Tag Archives: Palm

What Is The Right Size For A Phone?

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Throughout the last 25 years we have seen some interesting shifts in the dimensions of mobile phones. These changes have really come in 3 basic areas, the chassis, buttons, and screen. I find it interesting that heavy focus on one or the other has led to compromises in the other two areas. This has caused […]

Who invented the tablet?

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My article titled “Who really invented the Smartphone“, posted a year ago continues to draw a lot of traffic. I thought it might be appropriate to tackle the newest member of geekdom to garner public fascination, the tablet. It really surprises me when I see very educated people blindly associating invention with whatever is currently […]

Who really invented the Smartphone?

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Here on the 20th anniversary of the first smartphone, I thought it appropriate to write about the long revised history of one this cultures most used tools. This funny little device many of use every day, the smartphone, is considered by some to be “my precious”. To whom do we owe the gratitude for this […]

My Smartphone Journey (Part Two)

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This is part two of a three part article, you can read part oneĀ  Kyocera 6035 After waiting at least an extra six months the second generation palm phone arrived. I had completely maxed the memory and potential of the PDQ and I was really looking for something much better. The 6035 delivered on many […]

My Smartphone Journey (Part One)

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My smartphone journey through the years has been quite time consuming and interesting. Occasionally it can be entertaining andĀ embarrassing. Nothing like exploring a new device after working days to carefully upload data to find you have to start over. Fortunately we have come a long way in terms of data portability. Looking back can remind […]