Thread: Your Next PDA (Part II)
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Old 07-16-2004, 01:07 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by ballistic
My next PDA was going to be an OS6 Clie until Sony decided to make the Clie abandonware. I always considered the Tapwave Zodiac an interesting device, something that the Clie always wanted to be.

The timing of Sony announcing the discontinuation of the Clie line and Zodiacs showing up in CompUSA stores couldn't have come at a better time. I was hesitant to buy one sight unseen and made a few visits to check out the Zodiac. I was impressed with the device despite the locked demo units in the displays. The slim anodized aluminum body struck me instantly, other PDAs (especially the lower end PPCs) feel cheap and flimsy in comparison. I made the switch and bought a Zodiac 2 last week. You get a lot of device for the money, and I think the Zodiac has real potential as a "mobile entertainment console" in addition to its PDA/PIM functionality.

The main thing I find lacking is a Wifi solution, and that's more PalmSource's fault than Tapwave's.

As a former Clie NX70V owner, I would strongly urge those Clie owners looking to get a new Palm OS PDA to give the Zodiac some serious consideration.
Hi Ballistic! Great to see you over here. I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts on a lot of subjects.

I've thought about the Zodiac route myself because I need to replace my SJ33 soon. But I'm hoping to hold out for OS6, and after the Sony thing, I'm hoping to stay mainstream.

But Zodiac has a lot going for it, and has a lot of potential for the future, especially for gamers. I'm really hoping it catches on. Would love to see Zodiac come out with an OS6 clamshell in the future.

At any rate, I'm expecting I'll have something or other by Christmas. But gee... it's hard to wait!

As an aside -- since I know you follow the industry talk about Sony pretty closely-- I read that the Toshiba/Sony LCD plant is ready to produce. But all that speculation about it being for the PSP seems to be off-mark because PSP won't be around for a while, and the plant (at least for now) is aimed at larger size screens.

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