I’m in the market for a new PDA. Yes, PDAs went the way of the dinosaurs. Right now, my only only option is to go with a smartphone. Did I ever mention I hate those things? Or I should say, I hate becoming one of those people with those things. Every morning, I see the people traveling to and from work with them out. As well as their work phones forwarding to their smartphones and their phones going off everytime they get an e-mail. I hate the notion of being tied to work that badly. But considering there’s nothing else other than smartphones, I’m stuck.
1) Blackberry? Maybe. But I’m not really liking the size. Also, no 3G support an any of the current models.
2) Palm? No. Hell no. After 3 years of this PDA, I’m ready to toss it.
3) iPhone 3G? Right now, AT&T’s plan is pushing me away. My workplace will not give me a discount on the plan and phone either so as nice as it looks… This one is coming up no, unless I’m given an incentive to buy it.
4) iPod Touch? I really don’t want another iPod. I have the Classic and Nano. For a PDA, this might work and there’s no cellphone (hence, no phone plan!), but software upgrades cost money because Apple has a crappy accounting plan for the Touch. I don’t really want to pay for upgrades that they should be offering for free (some might be security related which should be free).
5) Other? Getting an unlocked Nokia E66 or 6600 Slide might be hopeful, but integration might be an issue. It has 3G support, but I’m not sure about the integration.
I’ll probably be at this for a while.