Brad Adrian
05-07-2003, 09:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.handango.com/lexus/' target='_blank'>http://www.handango.com/lexus/</a><br /><br /></div>If you want to enhance your Pocket PC, go visit your local Lexus dealer! Through May 31, 2003 everyone who test drives a Lexus I-S SportDesign gets a free $50 gift certificate from Handango!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/adrian/lexus.jpg" /><br /><br />All you have to do is take the test drive and send in a form that says you did so. Unfortunately, the fine print says [bracing myself] that this is only open to licensed drivers 21 years or older in the continental U.S.<br /><br />Pretty cool, huh? I think it's GREAT to see companies like this tap into some of our passions and hobbies. I'd LOVE to see the demographic studies that went into developing this promotion; somebody, somewhere figured out that a lot of people who like cool cars also like other cool toys like PDAs.<br /><br />Now, as an interesting aside, if you go to the <a href="http://www.lexus.com/years_ahead_index.html">Lexus Web site</a>, you'll see that they offer the ability to download car specs to your "PDA" for offline viewing.<br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/adrian/lexusdownload.jpg" /><br />Unfortunately, when they say "PDA," they really mean "Palm," so this won't work on a Pocket PC. This is a fabulous idea, but I REALLY wish people would wake up and include Pocket PCs in this kind of application.