PDA for Tourists in Japan

Japan's ministry of tourism has announced a new program for visitors to Japan to address the problems many non-Japanese speakers/readers have in the country.

Starting in February they will have 100 PDAs available for free loan at Tokyo Narita airport, the PDAs will act as a voice translator, tourism guide, web browser, and phone, and will offer free phone calls and unlimited internet access.

All you need to do is answer a questionnaire when you leave the country (so make sure you get to the Airport at least 2 hours before your flight!)

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Thoughts on Convergence

A number of industry commentators have been saying for a while now that the standalone Pocket PC is a dead concept and that convergence is the next best thing since sliced bread.

Respectfully, I disagree.

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