With Axim officially dead will paper planners make a comeback?
I think so. At my work I see way more paper planners now than 5 years ago. People stare in awe at my X51v device...I think I'm witnessing the opposite of evolution...
In my opinion, no way. If wanted merely a calendar I would have bought a nice leather bound calendar. But I wanted a diverse device that could handle the demand I put on it - for music, videos, yes calendar and contacts, but weather, radio, TV, games, ereader, PDF reader, mobile WORD, EXCEL, etc, etc. No my Axim, or any other PPC is much more than a planner.
seein people with paper planners is almost equivalent to seein people listening to cassette walkmans,which is what i saw yesterday on a bus in chicago.
seein people with paper planners is almost equivalent to seein people listening to cassette walkmans,which is what i saw yesterday on a bus in chicago.
I've honestly started seeing fewer and fewer PDAs in the wild. Most people I associate with use their cell phones for business and their paper planners for scheduling, note taking, etc. It's sad really.
I never have seen a lot of PPC's in the office myself (and we're a technology company!). There seem to always be 2 or 3 people carrying around Blackberry and an occasional PPC/Phone (6700) but they just don't seem to be heavily used. Cell phones? Yeah ... everywhere you look - and those Bluetooth "Borg" earpieces. Laptops, frequently. PDA's ... for some reason just haven't seemed to catch on as far as I can see. Beats me why not - I wouldn't hardly be caught dead without my Axim in close reach.
Still - they'll continue to be around I think. Maybe I'll buy a Garmin the next time around or another HP.
I think with Dell ending its line someone else will step in and try something comprable. Who knows we all might wind up with even something better. I just don't like the PDA/Phone concept. Just muy humble observation. :)
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I don't understand what everyone sees in those combination devices. I tried a WM Smartphone before. It was a cool device, but it's not practical. There's no cursor/touch screen to manipulate the device and the worst is that you use up all the battery power on PDA functions and when you need it as a phone it's dead. I love my PPC because I can use it frivolously and when it dies my phone (which must remain charged, for me) is still powered up and working.
I think that everyone is moving toward the "converged" device (pda/cellphone) such as the Treo, Blackberry, Q, Blackjack etc. It doesn't have the versatility of the true PDA like the Axim nor does it seem as quick and easy to use as a basic cell phone for true phone use but it is a pretty good "jack of all trades master of none".
I've got my Axim loaded with a ton of ebooks, full length movies, spreadsheets for work, my calendar and contacts, some music (though my iPod is probably a better dedicated MP3 player), maps, games etc. And it has that awesome screen so I've got a couple photo albums to show people etc.
Tried the converged device for a cellphone. Hated it when I really needed to contact someone and the thing froze up and I needed to reboot etc. Not a big deal if it is a PDA that does it but if it is an emergency and you're waiting for your frozen phone to reset it can be a major problem.
I have decided to always keep my phone and pda separate. Currently have a Sony Ericsson Z710i (got it yesterday- neat little phone) and hope that I will always be able to find someone in the world who still makes a true stand alone PDA if/when my Ax dies.
The last two posters make a very valid point. I also agree, keep the PDA and phone separate, so that they each do a better job of what they were designed for.
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