Tablet PC's

[Vince]

Hooked to my PDA, PDA software with DAYOne.

The Smartpad makes your sketch a file, transferred to PDA (any PDA).

Works fine, old way better though.

 

[Jim McGrath]

Has anyone else heard of this new technology coming out in November? It seems to be an appraiser's dream. It is not a laptop, not a PDA. It is somewhere in between. It is about the size of a clipboard, about a inch thick and has an on screen keyboard or an attachable one. Here is the best part it will run any windows xp programs. No special programs needed. It seems you could inspect a home and draw it on apex while on site and even fill out the form while inspecting. It seems too good to be true to me. Sorry Dave, but I would rather have one of these. The pocket PC is small and has a small screen. I don't have a PDA yet and I just can't fathom drawing a 4,800 sf home on the small PDA screen. The Tablet PC works like a PDA too with voice notes and you can write on the screen and it will be saved. Boy, I sound like a kid waiting for Christmas. Anybody else faoming at the mouth over this product?

Tim, the tablets actually have been out for several months. There are two sizes, one about letter size, and on about legal size. Both will recognize written words and sketches. I have planning on trying to write a few programs for myself when I get mine. They are fairly pricey, so I am waiting till I get all my ducks in a row.

Jim