Article: Rugged PDA Evolution

The evolution of technology hardware follows a fairly consistent pattern. Hardware gets smaller, less expensive, more powerful, and has more functionality. It's a combination of market forces, commoditization, and Moore's Law. This is nowhere more apparent than in the mobile handheld space. We used to write about the possibility of converged devices — the day will come when both voice and data communications will be handled on one unit. It seemed like that day would never come. Now, it's hard to remember a time when these devices didn't exist. Used with permission from Integrated Solutions magazine