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PDA (personal digital assistant) devices are more useful than ever. What began as a convenient way to store contacts and calendars has evolved into a new line of information in the digital age. PDAs are now used for many purposes beyond simple diaries and phone number storage.

The latest wave of handheld personal computers to blur the line between PDA and full computer in its own right. This year sees the release of the OQO handheld. This little device is a little larger than a classic PDA, but has an 60GB hard drive and a 1 GHz processor, giving it the power of a conventional notebook. The OQO runs the operating system Windows XP desktop and wireless connectivity features if 802.11 (WiFi) and Bluetooth standards. This handheld has little power to run your favorite desktop applications like Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop, and others the right to the palm of your hand. Devices like the OQO changing the way people look at mobile computing.

He also published this year was by Orb Networks software allows consumers to share their connection to cable TV with broadband internet capable device. In simple terms, this means you can view the contents of your home DVR (like TiVo and DirecTV) on any device you own that can connect to broadband Internet. This means you can watch your programs on your 802.11b-enabled PDA TiVo'ed local coffee shop or on your cell phone on broadband wireless is set up in recent years.

With the advent of broadband wireless available, the PDA market will only continue to grow because people have the need and desire to have more information available at your fingertips at all times. With the increased bandwidth and the media becomes richer and more interactive, the handheld computing will become increasingly viable as a vehicle for unlimited income potential by creating content and advertising markets .