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The Best PDA Software Reviews and Ratings
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Sony Clie PEGTJ25 Handheld
  Budget PDA. The new PEG-TJ25 CLIÉ® handheld provides everything you need to stay organized and entertained. The high-resolution color screen shows images in full details and color with amazing clarity. The super-slim aluminum body is less than 1/2" thick and discreetly slides into your pocket or purse.

Expand the memory capacity with the optional Memory Stick PRO™ media to store and transfer digital files. Plus, the unique Center Jog Dial™ Navigator Wheel and arrows enable four-way directional movements for easy access to your applications and information. The PEG-TJ25 comes bundled with a variety of entertainment and productivity applications to fit both your needs and your lifestyle.

This CLIE runs the latest Palm OS (5.2.1) and includes all the standard Palm applications, such as Calculator, Memo Pad, and To Do List. Notably, Sony stuck with the older Address Book and Date Book programs, so you don't get the enhanced functionality of the Tungsten E's new Contacts and Calendar apps. In addition to the aforementioned backup utility, you'll find a music player, a photo viewer, text and "freestyle" memo pads, a world clock, and a file manager.

Rounding out the bundle are Picsel Viewer for reading Microsoft Office documents; Decuma Latin for handwriting recognition (useful if your Graffiti talents aren't up to snuff); and lots of other utilities, games, and trial software.

 
 
HP iPAQ h4150 64mb Color Pocket PC
  HP iPAQ h4150 Pocket PC packs integrated wireless capabilities with Bluetooth® technology and WiFi (WLAN 802.11b) into the thinnest and lightest iPAQ design to date. Loaded with features, it's designed for flexibility and productivity at a very affordable price.

Specifications
Intel® 400 MHz processor with Xscale

Main memory 64 MB SDRAM

240 x 320 resolution (16 bit)

1 SD (Secure Digital) card slot

Integrated WLAN 802.11b

Bluetooth wireless, IrDA

Built-in Microphone and Built-in Speaker

 
 
PalmOne Tungsten T3 Handheld
  Stretch Display
Breakthrough 320 x 480 Stretch Display rotates from portrait to landscape with the tap of a button for optimum viewing of spreadsheets, web pages and more. 50% more viewing area than other palmOne™ handhelds and twice the resolution of Pocket PC 2003 handhelds.

Packed With Power
You've never had it this good. Handle spreadsheets, wireless applications and multimedia tasks with blazing speed and boundless performance with the Tungsten™ T3 handheld’s ultra-fast 400MHz Intel® XScale processor, Palm OS® 5.2.1 and 64MB1 of memory.

Word, Excel And Powerpoint Compatible
Take your important files with you to meetings or on the road. Use Documents To Go 6 to create and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint compatible files right on your handheld. NEW: edit native Word and Excel email attachments on the go with improved file support.

Built-In Bluetooth® Technology
Wireless connectivity when you need it. Share files, photos and more with nearby Bluetooth devices such as your laptop or another Palm handheld, or wirelessly access email, dial phone numbers, send text messages using VersaMail 2.6 and connect to the Internet using Palm™ Web Pro Browser and a compatible mobile phone.

Synchronize With Outlook
Stay on top of it all by synchronizing with Outlook to have your calendar, contacts, tasks, notes and email stored right on your handheld.

Improved Organization
Enhanced PIM functionality including a new Agenda view and color-coded Calendar increase productivity.

Tunes, Photos & Videos To Go
Carry your favorite tunes, video clips and photos with you. Listen to MP3s while editing a document. Watch the latest movie trailer with friends. Enjoy digital photos with family.

Watch Video Clips And Trailers On The Go
Kinoma Player™ Software Watch full-motion video right on your handheld. Play files from your internal device memory or from removable expansion cards. Amazing, high-resolution playback quality takes advantage of the new Palm OS® 5 and ARM- based processors. With Kinoma Producer™ Software
you can Convert your favorite home movies and animated videos - MPEG-1, QuickTime, AVI - to a format you can view on your handheld.

Capture Your Inspirations
Record your thoughts with no thought at all by capturing and organizing your ideas with the built-in voice memo recorder.

Dual Expansion
With built-in dual expansion, use stamp-sized expansion cards to add memory and applications; slightly larger expansion cards to add peripherals such as a digital camera; and use the Universal Connector to add other peripherals like the Palm™ Ultra-Thin Keyboard for easy data entry (all sold separately).

5-Way Navigator
Get faster access to applications and easy, one-handed access to the web and important information with the improved 5-way navigator design and software support.

Documents To Go
Now you can leave your laptop at home and take native Microsoft Word and Excel files with you on your handheld or an expansion card. Make edits and email the updated documents from your handheld – and they'll arrive at their destination as real Word or Excel files. Or just sync your work to your computer when you get back to the office.

Word To Go
Edit a report on the plane in native Microsoft Word format. As soon as you land, quickly email1 it to your colleagues or sync it to your computer when you're back at your desk. Or, create a new Microsoft Word document on your commute home.
Sheet To Go
Edit a native format Microsoft Excel spreadsheet or create a new spreadsheet in a meeting, then beam it to a colleague. Retain your changes and file formatting when you sync the spreadsheet back to your computer.

Slideshow To Go (Windows only)
Rehearse your PowerPoint presentation2 on your handheld and make last-minute changes. Sync the file back to your computer or use Margi™ Presenter To Go3 to display your revised slides with the original formatting and animation intact.

Mobile access to email
Designed with the handheld user in mind, VersaMail™ 2.6 makes it easy to access and manage your personal and corporate email while on the go. VersaMail 2.6 supports many popular desktop email clients as well as IMAP and Internet POP accounts, and allows you to get and send mail wirelessly or via a HotSync® operation.

Automatic Mail Retrieval and Notification
Stay on top of your life with automatic retrieval and notification. VersaMail automatically downloads new messages and alerts you based on your instructions.

Display Options
Display options allow you to see messages in one or two lines to view more messages or more detail. Select font size, read/unread colors, sorting options, and fields to display.

All Your Email Accounts
Manage up to 8 email accounts. VersaMail includes setup wizards for Earthlink, Yahoo, CompuServe, and more – and supports most popular desktop email applications including Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Eudora and Microsoft Outlook Express. Works with POP, IMAP, APOP, and ESMTP.

Smart Addressing
Smart Addressing shows contact address options as you enter the users name and saves incoming addresses directly into Contacts from within VersaMail.

Palm Photos Software
Use Palm™ Photos handheld software to create digital albums and view or share your photos - you can even "beam" images to family, friends or co-workers. Organize photos into separate albums and label each photo. Then click "slideshow" for full-screen viewing of each photo in the selected album in sequence.

Specifications


Operating System: Palm OS® 5.2.1

Processor: 400MHz Intel XScale™

Stretch Display: 320 x 480 color Transflective TFT display with portrait and landscape support.

Built-In Bluetooth® Technology:
Communicate wirelessly and share files, photos and more with nearby Bluetooth devices via integrated Bluetooth.

Battery: Rechargeable 900mAh Lithium Polymer battery.

Built-In Microphone: Record your thoughts with optimized Voice Record button on side of device.

Memory: 64MB (52MB actual storage capacity)

Expansion Slot:
Supports SD, SDIO and MultiMediaCard expansion cards (sold separately) to add memory, content like a travel card, or even an SDIO card like a digital camera.

5-Way Navigator Button: Easily access important information with just one hand.

Built-In Speaker & Stereo Headphone Jack:
Listen to tunes, games, videos or voice recordings with built-in mono speaker or stereo headphones with standard 3.5 mm headphone jack. (Headphones sold separately. MP3s require SD card, sold separately.)

Notification: Vibration, Sound and LED Notification.

LED: Green LED for battery charging indication and alert notification.

Supported Desktop System Requirements


PC running Windows 98/NT/2000/ME/XP

Mac 9.1 or higher/Mac OS X, version 10.1.2 to 10.2.6
(Windows NT, 2000 and XP require admin rights to install. Systems without USB ports, require the Palm HotSync® Cradle-Serial, SKU p10828U, sold separately)

 
 
PalmOne Zire 21 Color Handheld PDA
  Always have your important addresses and phone numbers at your fingertips—family, friends, co-workers, doctors, teachers, coaches – everyone you need. Stay on top of your schedule with reminders and alarms for appointments. Keep your to-do list with you and check things off as you go.

Room to Grow
8MB1 of memory means you’ll have room to store years of appointments and thousands of contacts with plenty of room to add software like an exercise log, shopping list manager, or eBook (sold separately). And it’s small and light, so you can take your information with you wherever you go.

Specifications

Palm OS® Software v5.2.1

126 MHz TI OMAP 311 ARM processor

8MB of memory

160x160 pixel display

Like the original Graffiti® writing software, Graffiti 2 allows you to enter data quickly into your Palm™ handheld—but it's even more intuitive and easier to learn.


Letters
Writing with Graffiti 2 is similar to writing on paper. It takes one stroke of the stylus to enter some characters, and two strokes to enter others.