Word: pagers
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...cell phones to sprout color monitors so they can be used to surf the Web, and PDAs to develop telephonic capability. When the convergence is complete, the theory goes, we'll have a single device combining in one small, supersmart package the qualities of a PDA, cell phone and pager--allowing you to schedule, e-mail, call, beep and surf without missing a beep. That could happen, but don't count on it. Skeptics say the result would be neither fish nor fowl--awkward as a PDA and awkward as a phone. For now, it's probably best to choose...
...part because he grew up in the area, but also so he can avoid all the drama that comes with recording in New York City. Okay, maybe he can be a little too mellow. During an interview, he also reads and sends messages on his Motorola two-way pager. "Just got a page from Carole Bayer Sager," he says casually. Ooookay...
When I got hold of one of Microsoft's new Pocket PCs, set for release this week, my first concern was for my coat pockets. The poor things get thoroughly frayed with all the portable equipment I jam into them every morning: CD player, Palm Pilot, e-mail pager, voice recorder, a novel for the train. Pocket PC promises to do the work of all of the above in a single 9-oz. shell (made variously by Compaq, H-P and Casio). Given that my local tailor charges me the equivalent of the national debt of a small country...
PALM WARS Microsoft's new Pocket PCs (described at left) will soon have more than Palm to compete with. Next month Research in Motion, whose two-way pager won accolades last year for its compact size and wireless stock-trading capability, plans to release its own $500 handheld. The Blackberry 957 will feature an organizer, address book and note-taking features. Wireless e-mail service will cost $40 a month. While the RIM will link to corporate e-mail, a monochrome screen and paucity of extras could make it a tough sell...
...little more research on my own? Knowpost raises the stakes even higher by making you answer a question before you can ask one. When I gave a lazy but technically correct answer to a guy who wanted to know what applications were available for a two-way pager, he slapped me with one star out of five, the lowest possible. So I decided to boost my ratings by answering the easy questions, like which brand of moisturizer I use and why my biggest pet peeve is people who floss their teeth in public...