Modern Technology Introduction How PDA’s Work:The main purpose of the personal digital assistant(PDA) is to act as electronic organizer or day planner that is portable.PDA also called handheld or palmtops.Now not only can they manage your personal information, content (etc), today devices can also connect to the internet.

The birth of the PDA:In 1993, Apple introduced the Newton message Pad at a price of $700.It provided people and users with an electronic notepad, to-do list, calendar, telephone log, and address file application.

Traditional PDA’s: Palm devices run the palm OS, and Microsoft pocket Pc’s

Run Windows Mobile. The differences between the two systems are

fewer than the past.

I. Palm PDA: made by Palm One, it offers the Zire

and Tungsten Lines.

Palm OS PDA’s have:

1- A version of graffiti hand writing-recognition application.

2- Smaller displays than pocket PC’s.

§ Pocket PC’s: Made up by Microsoft.

Pocket PC’s Have:

1- Microsoft application such as, Microsoft Word, Excel

and Outlook.

2- Windows media player for multimedia content.

I Phone

What is I phone?

I phone is made by apple, it’s a revolution mobile phone, it has a widescreen i-pod with touch controls.

Widescreen i-pod

I-phone is a widescreen i-pod with touch controls that

let you enjoy all your content – include music, audio books,

videos, TV shows and movies.

Music

•Scroll through your songs, artist, album, and play list with just a flick of a finger.

Video

•I-phone stunning 3l.5- inches widescreen display is the ultimate way to watch TV shows and movies from the i-tune.

Revolutionary Phone

•I-Phone is a revolutionary new mobile phone that allow you to make a call simple by pointing your finger at a name or number in you address book.

•You can merge calls together to create conference calls.

The OS X power?

I-Phone now has the OS X power which now is available on a small, handheld device that gives you access to true desktop-class application and software.

Breakthrough internet Device

•I-Phone features a rich HTML email client and safari.

•There is a built in Google and Yahoo search.

•Fully multi tasking, while downloading you can read any website.

Screen size 3.5 inches

Screen resolution 320 by 480

Input method Multi-touch

Storage 4GB or 8GB

Camera 2.0 MP

Battery Up to 5 hours talk/video/browsing up to 16 hours audio playback.

Weight 4.8 ounces/ 135 grams

Video formats Mp4,H.264,M4V,MOV

Technical Specifications

Extra Info.

• http://youtube.com/watch?v=xvMasa9gfEc

References

http://communication.howstuffworks.com/pda.htm/printable

http://www.sharewareguide.net/article/guide/what-is-iphone