[Ed Hansberry]

http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=2030

"If you thought palmOne owned the entry-level PDA market with their Zire line watch out for this latest effort from Playskool. While not the most functional PDA on the market, it’s hard to argue with price. Playskool is working for volume with their Magic Screen PDA. At a price of only $12, they could quickly surpass the 3 million Zires sold by palmOne."



Hmmm... I wonder if this multitasks? :wink: :lol:

[Ed Hansberry]

http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=2030

"If you thought palmOne owned the entry-level PDA market with their Zire line watch out for this latest effort from Playskool. While not the most functional PDA on the market, it’s hard to argue with price. Playskool is working for volume with their Magic Screen PDA. At a price of only $12, they could quickly surpass the 3 million Zires sold by palmOne."



Hmmm... I wonder if this multitasks? :wink: :lol:

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

VERY funny review!! My favorite part of this PDA has got to be the 12x12 / 1-bit screen. Absolutely priceless!

Thanks for sharing!!

[Zack Mahdavi]

I think the Magic Screen will flop. Try putting that thing in your pocket! Oh, and what's up with the curvy screen? It's like they put a CRT inside the PDA!

There is one thing that I do like... the stylus that's attached to the PDA! Oh, and the 12 by 12 pixel screen is amazing! :lol:

Hahahaha.. it's funny seeing this on a Pocket PC web site.

[Ekkie Tepsupornchai]

Originally Posted by zkmusa

I think the Magic Screen will flop. Try putting that thing in your pocket!

Yeah... but at $12 combined with its intuitively simple interface, who can complain?? Companies wouldn't even have to provide IT support for this (well... at least they shouldn't HAVE to).

[Felix Torres]

Originally Posted by Ed Hansberry

http://www.bargainpda.com/default.asp?newsID=2030

"If you thought palmOne owned the entry-level PDA market with their Zire line watch out for this latest effort from Playskool. While not the most functional PDA on the market, it’s hard to argue with price. Playskool is working for volume with their Magic Screen PDA. At a price of only $12, they could quickly surpass the 3 million Zires sold by palmOne."

Hmmm... I wonder if this multitasks? :wink: :lol:

Unfortunately no, but the word on the street (just don't quote me) is that Microsoft is in discussions with Fisher-Price, Bandai, V-Tech, and APEX to produce a competing product that will.

It will feature a higher-res 24by32 pixel 2-bit display, full Outlook integration, and four bundled apps called MS Words, MS Numbers, MS Colors, and MS Sounds. In a nod towards Apple design sense, the still-unnamed product line will feature a highly simplified backlighted keyboard with twelve keys.

Pricing is undetermined but is expected to be competitively-priced.
The first units are expected in time for christmas.

At least one source thinks the finished product will be called the MS SmartTOT, for tech-oriented-toy, but the no final decision has been made yet.
The inhouse code-name for this top secret project is Merlyn.

[hoffm11]

With a baby due in June, this would be a nice way to say, " You are going to be just like your daddy!"

:lol:

[dh]

That is indeed a funny review, impossible to read without laughing. When my daughter was small and I still used my Psion (or was it Casio BOSS back then?) I would have bought her one for sure.

Now she's ten, I could have saved some money getting her one of these instead of her Toshiba PPC. Oh well :lol:

[arnage2]

im dumping my zodiac1 for this. lol. :lol:

[Janak Parekh]

Originally Posted by Felix Torres

It will feature a higher-res 24by32 pixel 2-bit display, full Outlook integration, and four bundled apps called MS Words, MS Numbers, MS Colors, and MS Sounds. In a nod towards Apple design sense, the still-unnamed product line will feature a highly simplified backlighted keyboard with twelve keys.

:rotfl: No mention of the X button???

--janak

[Shadowcat]

This review read like an April fool's joke! :lol: I loved the remark about Documents To Go! :wink: