And it looks like Handspring, the company that brought us the wireless Treo handheld and the Visor before it–has remembered.
Handspring has created wireless phone expansion packs for its Visor handheld, and Korea's LG Electronics has a PDA-phone combination on the market, too.
The BlackBerry's QWERTY keyboard and its calendar and address book features have also pitted it against the wireless models of the Palm and the Handspring Visor personal digital assitants.
Nevertheless, the included wireless remote control, which can be clipped onto a visor or air vent, displays colorful eye-catching warnings.
Handspring Visors have long had the option of wireless connections, using slower Springboard modules.
The SpringPort Wireless Ethernet module, made by Xircom (recently acquired by Intel), will let Visor users connect wirelessly to local networks.
A new module, the Sprint PCS Wireless Web Digital Link Springboard, developed with the wireless product makers AirPrime and Qualcomm, is the first phone for the Visor to rely on the popular and fast-growing wireless technology known as C.D.M.A.
A GoAmerica module for the Handspring Visor is under development, and the company also offers a variety of wireless options for pagers, smart phones and laptops.
OmniSky began offering its wireless modem and Internet service package to Palm V and Vx owners in May, and its customized modem module for Handspring Visor devotees is due this fall.
5. WIRELESS WEB OmniSky, which upgraded its superior wireless modem-and-service package for Palm users in October, has also just released a Springboard wireless modem for the Handspring Visor ($299 for the basic price; there is a rebate program for $200 off through January).
