PDA and Phone in One from Motorola

By Veronica Hendricks
iApplianceWeb
(04/25/01, 10:43:51 AM EDT)

Some people require a mobile phone and a PDA to stay on top of busy schedules and multiple tasks, and they often need to employ both devices simultaneously. For the sake of these people, Motorola has wed these two devices and added Internet connectivity in its Accompli 008.

The Motorola 008 is a clamshell-styled cell phone that opens to reveal PDA functionality and a large (240x320 pixel), grayscale LCD screen. Like PDAs, it has handwriting recognition (developed with proprietary Motorola technology) and a stylus for input, the ability to download additional applications and games, and PC synchronization.

An Internet microbrowser rounds out the Motorola 008 by providing an industry-standard interface to the wireless Web. The device is among the first of the new 2.5G tools. It provides high-speed downloads and Internet connectivity through GPRS, the 2.5G upgrade to digital mobile networks using the GSM standard.