A Curious Collection of the Musings of One Jeremy Wise

While spending the weekend with some friends, I was introduced to one of the coolest Pocket PC applications ever, Voice Command. I know I’m not a very big Microsoft fan, but they have done an incredible job with the Pocket PC platform, and this is a huge step forward.

Voice command allows you to issue simple commands to your PDA, and it will either talk back to me (if I ask it for my next appointment or what time it is) or launch a program or play some music. The application requires no training, and has been flawless so far at matching my words with contacts, songs, and events. Very cool toy for a very useful toy :)

I bought a new PDA a couple weeks ago. My old faithful Clie’s battery finally crossed the line, so I figured it was time to upgrade. The model I got is the HP iPAQ HX2495. It comes with 802.11b and Bluetooth built in, so I can surf the web, send and receive email, pull Avantgo content, etc. whenever I’m at a hotspot or within 65 feet of my laptop (through Bluetooth). I know PDAs are on their way out (though no one knows what will replace them yet), but I find mine invaluable for scheduling and Greek translation.