Top 10 PDA/Handheld
![]() | Best smart phone Palm Treo 700p Following in the footsteps of its older sibling, the Palm Treo 700p picks up where the Treo 650 left off and adds a host of features to make this top-notch smart phone even better. Improvements include EV-DO support, a 1.3-megapixel camera, dial-up networking capabilities, and increased memory. Of course, all isn't perfect (still no Wi-Fi), but the Treo's winning combination of form factor and performance is hard to beat. | |
![]() | Best Palm handheld for business Palm TX It may have taken a while, but 2005 marks the year Palm finally got things right. The Palm TX packages together all (well, almost) the tools a mobile professional would want: Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, 128MB of nonvolatile flash memory (plus an expansion slot), and a gorgeous screen. Plus, it's proven itself out in the workforce with solid performance. Of course, it can also cut loose after work hours with MP3 and video playback. And the best part? It's affordable. | |
![]() | Best Pocket PC handheld for business HP iPaq hx2790 Microsoft's Windows Mobile 5 operating system made its debut in 2005, bringing new and enhanced productivity tools to the mobile professional. So when you add the OS to the latest model of HP's business-centric hx2000 series, you have a serious PDA that's ready to work. The HP iPaq hx2790 also features a biometric fingerprint reader for added security, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and solid performance to complete the package. | |
![]() | Best-value Palm handheld Palm Tungsten E2 Palm came out with a $99 PDA (the Z22) this year, but if you're talking best value, you have to go with the Palm Tungsten E2. You get integrated Bluetooth, a zippy processor, 32MB of nonvolatile memory, and a bright screen. Plus, you get multimedia capabilities and outstanding battery life, all for a great price. What a deal. | |
![]() | Best-value Pocket PC handheld Dell Axim X51 (entry-level) Dell cleaned house this year, retiring the Axim X30 series as well as the Axim 50 series, but it hasn't abandoned PDAs. In fact, the company continues its tradition of good-value handhelds with the new Dell Axim X51 series. With wireless connectivity, solid performance, and multimedia capabilities, these Pocket PCs pack it all into a compact and attractive device. | |
![]() | Best entertainment handheld Sony PSP Right out of the gate, the Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) delivered on its remarkable promise of bringing a PlayStation 2-like gaming experience to a handheld platform. It also doesn't hurt that the PSP can do other tricks, such as play video and music, display images, and even surf the Web. In the months following its release, multiple firmware upgrades have further expanded the PSP's horizons, adding the ability to stream live TV from your home-theater system (albeit with an expensive accessory). And the anemic freshman lineup of games has given way to some must-have titles that really begin to take advantage of the PSP's impressive capabilities. | |
![]() | Best handheld with a built-in camera HP iPaq rx3715 Mobile Media Companion We've haven't seen any new innovations in this category, but the HP iPaq rx3715 is not to be ignored. The PDA comes equipped with a 1.2-megapixel camera, but it doesn't just leave it at that. It captures video clips, and you get HP's Image Zone software to edit images on the spot. In addition, the iPaq Mobile Media software allows you to control music, photos, and video stored on PCs in your home via a Wi-Fi network. | |
![]() | Best GPS handheld Garmin iQue M5 Others have tried, but no one has really come close to perfecting the GPS/PDA combo the way Garmin has. The Garmin iQue M5, as well as the rest of the company's M series, boasts great mapping software with features such as voice-guided directions and address book integration. We just wish it didn't cost so much. | |
![]() | Thinnest Wi-Fi handheld HP iPaq rx1950 The HP iPaq rx1950 proves that good things do come in small packages. This svelte little PDA can have you surfing the Web in no time with its integrated Wi-Fi, and it doesn't cut corners on performance or battery life, either. Armed with Windows Mobile 5, the rx1950 is ready for just about anything the business world can throw at it. Our only gripe? No Bluetooth. | |
![]() | Most versatile handheld Palm LifeDrive The Palm LifeDrive made headlines this year by integrating the first hard drive into a PDA. The 4GB of storage gives you plenty of space to hold more than just your work files. It plays MP3s and lets you watch videos, and you can even create slide shows with your digital pictures and set background music. And the Palm handheld finally has Wi-Fi. See, business and pleasure can get along. | |
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