Advantages: Easy to use.
Disadvantages: Expensive.

...The days are getting longer, the mornings lighter and my mood is lifting. I hate winter, I could hibernate. Many people feel low in winter and some suffer with SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder or winter blues. There are many lamps which have been designed to help alleviate the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder, this review is about a SAD visor. What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), sometimes called winter blues, is a condition suffered by an estimated half a million people each winter. The degrees in which people suffer vary considerably, for some it is really debilitating, others just feel paticularly low. The symptoms can include depression, anxiety, avoiding social situations, lethargy and overeating. Those who have true... Read review

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Advantages: Very fast, and small
Disadvantages: Alarm could be louder!

...As you probably know the Handspring was created by the person who originally invents the Palm, so it runs the most widely support PDA operating system Palm OS (v3.5). You can tell its been well thought out and basically it gives the impression of a Palm Pilot version 2. It has all the things that 3com wished they had on their Palms. Basically your get a very fast PDA (Its faster than a Palm Pilot Vx) but you also get an expansion slot. This expansion slot is slowly coming into a world of its own, as there are a growing number of devices created for it. These range from MP3 players -> GPS -> Large Games -> Mobile Phone -> E-Books. The list just goes on. For a complete list goto www.handspring.com The Visor isn't just faster as a handheld, due to the fact that its hotsync cradle (The device you use to back it up/load software... Read review

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Advantages: Expansion of a system that already has some 75% of the pda market
Disadvantages: None significant in basic role.

...Handspring Visor deluxe PDA The world of personal digital assistants - literally, palm of the hand-sized computing devices - is growing apace. At the present time, it may be convenient to consider the options as two; those based on the Palm range and those which are not Palm. For the purposes of this review, we will assume that the reader has already chosen to go down the path marked "Palm operating systems". If undecided, there are excellent news groups on the Web and lurking on the edges of postings to these will greatly assist. The world of Palm has recently had a further split with the introduction of the Visor range manufactured by Handspring. This was a company started by the man who designed the original Palm device and who was given the right to use the Palm operating system. However, the Visor is not a Dolly-like clone... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to use, good value and useful
Disadvantages: None for a sub £200 organiser

...Five or so years ago, I bought a Psion 3a - and within months I had stopped using it for good. It was a very capable machine, but it was bulky, required typing and just didnt seem vital enough to carry it around. That has all changed with the Visor Deluxe, which I have had for over a year, and am still using. The Palm OS has become the de-facto standard for organisers in the past few years, because of the small devices that it powers, and its very quick to learn handwriting recognition. The main functions revolve around the DateBook, Address, ToDo and MemoPad applications. There is also a good calculator, citytime and expense application (Though I have never got used to Expense). The organiser is supplied with a good leather slipcase, and a USB cradle, which plugs into your computer (PC or Mac), which lets you backup your... Read review

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Advantages: Looks great, super slim
Disadvantages: A lillte old now, B/W only, no Bluetooth / WiFi

...Yes, it's another mattfantastic review of an old item. I hope you''re all picking up some great bargains on Ebay... Here are a few hardware specs for th Handspring Visor Edge PDA, check the "Product Information" tab for lots of detailed specifications. - Operating System: Palm OS version 3.5.2H - Processor: 33 MHz Motorola Dragonball VZ - Memory: 8 MB - Display: 160x160 pixel, B&W, 16 shades of gray - Infra-Red port - Internal Lithium Ion Rechargeable Battery The very sleek Edge is made of an anodized aluminum sandwich. There is a top aluminum shell, a bottom shell, and then in between is an translucent plastic body. The aluminum shells have a brushed surface that resists fingerprints and feels nice to the touch. The Edge comes in 3 color variations. Silver Metallic, Blue Metallic and Red Metallic. I picked Silver just... Read review

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Advantages: Springboard Expansion Slot, Funky transparent casing and an equally cool hotsync dock, very to use, backlight that enables use in absolute darkness, stylus has a hidden screwdriver function
Disadvantages: Tend to crash a lot which is a very bad point thus major data loss, consumes a lot of batteries, dim backlight

...I bought my first Personal Digital Assistant when I was 19, the year when I was drafted into the army, in 2000. It created a huge hype with its unique SpringBoard expansion slot. To me, it resembled a Nintendo Gameboy, except that it is much smaller, higher resolution, more functions, smarter, relatively larger memory… well, basically, a technologically advanced.adult’s ‘gameboy’. I paid £120 for it at that time, but to tell you the truth, at this point in time, it is no longer in production, although Handspring does sell reconditioned Visors at about £50. My main purpose in writing this review is to show what PDAs were like 3 years ago, and how much PDAs have advanced technologically nowadays. -PRODUCT INFO- Processor : Motorola MC68EZ328 16 MHz RAM: 2 MB Display: 2 Bit (4 grey levels) Input Device: Touch screen Battery: 2 x... Read review

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Advantages: Very cheap these days
Disadvantages: Can be hard to find these days

...I love my gadgets and seldom travel without at least one piece of electronic wizardry about my person. I've fancied a PDA - Personal Digital Assistant - for some time, but they've always been just too expensive for what would really (or so I thought) be more of a toy than an essential bit of kit. Recen