| Modern technology offers a lot to a general consumer. | | | | documents into your PDA, then connect the Video-Out |
| However to keep pace with it one may need to carry | | | | adaptor and you can impress your partners making a |
| a lot of devices, like MP3 player, laptop, GPS receiver, | | | | presentation from your phone. There are also some |
| etc. What if all those could be combined in one device, | | | | other extension cards that enable PDA to implement |
| which would be at the same time small enough to fit | | | | home automation, to monitor real time health condition |
| into the pocket. That is exactly what some new | | | | and even more. So, if you need one of those functions, |
| smartphones and PDAs are. But even if your mobile | | | | just insert the respective card and here you go! |
| phone does not have some of those features there is | | | | Even if there is no SD slot in your phone, you can use |
| a way to add them. There are third party | | | | some extensions that connect to the phone via |
| manufacturers which make external GPS receivers, | | | | Bluetooth. For example, SPECTEC offers a Bluetooth |
| WiFi cards and many other extensions that can be | | | | GPS receiver. This has also the advantage that the |
| connected to the phone via the mini (micro) SD slot or | | | | SD slot remains available for the storage card. |
| Bluetooth. | | | | Some WiFi cards can also store data. So, one can |
| SD (Secure Digital) is the most common standard | | | | add WiFi to PDA while still having up to 2 GB of data |
| used for the data storage, now its smaller | | | | storage in the card. The only drawback with such |
| modifications - mini or micro SD are used in mobile | | | | cards is that they have non-standard size, so that the |
| phones. But there are also other accessories, apart | | | | card protrudes out of the SD slot. Because of that |
| from the data storage, that can be connected to the | | | | one cannot keep the card permanently in the phone, |
| mini (micro) SD slot of the phone. The leader on this | | | | however one can easily insert it when WiFi connection |
| market is SPECTEC. SPECTEC offers the following | | | | is needed. |
| cards and extensions: | | | | SPECTEC do not sell their products online, however, |
| * WiFi cards - adds WiFi to PDA | | | | one can easily find many online resellers on the Web. |
| * GPS cards - adds GPS Receiver to PDA | | | | There are also other manufacturers of such cards. A |
| * Bluetooth cards - adds Bluetooth to PDA | | | | good place to search for them is at So, if you have an |
| * Video-Out - enables PDA to display screen over | | | | older device that does not support all of the new |
| projector or external monitor | | | | features or, if you have some very special idea in |
| As one can see above, one can add WiFi, GPS, | | | | mind, just search the Web for the appropriate |
| Bluetooth, and even video output to a PDA. Suppose, | | | | extension card to empower your phone the way you |
| you are going to a business meeting. Just load all your | | | | want. |