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...Sony has adopted, which goes something like this: Small cameras like the N1 go wherever you go. If you're on a plane and want to show pictures of your kids/pets/toy trains to the person sitting next to you, why not pull out your camera, instead of a wallet, PDA or specialized device? And if you do pull out your camera, why not make the slideshow at least partially interesting to your show-n-tell victim...
...Windows Mobile 5.0 platform. Most of it looks just like the older Pocket PC environment, although there are some updates, including Outlook Mobile--which makes it easy to manage a Hotmail account--and PowerPoint Mobile, for handling those presentations that used to be too big to fit in your PDA...
...fact, Philips took it one step further: the PDA-sized RC9800i takes the frustration out of remote setup by asking you, in plain English, what you've got and what you want to do with it, and it all takes place right there on the remote's own screen-no PC needed. Once I was through with the wizard, the device sure enough could control all of the stuff in my home theater...
...Suddenly PDA phones are everywhere, in dozens of varieties. Verizon Wireless, for instance, carries versions of the latest PalmOS, BlackBerry and Windows Mobile devices. Within these categories there are a few different flavors of connectivity, too. The PalmOne Treo 650 (reviewed in another incarnation several months ago) has both Bluetooth and a basic data connection, as well as a voice line (you remember those, right?). Ditto for Verizon's newest RIM BlackBerry, the 7250. And there are variations on the Windows Mobile theme: the UTStarcomm/Audiovox XV6600 with Bluetooth and a connection to Verizon's super-fast EVDO data network (known...