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Hurry Apple, Get a PDA Phone Like the XDA Mini S
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Anybody use products by XDA? Their smartphones look awesome. They offer two new PDA phones (smart phones) with touch screen, 802.11g wifi built-in, bluetooth, slide out keyboard, Quad band, mini SD card slots.... On and on. Only problem is it is bloody Pocket PC stuff. Their XDA Exec PDA phone has a camera and can do video phone. Very cool. The one I am interested in is this one:
http://xda.o2.co.uk/looksXdaMini.aspx
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I really questions the "we do everything" phones. Generally, I find them to be good in a few areas, and seriously lacking in the rest.
I wish Apple would go in another direction.
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Join Date: Sep 2000
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convergent devices are the way of the future and i think it makes common sense to see one device that can at the very least serve as a media player, phone, digital camera, organizer, and web browser. we're seeing this already and in 5 years time, the ipod as we know it will be dramatically different as it transitions from a standalone media player to a smartphone-type device. there will always be standalone ipods for sale, but the bulk of the revenue will move to smartphone devices.
an apple smartphone would be amazing. it would be a smartphone done right.
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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I've been waiting for years for Apple to bring out a product like the XDA mini S. Last year I bought the XDA II mini and haven't looked back. It is the best techy purchase I have made in years - better than my powerbook or my iMac.
Why? It is super small and yet allows me to keep my schedule with me and do heaps without lugging a 17" $4K AUD powerbook around. Not perfect but then it isn't an Apple.
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Originally Posted by milhous
convergent devices are the way of the future and i think it makes common sense to see one device that can at the very least serve as a media player, phone, digital camera, organizer, and web browser. we're seeing this already and in 5 years time, the ipod as we know it will be dramatically different as it transitions from a standalone media player to a smartphone-type device. there will always be standalone ipods for sale, but the bulk of the revenue will move to smartphone devices.
an apple smartphone would be amazing. it would be a smartphone done right.
While I agree that convergent devices are the "wave of the future" I think they still has a LONG way to go... (and feel your 5 year timeframe is very ambitious!)
I view the main problem as being size. You simply can't get an OK camera and large screen on a phone.
As it stands now... I usually see an OK phone, an underpowered OS, a poor quality camera, limited video capabilities compounded by poor battery life. Also, bluetooth simply hasn't lived up to the hype.
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simonjames:
Can you amplify your view of your XDA? How does it perform? Wifi? I am thinking of the XDA Exec. Simply awesome. Thanks.
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