Keyboard attachments are available, but the added wingspan defeats the small device's purpose. But to date the content offerings have been sparse and little more than miniature, dumbed-down versions of Web pages. Furthermore, the best of these are available only for offline, not wireless, viewing. In short, the Palm currently has nothing close to a killer wireless app. Greetings from Cell Block H Dominating Europe more than David Hasselhoff did in his Baywatch heyday, mobile phones are poised to do for data communications what they have already done for voice.
Mobile phones have no shortage of wireless data options either.
Through services such as Sprint 's PCS Wireless Web, users can access Internet information and services from wireless portals. But 48 bytes leaves little room to be compelling. Furthermore, interaction consists only of text snippets and poorly accessible menu options. Through its miniature keyboard, the Blackberry exhibits the best data entry ergonomics of the lot. Another significant interface innovation is the clickable thumbwheel, which could well transform into the de facto mouse substitute for handheld devices.