I agree.  Handheld Internet market will be "pushed" information.  Info that
you have delivered specifically to you... aka via text email.  Other "web
based" services will be available, but only if they are designed
specifically for handhelds.

Adam Lang
Systems Engineer
Rutgers Casualty Insurance Company
http://www.rutgersinsurance.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jefferis Peterson" <jefferis@p...>
To: "professional php" <pro_php@p...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:50 AM
Subject: [pro_php] Re: handhelds


> Daniel
>
> >All this is true, but I think methods of dynamically-resizing your
content
> >to suit the viewer will become more and more important, as considerations
> >of rendering content for PCs becomes more and more of a minority sport.
> >Let's face it, we'll all be a bit disappointed if we're still having to
use
> >a sit-up-and-beg PC to get onto the internet in ten years time, won't we?
> >Handhelds and other devices are going to force us to thinking back inside
> >the VGA, EGA or even CGA-and-lower screen-resolutions.
>
> I think access for info on handhelds may be needed, but  I think the hype
> is way overblown. I will never surf the web using a handheld for anything
> serious or for any length of time. The screen is too small to enjoy and
> the keypad is too small and slow to bother with. Voice directed hand
> helds may increase my use, but I won't want to read long docs or do any
> serious research or pleasure surfing on a 2 inch screen.
>
> Jeff
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