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Integrated wireless PDA Robotics
PDAs.

Robot. The source included will explain in detail how to accomplish a
data link used to send and receive information.

Once the link is established, users can virtually project themselves
anywhere. A doctor can perform surgery on a patient thousands of
miles away. You can roam around your house on PDA Robot from your
hotel room, cottage, or even flying 60,000 feet above the earth. This
book will give you the tools and know-how to transform this project
into anything. Explaining the schematic design, circuit board manu-
facturing, embedded software for the microchip, mechanical design
and the software source code for the world’s two most popular PDA
(handheld) operating systems, this book will take you on a tour of
today’s specialized electronic microchips and the inner workings of
PDA operating systems.

PDA (personal digital assistant) is a term for any small mobile handheld
device that provides computing and information storage and retrieval
capabilities for personal or business use, often for keeping schedule cal-
endars and address book information handy. The term handheld is a
synonym. Many people use the name of one of the popular PDA prod-
ucts as a generic term. These include Compaq/Hewlett-Packard’s IPAQ
and 3Com’s Palm devices, such as the Palm Pilot and m505.

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