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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedPDAs yield to smart phones and media players.(reality check: YESTERDAY'S HYPE MEETS TODAY'S REALITY)
EDN, January, 2006 by Wright, Maury
Few products that have enjoyed the volume-market success of the PDA have had such a short run when it comes to popularity. Palm Pilots went from being a novelty in 1997 to megahit status around the turn of the century. But the stand-alone PDA may just disappear before its 10th birthday. According to market-research company NPD Group, retail sales reached 3.68 million units in 2001 but dropped to fewer than 2 million in 2004. That plummet comes at a time when PDAs are more value-packed than ever. In 2000 and 2001, leading-edge units cost more than $500. Today, the entry-level $99 Palm Zire packs far more features, and even the $350 Tungsten that integrates wireless and multimedia support is a relative bargain.
Around 2000, it appeared that the PDA would...
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