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The inventors of the Pilot were Jeff Hawkins, Donna Dubinsky, and Ed Colligan, who founded Palm Computing. The original purpose of this company was to create handwriting recognition software for other devices, named Graffiti, but their research convinced them they could create better hardware as well. Before starting development of the Pilot, Hawkins is said to have carried a block of wood, the size of the potential pilot, in his pocket for a week. Palm was widely perceived to have benefited from the notable if ill-fated earlier attempts to create a popular handheld computing platform by Go Corporation and Apple Computer.
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PocketControls uses wireless cellular communication technology, off-the-shelf PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants - a Palm Pilot or Pocket PC), and a desktop computer with modem/phone service installed at your site. With PocketControls, you can examine the building control system's data points, make changes to setpoints and view trend logs in graphical form; all from the convenience of a hand-held device. Moreover, the data transfer is stored on PocketControls and can be viewed offline, keeping your cellular airtime low. PocketControls is a turnkey system and includes all the hardware required, all software pre-installed and configured, training, technical support, and cellular service.
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Mobilenfo Comments and Advisory:Use of Palm Pilot and other handheld devices for healthcare applications is welcome news. Any device that monitors an individual's progress in managing his/her health-related risks will create a discipline that will be a constant reminder.
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The first two generations of PDAs from Palm were referred to as "PalmPilots". Due to a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by the Pilot Pen Corporation, since 1998 [1] handheld devices from Palm have been known as Palm Connected Organizers or more commonly as "Palms". "PalmPilot" has entered the vernacular as a synonym for PDAs, regardless of the brand.
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Pingtel CEO Jay Batson declares hopefully: "We want to be the Palm Pilot of the business phone arena." Like Palm, you can break down Woburn, Massachusetts-based Pingtel into two distinct categories: hardware and software. For hardware, they manufacture Internet phones, devices that can run in tandem with networks and ethernets. On the software front, they produce a Java-based solution that takes many PC features, including streaming video and conference calling, and makes them phone-friendly.
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AvantGo is an online service you can use in conjunction with your Palm Pilot or Windows CE portable device. Downloading AvantGo's software allows you to save web pages to your handheld device and then read them at your convenience even when you're away from your computer. Now you can get OnlineAthens.com's lead stories and read them anytime, anywhere. Simply click here to go to AvantGo and download the software.
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