Palm has won the hearts of techies with its self-named personal digital assistant (PDA). Now the company has its sights set on a new market–consumers who have yet to jump on the handheld-organizer bandwagon. But can Palm hold its own against my mother? Palm thinks it can with the m100, its first device aimed at folks who don’t know a PDA from their elbow. The m100 boasts a retooled design, an easy-to-use Note Pad application, and even customizable faceplates.
It sounds as if Palm is targeting people like Mom. She finally gave that newfangled audio-CD technology a try last year. She thinks DVD is something you treat with penicillin shots. But Mom has heard of Palm, and she wanted to give the new PDA a try. “I’ve seen that commercial where the woman’s in the train, and she sees the good-looking man,” Mom says. “So she uses her Palm to send over her address. I’d like to be able to do that.” My father was unavailable for comment. |
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