]> ia/ - Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) http://iaslash.org/taxonomy/term/87/0 en First Wired Generation http://iaslash.org/node/7447 <p>Yahoo! teen conference on understanding the <a href="http://promotions.yahoo.com/btbw_2003">First Wired Generation</a>. There was research presented on industry trends by Neil Howe and Dan Draf which are quite interesting. Click on Webcast for the presentations</p> Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:34:08 -0700 Mobile Devices: One Generation From Useful (Alertbox) http://iaslash.org/node/7446 <p><a href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20030818.html">Nielsen says</a>: "I've been using a T-Mobile 'Sidekick' as my combined PDA and cell phone for the past half year. The Sidekick is also known as the 'Danger Device' or the 'Hiptop.' When I saw an early Danger demo two years ago, I was excited about its potential. Now, after actually using it, I've concluded that one or two more generations of device designs are needed to achieve true usability."</p> Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:35:10 -0700 Slablets and hiptops http://iaslash.org/node/7071 <p><a href="http://www.v-2.org/displayArticle.php?article_num=109">Adam pointed</a> to this page showing a bunch of <a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/tabletpc_preview.asp">photos of the slablet</a>. The tablet, now a hybrid tablet/laptop thing looks a little bit on the bulky side.</p> <p>On the slightly less bulky side of the new hardware offerings this season is the <a href="http://www.danger.com/products.php">hiptop</a>, which I got to check out when I met with <a href="http://www.visuallee.com/weblog/">Mike Lee yesterday</a>.</p> Thu, 07 Nov 2002 11:50:28 -0800