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Monday, December 22, 2003 |
Review: AlphaSmart Dana Wireless
And again through Chet (a Malaysian representative in Alphasmart online community) , I was given the opportunity to "test drive" Alphasmart's new device. From the outside, the Dana Wireless is no different from the original Dana. The upgrades, if I could say that, lies inside the plastic casing of the device. Here is a short list of new specifications and improvement on the Dana Wireless
Wireless connectivity
As the name suggests, the new Alphasmart Dana place strong emphasis on the term Wireless connectivity. By positioning the Dana Wireless (from now on I'll just use DW for short) as a notebook alternative, it is important that the DW is capable of handling "tasks" that a notebook could do. Now, with most new notebook computers, comes with wi-fi connectivity built into them, I think it is just the next logical move for Alphasmart to introduce the DW. I personally don't think this is a "copycat" matter, but wi-fi has become an industry standard for wireless connectivity that ignoring this technology would be a foolish thing to do.
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About a year ago, Alphasmart released a PalmOS notebook alternative ... The Alphasmart Dana. I was lucky enough to have a hands-on review the "Originial" Dana. Just after its one year anniversary, Alphasmart introduced an upgrade to the Dana, The Dana Wireless.
