[geeks] what's the best pda?

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Jon Gilbert <jjj at io.com>
>Date: 2006/12/28 Thu PM 12:08:41 CST
>To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
>Subject: [geeks] what's the best pda?

>Alright I haven't used a PDA since the Palm IIIxe, which I hated  
>because the memory would be erased after 5 minutes of no batteries,  
>or if you put the batteries in backwards. But I liked its durable  
>construction with the folding door that flipped over the screen (a  
>feature which the Apple Newton also had). But the memory being erased  
>twice on me was too much, so I switched back to good ol' paper pads  
>with Pilot G2 pens.
>
>But now it's been 5 years since I've had a PDA and I feel like  
>testing the PDA waters again. Surely with the pace of technology,  
>there is something now in the PDA market that has memory which can't  
>be erased so easily, and which is at least as durable as a Newton or  
>IIIxe. So here are my requirements.
>
>The device should have:
>* a decent LCD with a plastic or metal door that closes over it which  
>is built into the device (i.e. I want it to be durable enough to  
>survive in my pocket without any extra case).

I know of no such PDA, there are some "smart phones" that cover the screen, but none as you describe, except for the older Handspring PDAs[0]...

Sorry,

Lionel

[0] http://www.the-gadgeteer.com/review/handspring_visor_edge_review