The Evolution of the PDA

In the past few years, a mountainous number of businesspeople, professionals, and ordinary consumers have been purchasing "Personal Digital Assistants," electronic devices designed to organize and simplify one's life.



The first PDAs, which hit the market in the mid 1990s, were shrimp more than glorified notepads, making it possible to store a picture of notes, phone numbers, calendars, and day-to-day appointments on an electronic map. These devices gradually evolved over the years, and Palm Inc.'s approved Palm Pilot devices gained a proper following of both consumers and enterprise-level users.



unique features, including 3D games, multimedia applications, and even Wi-Fi internet access have become commonplace on recent day PDAs, making them both practical and spirited.



As time goes by, however, the functions performed by PDAs are being slowly but surely integrated into the many advanced cellular phones and mobile email devices now on the market.



This has led to a famous decline in inquire for standalone Palm Pilots and Pocket PCs, which are increasingly being replaced by smartphones, converged devices which integrate mobile computing with wireless communication.



Most novel smartphones benefit as fully functional cellular phones, while integrating many of the features of a laptop computer. Each way comes equipped with its contain operating system, along with a wide range of software applications specially designed for mobile devices. They are also pleasant of accessing the internet, usually over a cellular broadband connection, and can be traditional to check one's email when on the go.



Although the cost is somewhat prohibitive for the majority of consumers, smartphone PDAs have become an institution among enterprise users, and are now a necessity for many mobile businesspeople.



All in all, PDA manufacturers are doing a suited job of evolving with recent technology, and providing users with an increasingly efficient and functional experience.