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 Mobile phone
 Cordless telephone
 Pager

Benefits of Handheld Devices and Gadgets
Literally speaking, handheld devices have become as popular as oxygen and their
popularity cuts across age, class, sex, nationality, race and ethnicity barriers. Even a
roadside tea vendor can be seen merrily chatting away on his handheld mobile device
or the busy executive jotting down notes on her handheld PDA. Handheld gadgets like
the mobile are steadily replacing the fixed-line telephone and this amazing transition
from the wired to the wireless world couldn't have been possible without the numerous
benefits offered by handheld devices.

Office on the go: Today's handheld devices like smartphones and PDA's enable you
to literally take your office with you. You can send and receive emails, browse the net
wirelessly at 3G speeds, access secure office files through VPNs, edit files and much
more on your handheld mobiles. Thus, you are no longer limited by either size or
mobility to increase your productivity.

High Convenience: Isn't it far more convenient to just store a quick note on your PDA
instead of rushing to your home and accessing your bulk of a machine? Today's
handheld devices can do all the functions that your traditional computer can do, and
more. Today's smartphones like the iPhone have inbuilt GPS navigation services,
which was unthinkable just a few years back.

New Entertainment forms: As technology has progressed and computing prowess
has found its way on small and miniaturised gadgets, new entertainment forms have
also emerged. Today people don't just watch movies on television or in theatres, rather
their own notebooks and wide display mobile phones offer digital quality experience
with Dolby surround sound, entertainment on the move? You bet. Similarly the
Nintendo's and PSPs have ensured non-stop action to the avid gamer.

Breaking the Communication Barrier: Previously snail mail was the only way to
keep in touch with your friends, loved ones and in many cases with your business
associates too. Not anymore. With umpteen forms of communication devices and tools
making appearance almost daily, the communication barrier is well and truly broken.
Today you may just ‘tweet' your status on your mobile, or book a railway ticket
through your cell while sitting in a bus. Even real time chatting on cool hand held
appliances and devices has become possible. No place to hide yourself now.