IBM Simon with charging base |
A PDA also known as palmtop computer or personal data assistant is a mobile device that functions as a personal information manager.
The first cellular phone to incorporate PDA features was an IBM prototype developed in 1992 and demonstrated same year at the COMDEX computer industry trade show.
A refined version of the product was marketed on 16 Aug.1994 by BellSouth under the name Simon Personal Communicator. The Simon was the first device that can be properly referred to as a "smartphone". In addition to its ability to make and receive cellular