Despite initial interest in the 1990s and early 2000s, palmtop computers never really took off. Realistically most consumers were probably satisfied enough with smartphones as they became more widely ...

The handheld computing market might seem dominated by smartphones today, but before their mass adoption there were other offerings for those who needed some computing power on-the-go. If a 90s laptop ...

For several years, technology pundits have predicted the death of the palmtop computer. "This is the cell phone age," they say. "Who's going to carry around a separate gadget just to look up names and ...

Judging by the blue prints that have leaked online, what we are seeing is a compact palmtop with a docking bay on the side for a detachable phone. Or as the official documentation puts it: “compact ...

Sales of palmtop computers will explode in the next three years, according to a new study by Cahners In-stat Group, leaving handheld PCs in the rearview mirror. Rapid advances in technology will add ...

Update Fall 2007: Read our review of the OQO model 02 that replaces the model 01. Make no mistake, the OQO model 01 is one of the most impressive technological feats of the decade. OQO spent five ...

Before smartphones and tablets, and even before Palm Pilot, the Palm Pilot and Apple Newton, HP was experimenting with a different kind of pocket-sized computer: the palmtop PC. In 1991, the company ...