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A 'Handhelds Superguide' is presented. Topics covered include the following: What To Look For; Palm Versus Pocket PC (Palm m505 Versus Toshiba e570); Notebook Versus Handheld; Palm Challenge; Pocket PC Challenge; Next-Gen Handhelds; Accessories; Hold the Net in Your Hand (accessing the Internet); and Card tricks (expanding a handheld's memory).

The future looks bright for non-PC Internet appliances, with IDC estimating that 89 million such devices will be sold annually by 2000. Six Net appliances already available in Australia are identified and described: the $899 Ericsson iPhone; the $1,299 Ericsson MC218; the $949 Nokia 7110; the $1,999 Nokia 9110 Communicator; the $499 Sega Dreamcast; and the $699 Spirit Set Top Surfer. Telephone numbers and Web addresses are provided.

The newest breed of organizers can help keep your life in order. * You don't need to look past your own Rolodex to realize life in the last gasps of [...]

Hand-held business computers are increasing in sophistication and dropping in price. Electronic mail is becoming a common business tool, so most hand-held computers offer Internet access. These devices range from $600 to $3800, and the best brands include Palm Pilot, Nokia 9000, and Psion Series 5.

This is not about the fantastic pen/voice/holographic brain implant computer of the 21st century. It's about pen Pcs you can buy today, and the practical uses they are finding in […]

Personal digital assistants, or PDAs, have found their way into the hands of an estimated one out of six Americans in recent years. PDAs can store years of appointments, thousands [...]

Personal digital assistans have changed. No longer mere palmtop address and date books, PDAs have been enhanced and expanded so they can help educators organize their lives in and out […]

Jotting down reminders in a date book bursting with business cards and yellow Post-its is no way to get ahead in the 21st century. It's time to ditch that bulky, […]

If you want to get digitally organized, you don't have to splurge on a pricey palm PC. Sub-$200 electronic organizers do the trick, provided your needs are scaled down, too. [...]

While the direct-sales model dominates the PC purchase process, there's less of a consensus about handheld PCs. Value-added resellers and retailers each lay claim to the largest percentage of sales, […]

HPCs still aren't as capable as notebooks, but they're getting closer. ALTHOUGH HANDHELD PCS (HPCs) are still less capable than conventional notebook computers, Microsoft s CE 2.0 upgrade bridges the […]

Palm PC's Handy for organizing contacts (parent and student lists for educators), managing calendars and appointments, note-taking, and e-mail, palm PCs generally range anywhere from $175 to $400. Many even […]

Ultraportable computers let you keep critical data by your side throughout the day Big things are happening in the world of small computers. We're not just talking about notebooks, which […]

A briefcase full of computer hardware may be too much to carry for your end-users on the move, so why not give them a hand with a palm-sized electronic organiser? […]