Marge Brown

Wherify GPS Personal Locator for Kids is the first implementation of a well-conceived service that lets parents locate, track, and communicate with their children via a bulky, 4.2-ounce wristwatch with integrated GPS and wireless radio. When your child is wearing the Locator, you can determine his whereabouts via a Web- or phone-based service and call […]

The Mitel Networks 5230 IP Appliance marries PBXs and HP iPAQ PDAs in an IP telephony solution that provides unparalleled user convenience and IT administrator flexibility. Thanks to the 5230s docking cradle, business users can leverage PDA functions to enhance phone productivity and communication. For starters, the 5230 charges your iPAQ and syncs it via […]

PDA/phone combo units seem to be getting better by the month, and the new best-of-breed in this class is the Handspring Treo 600 ($500 street, with service contract). Offered by Sprint, T-Mobile, and other major GSM and CDMA carriers, the Treo 600 packs a Palm OS PDA, phone, camera, and keyboard into a unit thats […]

Palm, the market-leading PDA company, will have a new name (palmOne as of mid-November) and a new lineup of handhelds to combat the raft of Microsoft Windows Mobile PDAs that have surfaced. The line now consists of seven models, including three that the company has just announced: the entry-level Zire 21 ($100 street), with a […]

A PDA with GPS technology is already a welcome travel mate, and TravRoute CoPilot Live Pocket PC 4 with Bluetooth GPS ($349 direct) adds to your companions versatility. The latest version of the product gives you more control over points of interest and adds more display, waypoint, and routing options. The hottest new feature, though, […]

Once again, Sony makes us reconsider what PDAs are all about. The Clié PEG-UX50 ($700 street), billed not as a PDA but as a PEO (personal entertainment organizer), combines a digital camera, an MP3 player, a thumb-style keyboard, and two flavors of wireless connectivity for entertainment and communications. The landscape screen—which makes the unit look […]

The KeySuite desktop interface lets you download folders from Outlook and has four PDA applications: KeyContact, KeyDate, KeyNotes, and KeyTasks. As with Beyond Contacts, you use a two-step HotSync process to install the Palm OS applications and download Outlook records. KeySuite offers a color palette for personalizing each application, including background and text colors. The […]

To install Beyond Contacts, you use the standard Palm OS HotSync Install tool and then download the desired Outlook data with a second HotSync operation. The program is accessible from a single icon on the PDA home menu, which opens an Outlook-style Today screen—an interface we find more appealing than KeySuites four Home menu buttons. […]

The monochrome version of the Sidekick PDA/phone combo (“PDAs for Every Budget,” May 6) is an impressive communicator and organizer. The enhanced, color version of the T-Mobile Sidekick ($300 street) retains the attractive features of its predecessor and adds significant improvements. Not merely a very good choice for early adopters, the Sidekick is a strong […]

Lets start by admitting that PDA/phone combination devices just cant be as small and light as regular cell phones. Crucial PDA considerations, such as display visibility and input convenience, work against size and weight. But if you dont insist on a tiny form factor, youll find highly functional and reasonably mobile multipurpose devices. The new […]