I have enough PDAs to create a museum

When I retire, I'm going to create a mini museum containing all my gadgets. Right now, I have enough PDAs to create a museum. Some of them were handed down to me for a variety of reasons. Plus, I have several current devices for testing purposes, so I often end up with many new and old PDAs and smartphones.

My oldest PDA probably doesn't technically qualify as a PDA. PDA means “Personal Digital Assistant” and according to Wikipedia:

The term PDA was first used on January 7, 1992 by Apple Computer CEO John Sculley at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, referring to the Apple Newton.

I have an Apple Newton for my museum. I also have a Sharp Wizard (it was called an electronic organizer) and an original Palm Pilot along with many other "first generation" PDAs. Some of my really old PDAs have dead batteries, so I don't know what I should do with them. The original Palm Pilot only required AAA batteries. The Apple Newton came with an adapter that allowed you to use AA batteries. We don't see this type of battery innovation these days, do we?

So, how many PDAs do you have and do you have enough for a museum?

How Often Do You Get a New Smartphone?

If you’re a medical student and you’re thinking about getting a smartphone, ask yourself this question: do you love gadgets?

If the answer is "yes," then I’m willing to bet that you’ll probably end up getting a new phone when you start residency. Why? Because smartphone technology changes so quickly and you’ll want to have the latest and greatest when you make that transition into the next part of your career training.

When I was a medical student, smartphones simply didn’t exist. I used my trusty Apple Newton and many students didn’t even have a cell phone (that’s what they were called back then). Then, once I entered residency, I got a serious PDA (personal digital assistant). Once again, smartphones simply didn’t exist. Today, people get new smartphones every 1-2 years. How about you? How often do you get a new smartphone?

Palm Pre Pick Me

Just a few more days left before Palm picks those Palm Pre reviewers (they announce them on May 8). I hope they'll pick me! I admit that I love gadgets and I probably have too many. I've sold some on eBay, I've given others away, and then I have my personal museum of gadgets (I'll have to post some pictures one of these days). Without a doubt, the gadget that holds my personal "hall of fame" award is the Apple Newton Messagepad. Considering that they called it the "messagepad" back in the nineties, my gut tells me that this new Apple tablet will be called the iPad or the MacPad. I doubt they'll call it the iTablet or MacTablet.