Stardate 20010810.0822 (On Screen): What will a PDA be like in future? Let's dust off the sub-space crystal ball and take a look. I think the future is convergence. What you see on the market now is a lot of devices intended for pocket or belt which include a lot of electronics but which perform different duties. The future of the PDA is integration of these devices into a single device. So in ten years, the modal PDA will not only be a pocket computer, but will also contain a cell phone and a camera (and the abilities of a pager via its cell phone). It be able to access the Internet. It will include a GPS receiver. It will have voice-memo capability. It will be able to store and play high quality digital music through headphones. And, perhaps most surprisingly of all, I think it will include
a small flashlight for emergency use.
(discussion in progress)
