Tsk, tsk, I said goodbye to T|X

It's too early but I said goodbye to my Palm T|X. While it proved to be the most reliable PDA I'll ever have, I'm lured to what Mapalad.org members call the 'dark side.' I gave in (about to) to converged (read: all-in-one) gadgetry.

For close to two months, it did what my secretary can't--schedules and to-do's, expenses, documents, Web surfing on-the-go, emails both work and personal, and of course games (I'll terribly miss Bejeweled2, I topped classic at over 500,000).

I love Palm products, but they're way behind others (Treo's are wifi-less smart phones over 20k), and with the way things are going, Palm will not stop at encouraging you to bring a lot of gadgets (the Foleo comes to mind). I need an all-in-one gadget--phone, PDA, media player--that's it. So far, I have a shortlist but haven't decided yet, but will pretty soon.

A touchy personal assistant - my Palm T|X

Not really intended as a replacement to my laptop, I've been carrying with me a personal assistant that fits inside my small, paper-packed, hand carry bag.

It's a Palm T|X! It comes in handy every time: I need... (1) to write notes (2) to check on my appointments and to-do's (3) to get carried away with the sound of my favorite mp3s (4) to plan the days/weeks ahead (5) to surf the web and check my email, and (6) to work on urgent documents.

Why a separate PDA? Well, all these I can't really do using even the smartest phone.