Palm Pilot

Yet another electronics breakthrough came in 1984, with the first PDAs. Personal digital assistants, also called pocket computers, are handheld devices including many of the most common consumer electronics: calculator, calendar, to-do list, memo pad, address book and more.

PDAs have added cell phone and Wi-Fi Internet access capabilities, making a PDA handheld the ultimate executive assistant--it goes everywhere with you, never forgets a name or date and never asks for a raise! Still, you can reward your electronic assistant with great PDA accessories. Dress it up with new PDA cases. Charge it with PDA chargers. Synch it to up with PDA cradles. Hook it up with PDA cables. Your Palm handheld works hard for you; give it (and yourself) a treat. Give yourself two treats--buy great stuff for your Palm PDA at great prices by online shopping at Overstock.com.

Palm PDAs have been at the forefront of the PDA market since their introduction in 1996. Several generations of Palm Pilots have come and gone (as did the "Pilot" name in 1998), each with increasing capabilities. With today's Palm handheld, including the Palm Treo and Tungsten models, the great tradition continues. With IR and USB connections, Palm PDAs can connect to almost any computer, making them full-fledged handheld computers or pocket computers.

Palm handhelds have come a long way in their first decade. PDA Palm devices have become as common as cell phones, and many a handheld PC has replaced its owner's cell phone. With huge increases in memory, pocket PCs now carry whole books, as well as data files and photos. Palm PDAs, descendants of those early Palm Pilots, are going to be around for a long time, and at Overstock.com's clearance sale prices, you can afford to upgrade your Palm PDA whenever you feel like it.