Conglomerate Inc – New PDA 1 Introduction Conglomerate Inc., a major U.S. wireless carrier, has teamed up with a PC manufacturer to form a joint venture, Netlink, to develop, produce and market a hybrid product integrating a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) with a “smart” cellular phone. Its first product is tentatively called ConneCtor. ConneCtor directly transmits and receives both data and voice. It is lightweight but heavier than a cell phone whose shape it emulates. It comes with a backlit grayscale LCD screen of moderate resolution. Its operating system is the PalmOS, which is common in PDAs. Thus, ConneCtor allows the user, among other things, to access the standard tools of Personal Information Management (PIM) and also performs …show more content…
Several electronic manufacturers have developed similar devices; for example, Sony introduced Clie as a direct competitor to Palm and Handspring. PocketPCs make up the other group of PDAs, whose manufacturers include Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, Psion and Casio. These hand-held computers come with a large application suite of pocket Windows applications, e.g., a scaled down version of MS Office. They usually come with more memory than PDA/Palms and with a range of accessories to be added to the devices (e.g., digital cameras, web ams). However, they are bulkier, heavier and more expensive. In contrast, PDA/Palms perform basic tasks very well and, unlike the PocketPCs, synchronize with non-Windows systems. A new technological thrust in 2001 involved the adoption of wireless technology for the PDA with manufacturers trying to assess if and how to add wireless capabilities. Wireless technology would make synchronization possible without docking, making PDAs true communication tools. AT&T, Nokia and other cellular phone companies have started developing wireless phones with some PDA functions. The PDA Customer As PDA designs have evolved, manufacturers have targeted different segments based on differing lifestyle and business needs. Palm initially captured innovators – people eager to adopt a new gadget. A typical early PDA user was a professional, high-income male. He
Mobile phones in a rudimentary form date back to the 1970s. Since 3G cellular networks made its debut on the scene in 2001, its usage has skyrocketed, particularly in the past few years (Hoyt, 2014). The Apple Newton personal digital assistant (PDA) became available in the market for a hefty cost of $700. Then, the Palm Pilot 1000 was released in 1996. Despite the improved design and memory, it didn’t gain much popularity until 1999 until Epocrates came out (Hoyt, 2014, p. 267). Clinicians welcomed Palm Pilots as the retrieval of drug information and medical pearls of wisdom became easier, when compared to carrying reference guides in their pocket. Following the early model of PDAs, newer PDAs with upgrades such as internet access, WiFi, and
With add on modules PDA's come complete with a cell phone, organizer, MP3 player, still and video cameras, Web browser, E-mail reader, game player, usable keyboard, and still and video cameras. In fact, "PalmOne recently announced a clever GPS package that enables PDA s to give oral turn-by-turn directions to drivers" (Clark, 2004). There is no doubt that the wireless technology combined with the add on modules and other applications at a small cost and small size will create competition in the market. However the cell phone market alone has consumers in the billions. "If PalmOne gets only a small percent of that market share, the future is huge"(Clark, 2004).
Odds are, that in your pocket right now, is one of the single most advanced pieces of technology. But how did it get there? Your smartphone is the culmination of a movement that started more than fifty years ago. Although, technology as a whole has grown more in the past fifty years than in the past two thousand years. It all started with the creation of the personal computer. The first desktop computer to be mass produced and sold nationwide was the MITS Altair 8800 in 1975. However, interest in computers was very high before that point in time. In fact, several technology companies and industries already took shape before that point. These desktop computers, as well as mega computers marked the beginning of an era. This era is one that
Since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the 1860’s, people have rapidly improved people’s lives with technology. The first generations of computers started the base of computers and their system. These generations were influenced by inventers like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniok facilitated the computers, tablets, and smart phone we use today. With tablets and smart phone being so accessible it is no surprise that computers are not as popular as they used to. Many people would prefer to have an item that can fit in their back pocket or bag, instead of having to carry a big, space consuming item. They would rather have a hand held tablet and can fit almost any where somebody needs it to. Everywhere there is technology;
The adoption of PDAs is still accelerating in both market areas. Most analysts forecast that the stage of rapid growth is going to last for at least a couple of years, but later on the proportional growth will probably decrease. In addition, Asian growth figures are estimated to be constantly bigger than the European ones. PDA markets in Asia have undergone significant structural changes as low-end segments have gained a foothold in a relatively short period. What is more, it seems that the growth of low-end segments is mainly attributable to the areas associated with the lowest standard of living in the world.
I make the initial observation that all of Mr. Li 's suggestions must be viewed in light of the fact that we do not currently know what type of facility that DJC may construct, or indeed if it will construct any facility at all. This uncertainty may have consequences. Unlike DJC, we purchase much of our machinery from outside suppliers who have in the past not only disclosed our intentions to competitors, but actually sold them the same products so that they could more effectively compete with us. In addition, DJC can be expected to attempt to pirate some of our engineers, for both their information and expertise. We need to consider the impact of our reconstruction plans being dissected by our potential major competitor in time for DJC to
In this technological and scientific world, PDAs are becoming one of the most important needing devices by the educated people. However, the needs vary according to the person’s career, income, and so on (The times, 2008). For example (Philip Kotler and Kevin Lane Keller, 2006):- professionals need a PDA to coordinate their busy tasks, note down information, stay in touch while on the go, and also to exchange information from anywhere. Then again, students need a multifunction PDA to perform their complicated tasks (see table 1.1.0 in below) without the assist of multiple gadgets. Lastly, business markets (contains of corporate users, entrepreneurs, and medical users) need a personal digital to record, conveniently store and exchange
With cell phone use increasing around the world, it would be ignorant to claim that the way people communicate has remained the same as it was twenty years ago. Today, cell phones have not only shown themselves as a convenient replacement to the traditional wired telephone, but can also, rather effectively, replace a home computer for most of everything the average computer is used for. They can connect to the internet, take and share pictures, make posts on social networks, and much more. For
The Encyclopedia Britannica describes an archetypal smartphone by its key features a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), incorporated “personal management programs” like contact books and calendar, and an operating system that allows for the installation of third party application or “apps”. The Britannica notes essentially smartphones can be “thought of as a handheld computer integrated with a computer.” The company IBM is credited with designing the first smartphone and it was sold by BellSouth in 1993 (Enc.Brit.). The article “How the Cellphone Got ‘Smart’ ” gives further insight on the first primitive version of the smartphone which was named
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs): It is a handheld computer and popularly known as a palmtop. It has a touch screen and a memory card for storage of data. PDAs can also be used as portable audio players, web browsers and smartphones. Most of them can access the Internet by means of Bluetooth or Wi-Fi communication.
The Asus Fonepad Note 6 is a 6-inch Android tablet with a built-in stylus and has all the bells and whistles of a 3G smartphone. Sound familiar? Well, this is ASUS’ obvious attempt to chip in on the stylus renaissance. Samsung, LG, ZTE, and Huawei have all manufactured devices that begin to blur out the lines between tablets and phones, so why wouldn’t Asus join in the “phablet” party? Considering the starking similarity in the name as well as the stylus functionality, ASUS’ pioneer “phablet” product was pigeonholed as the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 wanna-be. Available in the colours black and white, the ASUS fonepad Note 6 would be seen as a small tablet instead of a huge smartphone at first glance due to its thickness of 10.3mm weight of 210g. Even so, the ASUS Fonepad Note 6 is still light enough to hold one-handed, and just about squeezes into a jean pocket.
A late 1999 launch, in time for the holiday season, would help meet Handspring's objective of getting more Visor PDAs into consumers' hands sooner but in the bigger picture it is more important that the customer is delighted by the product and tells others to buy it. The lower $150 price, compared to a typical PDA $450 price, and the enhanced features and benefits will certainly help drive Visor's sales whether in spring or during the holiday season. The additional timing may even lead to
Android, based on Linux, is popular mainly due to its open source operating system which can come preinstalled on the PDA or can be installed by the user. The platform is responsible for allocating and managing memory, creating and processing threads, ensuring communication between processes, interrupt handling, execute-in-place (SIP) ROM file systems, RAM file systems, flash management and TCP/IP networking. The most popular Linux PDA is called the Sharp Zaurus. These devices have a Strong or ARM processor, a lithium-ion battery as the power source, built-in support for Wi-Fi and blue tooth, and security/encryption modules. The devices have Compact Flash and SD slots that also accept MMCs which is typically a standard of
The personal digital assistant, or PDA, was a small hand-held electronic device that was intended for use as a simple organizer, including features like a calendar and tasks list. Today, the PDA has fallen into disuse, replaced by its more popular and powerful successor: the smart phone. Voice recognition technology is giving rebirth to the spirit of the PDA in the form of new intelligent digital systems designed to help you manage your affairs. These reborn personal assistants are gaining popularity in both consumer and business markets due to their ability to streamline commonplace tasks. As new technologies are discovered, additional applications and markets will be uncovered for this technology to take root in.
Just as some of the current uses of GPS could not be guessed, the current uses of PDAs are yet to be determined. As was mentioned earlier, the PDA is a good way to organize one's personal information and