You can take it with you: palm-size computers now pack a lot more punch.(Spending: Technology)(Buyers Guide)

From: Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine | Date: November 1, 1996| Author: Henricks, Mark | Copyright information

Personal digital assistants (PDAs) now have better handwriting recognition, are smaller and lighter, have more features, and are lower in price. The US Robotics Pilot Connected Organizer ($299) is currently one of the most popular models.

When it comes to electronics, you can pretty much guarantee that each new generation of products will be faster, smaller and cheaper than the last. That's generally true of the latest crop of personal digital assistants. PDAs, most of which are ...

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