's a lot to appreciate about this organizer-plus-phone. The device includes a built-in front speaker and hands-free speakerphone capability. T-Mobile brags about providing up to 5 hours of talk time on one battery charge, and I found that claim to hold true in my tests. The battery can't be removed, but T-Mobile says that it should last the life of the device. If not, you must send the PDA to T-Mobile for service. Internet access and the sound quality of calls were both excellent.
The device isn't tiny but it fits into a deep jacket pocket. It supports SMS text messaging and can give you Web access via T-Mobile's phone service plan. But as with most Internet-connected handhelds, trying to look at Web sites, even PDA-savvy ones, can drive the user nuts. Pages are small and slow to load for anyone accustomed to browsing the Web at broadband speed.
Upshot: If you have use for its host of Cadillac comforts, the T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition might be the device for you--but you'll need roomy pockets.
--Anne B. McDonald
T-Mobile Sidekick
As product of the year in our 2003 World Class Awards, T-Mobile's Sidekick (the hardware is Danger's Hiptop) has lots of fans at PC World. In my case, I was charmed by it, but I wasn't won over.
Though it has almost every productivity tool you'd want from a PDA, its lack of some critical features detracts from its usefulness for business. It doesn't sync directly with common desktop personal information managers, and you can't create or send documents. Moreover, I think I'd perish from shame if the "Danger Girl" ring tone started tootling away in a business meeting. The critter clicks, rings, trills, and flashes multicolored lights just about every time you input or receive anything--but to be fair, you can turn down or turn off almost all of it. I'm happy with my monochrome Palm M500, so the Sidekick's sound and light show is more than I need.
The Sidekick's flip-out color screen makes browsing the Web easy and fun. And the GPRS-based T-Mobile service I used includes an e-mail account that you can configure to receive POP e-mail from other accounts. The device allows you to receive and view Word documents and PDF files as well as image files--but you can't save or edit them. You can, however, attach the JPEGs you take with the tiny camera to your outgoing e-mail messages (the camera is an optional $40 add-on). The photos are 320 by 240 pixels, and my trial shots looked a little cloudy, but they were good enough considering the camera's size and design. Another quibble: While the Sidekick offers both an infrared and a USB port, neither one is functional at this time.
Keeping in touch is the Sidekick's strong suit, given its built-in AOL Instant Messenger client and its highly readable e-mail client. T-Mobile's voice service had some echoes and static--though it's not much worse than my garden-variety cell phone.
T-Mobile's Web-only PIM is the sole way to send appointments, contacts, and to-dos to your PC. Syncing happens automatically when you turn on (or "activate") the device.
Upshot: If you love being reachable at all times, and you don't need to edit or send document files from your PDA, you and the color Sidekick could become joined at the hip.
--Rebecca Freed
Features Comparison: PDA/Phone Hybrid Devices (chart)
| PDA/Phone | Street price, device only (7/1/03) | Operating system | Screen | Weight/dimensions1 | Features | Phone services provider (used for testing)/base service cost 2 |
| Handspring Treo 300 (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=610909) (  ) | $399 | Palm OS 3.5.2 | 4096 colors, 160 by 160 pixels | 5.7 ounces/4.4 by 2.8 by 0.8 inches | 16MB of RAM, speakerphone | Sprint: $50/month with unlimited Web-based messaging and Web access, 300 anytime plus 1000 night and weekend minutes |
| Kyocera 7135 Smartphone (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=784203) (  ) | $499 | Palm OS 4.1 | 65,536 colors, 160 by 160 pixels | 6.6 ounces/4.0 by 2.4 by 1.2 inches | 16MB of RAM, SD card slot, wireless e-mail application (syncs with Microsoft Outlook), voice recorder, photo viewing software, MP3 player | Verizon: $30 per month voice service with 150 minutes of shared data and voice service |
| Palm Tungsten W (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=701898) (  ) | $419 | Palm OS 4.1.1 | 65,536 colors, 320 by 320 pixels | 6.5 ounces/4.8 by 3.1 by 0.7 inches | 16MB of RAM, SD card slot, ArcSoft Photobase Palm Edition, DataViz Documents to Go, ICQ | AT&T: $30 per month for 10MB of data, plus voice service starting at $20 per month |
| Samsung SPH-i700 (http://www.samsungusa.com/cgi-bin/nabc/prod/hhcommerce/telecommunications/sph_i700_features_verizon.jsp) (  ) | $600 | Pocket PC 2002 | 65,536 colors, 240 by 460 pixels | 6.9 ounces/5.2 by 2.8 by 0.6 inches | 64MB of RAM, VGA camera, SD card slot, MP3 player | Verizon: $30 per month voice service with 150 minutes of shared data and voice minutes |
| Best Buy Sony Ericsson P800 (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=703782) ( ) | $600 | Symbian OS 7.0 | 4096 colors, 208 by 320 pixels | 5.5 ounces/2.3 by 4.6 by 1.1 inches | 32MB of RAM, Memory Stick expansion slot, VGA camera, MP3 player, Bluetooth | AT&T: $50 total; $30 per month for 10MB of data, plus $20 for voice service |
| T-Mobile Pocket PC Phone Edition (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=631130) ( ) | $400 | Pocket PC Phone Edition | 4096 colors, 240 by 320 pixels | 7.1 ounces/5.0 by 3.0 by 0.7 inches | 32MB of RAM, SD card slot, wireless e-mail application (syncs with Microsoft Outlook), MP3 player | T-Mobile GPRS: $50 total; $20 per month for unlimited data (available to add onto voice plans costing $30 and higher) |
| T-Mobile Sidekick (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=973517) ( ) | $299 | Danger OS | 65,536 colors, 240 by 460 pixels | 6.2 ounces/4.5 by 2.6 by 1.1 inches | 32MB of RAM; QVGA camera (320 by 240) optional for $40; AOL Instant Messenger | T-Mobile: $20 per month for unlimited data with a voice plan or $30 per month for unlimited data plus 20 cents per minute for voice calls |
Wi-Fi Handhelds
Palm Tungsten C
Palm's Tungsten C is about the closest thing to PDA nirvana I've experienced since the Palm Tungsten T
, which sets a pretty high standard for products designed for serious business users. OK, so the C isn't quite as compact as the T (it lacks the T's collapsible case), but it makes up for that by offering the combination of a sturdy thumb keyboard and the Graffiti 2 handwriting recognition system. The Tungsten C, like the phone-equipped Tungsten W, has no dedicated Graffiti data-entry area, so you simply write anywhere on the touch screen. This led to my biggest complaint: Sometimes the operating system thought I was writing when in fact I was trying to send a command to an application with the stylus.
Based on the latest version of the Palm OS (5.2.1), the $499 Tungsten C also has a powerful CPU (Intel's 400-MHz XScale chip), 64MB of RAM, and an SD memory card slot; the device can handle Microsoft Office documents via the included DataViz Documents to Go software.
The icing on the cake: Instead of the T's rarely useful Bluetooth, the C has the most usable Wi-Fi I've encountered on a handheld. A setup utility sniffs out available networks, requests an encryption key where needed, and connects to the Internet in a matter of seconds. I found this exceptionally helpful, especially when used in tandem with Palm's VersaMail 2.5 client. When I visited friends at their Wi-Fi-connected home, I was able to download about 100 e-mail headers in a minute or so, retrieve the full messages I wanted, and even delete the spam from a POP3 server. A capable browser supports many popular Web formats, including JavaScript, but as with most handhelds, you have to scroll a lot to see pages designed for larger screens.
I was pleasantly surprised by the Tungsten C's battery life. When I used the device 1 to 2 hours a day with occasional power-hungry Wi-Fi connections, the battery ran at least two or three days without a recharge--a big plus for this forgetful magazine editor.
Upshot: You'll pay top dollar for this device, but for anyone who wants to be productive with a connected Palm-based PDA, I'd recommend the Tungsten C.
--Yardena Arar
Sony Clié PEG-NZ90
I ditched my aging gray-scale Palm V for a couple of weeks to test the (initially) dazzling Sony Clié PEG-NZ90. The screen is big, the colors crisp, and after cranking up the brightness level, I had no problem viewing it in direct sunlight.
The Clié didn't fit into any of my pockets, though, and the camera lens near the hinge (along with the HotSync connection cover) added extra bulges. The battery usually lasted several hours, with more frequent recharging when I took or displayed photos or movies.
To move around the 30-plus bundled apps, I hopped from the Jog dial to the back knob to the thumb keyboard, but to finish most tasks, I had to use the stylus.
I was impressed with the Clié's built-in 2-megapixel camera and flash; at 1600 by 1200 pixels, photos looked sharp, and the quality of the MPEG rendering on video files was pretty good for a PDA. Photos at the highest setting were about half a megabyte each (about 30 shots will fit on the included 16MB Memory Stick card). Clié Camera S and Movie Recorder (the photo- and movie-making apps) each took 8 or 9 seconds to load, though, so it was tricky trying to capture spontaneous moments. The music quality earned a thumbs-up: 128-kbps files sounded really clear with the included no-frills (if flimsy) headphones.
With Bluetooth enabled, the Clié recognized other Bluetooth devices, but getting them to cooperate was a chore. I was finally able to partner a Sony Ericsson T68i cell phone and the Clié using Sony's Mobile Connection Wizard 1.0 (which I had to download and install separately) so I could browse the Internet. Herein lies the Clié's biggest disappointment: This $800 beast isn't sold with a wireless module. Instead, you must pony up an extra $150 for Sony's proprietary wireless card.
Upshot: The Clié goes to town on multimedia applications like music and photos, but its lack of built-in Wi-Fi makes it less compelling for business users.
--Aoife McEvoy
Toshiba E755
I love handhelds. I love Wi-Fi. But judging from the time I spent with a Toshiba E755, I'm not ready to love a Wi-Fi-enabled handheld--at least not a Pocket PC.
On a recent business journey, I toted the $499 E755 to use for unwired Web browsing and e-mail. However, the Wi-Fi wizard in Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC, modeled after the one in Windows XP, proved surprisingly clunky and a bit slow. And when the E755 powered down its Wi-Fi to conserve juice, the wizard told me I didn't have a network adapter at all. It seems to me that if you want to do something Internet-related, such as browse the Web, the Pocket PC operating system should be smart enough to turn on the Wi-Fi automatically.
Once online, I waited while Pocket Outlook downloaded headers for 158 pieces of junk mail. Oh, for a Pocket spam filter. While browsing the Web, I discovered that Pocket Internet Explorer isn't particularly good at reformatting Web pages for a lilliputian screen. And Windows Mobile still feels less optimized for on-the-go use than the Palm OS. (Memo to Microsoft: Black text on a blue background is hard on the eyeballs.)
But the E755 isn't without its virtues, starting with its generously sized 3.8-inch transflective color display that's easy to read in bright sunlight. This unit also packs both CompactFlash and Secure Digital memory slots, a real advantage if you'd like to use one slot for semipermanent storage. (I devoted one slot to MP3s. Over earphones, I was perfectly pleased with the device's sound.)
Upshot: Toshiba has fielded a competent Wi-Fi--enabled Pocket PC handheld--but the Windows Mobile OS could use more wireless Internet savvy.
--Harry McCracken
Features Comparison: Wi-Fi Enabled Handhelds (chart)
| Wi-Fi Handheld | Street price (7/1/03) | Operating system | Screen | Weight/dimensions | Features |
| Best Buy Palm Tungsten C (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=787761) (  ) | $499 | Palm OS 5.2.1 | 65,536 colors, 320 by 320 pixels | 6.3 ounces/4.8 by 3.1 by 0.7 inches | 64MB of RAM, SD card slot, Colligo Meeting, Printboy Printing software, DataViz Documents to Go 5, Palm Photos 1.0 |
| Sony Clie PEG-NZ90 (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=679958) ( ) | $800 | Palm OS 5 | 65,536 colors, 320 by 320 pixels | 10.4 ounces/5.5 by 3.0 by 1.3 inches | 16MB of RAM, Memory Stick slot, 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi card slot (Wi-Fi adapter optional), MP3 player, voice recorder |
| Toshiba E755 (http://pcworld.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=953872) ( ) | $499 | Windows Mobile 2003 software for Pocket PC | 65,536 colors, 320 by 240 pixels | 6.7 ounces/4.9 by 3.1 by 0.6 inches | 64MB of RAM, digital voice recorder, CompactFlash and SD slots |