Data enabled phones
The PDA-phone offers the functionality of a mobile phone and a PDA in one package. It combines a full-featured mobile phone and PDA with wireless applications like email, text messaging, web browsing and on some mobile phones, a digital camera. Manufacturers catching on to the users wish for an all-in-one device have partnered with Microsoft and Palm to deliver hybrid devices. Typically these devices currently have a shorter battery life giving on average 5 hours use. Currently there are no rugged devices available in this category.