PDA vs MP3 Player, Ipod, Image viewer, ETC

[utomo]

If we see now so many gadget for many purpose such as MP3 player, Photo viewer, image viewer, ETC. with the price also not so cheap.

I am thinking why there is No PDA manufacturer realize that they can make a multipurpose device by improving standard PDA design, so it can functions as that device plus the PDA.

I believe many people will be more happy to buy this multipurpose device if the price different is not too big, and they still get a PDA. what do you think ?

[+Warwagon MVC]

Well other than the fact the PDA's don't have a 20 gig hard drive in them, I think they do infact bridge the gap. My Ipaq with a 300 processor was about $250 and I also got a 1 gig card, so it plays mp3's, plays movies runs applications, views photos, and plays games, and also works as a great business device I use everyday for invoices. Given the screen is small I can compress a 1 hour video into 40 megs, so on a 1 gig card thats a lot of video

I love it.

[icecaveman]

You mean like this? http://www.palm.com/us/products/mobilemanagers/lifedrive/

Anyway I prefere using Windows Mobile based devices as HDD is a bad idea to run the OS of a PDA, if you want HDD you should get a micro drive

[betasp]

For me, that would not work. I have a phone, a pda and an ipod. they all serve unique purpses adn each do the well. There is no one device that I could find that do all these things as well as the sum. Keep in mind, my PDA is the largest item I have. I use a T616 phone, an ipod mini and an ipaq PDA. It seems like alot, but never is more than one out of my bag at a time. Phone while in cab or driving or away from office), PDA at office, iPod on planes or at gym. I don't want to be at the gym and have my music player ring ot alert me of a meeting, I don't want my wife calling my PDA while I'm in a meeting, and I don't want my phone beeping for a meeting in the middle of a conversation or the hassle of dealing with airline personel when I try to listen to my phone on a flight. I am just the type of person that thinks convergence is not always good.

Also, my office pays for my PDA, and I know I would could write-up any employee that returned a PDA to me with music on it (personal use of company equip., though I would not be that anal).

[Damian]

iMate Jam + built in mp3 player with play buttons, 10/20 gb hdd and a battery that works for atleast 5 days on max use :woot: