A better solution is to provide a general-purpose handheld with Internet capabilities, though typically that means connecting your cell phone to a PDA using clumsy wires. The Visor can be a cell phone, GPS receiver, MP3 player, bar code scanner and more without losing its core PDA feature set. I evaluated the new OmniSky modem for the Visor, and the results are something of a mixed bag. It's a fine solution for today, but I suspect that OmniSky will soon be left behind unless the company makes some dramatic strides forward. It's a fine solution for today, but I suspect that OmniSky will soon be left behind unless the company makes some dramatic strides forward.
Installation is simple, though.
Your base of operations is a convenient portal screen, similar in overall look and function to that of Palm's forthcoming My Palm service. You can press a button on the modem itself to see the portal or access it via the Visor's screen. There are links to news, shopping, reference and entertainment sites, as well as icons for launching OmniSky mail, a Web browser and directory services. There's even My OmniSky, a somewhat configurable, localized news and entertainment service.