http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/mobile+internet+devices used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/mids_pda_30_omg <p><img src="http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u22694/tomH.jpg" alt="Tom Halfhill" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="140" height="180" align="right" />Intel’s strategy for Atom processors and WiMAX hinges partly on a new class of handheld computers called mobile Internet devices (MIDs). Larger than cellphones but smaller than subnotebook PCs, MIDs are supposed to make the Internet available anytime, anywhere.<br /> </p><p>Actually, MIDs aren’t new. They’re the third major attempt to establish the nebulous product category of personal digital assistants (PDAs). Hit the jump for a history lesson, and read what challenges need to be overcome. </p><p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/mids_pda_30_omg">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/mids_pda_30_omg#comments Fast Forward August 2008 From the Magazine Columns columns fast forward mids mobile internet devices pda tom halfhill 2008 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:34:53 -0500 Tom Halfhill 2803 at http://www.maximumpc.com