PocketSurfer2: QWERTY Blast from Futures Past

Rob Beschizza, who shares my obsession with tiny, mostly useless QWERTY devices of the Psion mold, has played around with the PocketSurfer2, which uses an internal GRPS modem to connect to a proxied data connection for fastish data. It's only $200 (plus data plan), but it could really use some sort of 3G radio to slot itself more firmly into the category of devices I wistfully write about—but never purchase—on my full-sized laptop.

One Day, The PocketSurfer People Could Rule The World [Gadget Lab]

[#1 posted by Lukstr , October 25, 2007 9:27 AM]

Having spent the summer working at Psion Teklogix, I also share the obsession with tiny devices. Weirdly enough, around the office I saw plenty of devices from the early 90's that are no longer manufactured or sold, but a bit of development still occurs on these platforms. One device that looks very similar to that PocketSurfer2, that I was constantly seeing around the office was the NETBOOK PRO. Slightly larger than the PocketSurfer2, and featuring stylus/touch-screen support, qwerty keypad, full color web-browser, 802.11-wireless capable (with expansion cards), all sorts of SD support-- you get the idea. It's amazing how long it takes for technology to hit the commercial market after it's been developed for internal-industry. I wish they'd sell these things commercially, they're freaking amazing.

Aside, I just noticed Psion Teklogix's new cellphone/pda-killer, the so-called iKon was just publicly announced recently. Me want.

[#2 posted by Anonymous , October 29, 2007 3:29 AM]

Lukstr - you're time has arrived (at last) you can pick one up at Amazon
There's a couple of reviews there too - might go for one myself