PDAs, or Personal Digital Assistants, are essentially pocket computers, in that they put easy access to most major everyday computer functions in the palm of one's hand. Since the cell phone is another common device that people tend to carry, it was a natural match to merge the two technologies and create the PDA phone. The PDA phone basically turns a cell phone into a miniature personal computer.

What Are Some of the Key Features of PDA Phones?

In addition to the obvious phone communication capability of the PDA phone, most PDA phones also include many of the following features:

• Electronic Messaging--For when a phone call does not meet the user's immediate communication need, PDA phones can provide multiple e-mail accounts as well as text messaging and instant messaging.
• Organizer--PDA phones allow users to organize personal or professional contacts, to-do lists and schedules, for instant access to all daily activities no matter where the user happens to be.
• Document Viewing--PDA phones can allow users to view (and in some cases even edit) documents created by a variety of programs including Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Full Keyboard--Manipulating a standard phone keyboard often makes computing a tiresome chore. PDA phones provide full QWERTY keyboards, allowing users to type information just as they do on their home computers.

What Are Some PDA Phone Options?

For a great PDA phone with quality AT&T Cingular Service, those in the market for a cell phone may wish to consider one of the following phone options.

BlackBerry Pearl

The name BlackBerry is an accepted standard in the PDA world. The BlackBerry Pearl is an attractive PDA phone that comes in Black and Red and offers e-mail, organizing functions, a 1.3 megapixel camera with zoom, trackball and QWERTY keyboard and an MP3 media player. The Pearl also has hands-free options, an Internet browser and voice and data roaming capability in more than 120 countries.

Samsung BlackJack

Combining power and fun in a stylish PDA is the Samsung Blackjack, which comes with Microsoft Windows Mobile edition, Windows Media Player, Bluetooth, full QWERTY keyboard, top of the line organizational functions, e-mail and instant messaging. The With a hands-free option, Blackjack also has a 1.3 megapixel camera with zoom and AT&T Mobile Music, Cellular Video and Media Net capabilities.

Pantech Duo

The Pantech Duo makes computing supremely easy with its double slider design. Two full keypads, standard and QWERTY, slide out at the user's convenience. Pantech Duo owners can enjoy the use of major Microsoft Windows programs like Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook. The Pantech Duo has a 1.3 megapixel camera with 4x zoom, Bluetooth wireless capability, music download and Cellular Video capability, Internet access as well as instant messaging and texting options.

 

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