Royal Consumer EZVue 7 PDA and the OEM NEW Cingular HTC 8125 PDA Housing HTC Cingular 8125 are some newer models of PDAs.
Microsoft makes voice control software for any PDA,but many of the latest PDA's have voice recognition.
Some of the newest PDA phone models that are available through Verizon include: LG Lucid 2: 4G LTE LG Smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Stratosphere II, and the Nokia Lumia 822 in White-Nokia Smartphone.
Many phones are PDAs, or you can find older models on eBay.
They are about the same size
Many PDAs on the market these days have wifi capability. The most popular one is the Blackberry, but other companies such as HTC and Sony also produce wifi-enabled PDA devices.
The PDA market is virtually non-exisitent now with the advent of smart phones. Smart phones combine all the features of a PDA, a cell phone and the internet. Some examples are the iPhone, Android and Windows Phone 7. If you really don't need the cell phone part, an iPod Touch makes a great PDA (even though it is not marketed as such).
Windows Mobile
Windows Mobile
PDA's are typically not waterproof. You can, for some PDA's, buy waterproofing kits, however.
It varies. They hardly ever exceed 3 in. by 6 in.
"No, thin clients represent such a small percentage of the market that there isn't much hope for them. There is a lot of competition and variety in PDA to appeal to customers."
No. Your smartphone will serve the same functions of your old PDA. The smartphone is just the latest version of PDAs, where it can serve the same functions and also act as a phone. You'll only have to keep your old PDA long enough to transfer your contacts off of it, and then your smartphone will do the rest.