Why I love the Treo series of handheld devices

"A businessman is furiously typing away on his BlackBerry. A few minutes later, he puts the unit back into the holster on his belt, takes out his cell phone and begins making calls.

This was not the first time I had observed such behavior by a BlackBerry owner, and each time I have inquired about it, the answer has been the same. 'I love this thing for e-mail, but it is a terrible phone,' they say. 'It doesn't feel comfortable in my hand or against my ear.' One added, 'It looks like a pancake, and I don't talk to food.'

Enter the Treo 650 from PalmOne Inc. This device was built from the beginning to work as a phone and a data device. The design mantra was that it had to feel like a phone and a person should only carry one device. For any business user who has a Palm device and is tired of carrying both a Palm and phone, this is the perfect solution.