There are some of us who need both a mobile phone and a PDA in order to stay on top of complex schedules and multiple tasks. And we have had to juggle both devices at once. Until now. Meet the Motorola Accompli™ 008. This personal communicator embraces three of the most important technical/cultural trends of recent years: the mobile phone, the PDA, and the Internet. It's a point of confluence for the tools that have become necessities in our business and personal lives. The Motorola Accompli 008 is a sleek cell phone, to be sure. And its voice capabilities are only the beginning. Open it to reveal PDA functionality and a large display screen. Like your PDA, it has handwriting recognition (a capability developed with proprietary Motorola technology) and a stylus for input; the ability to download additional applications and games; and synchronization with your PC. An Internet microbrowser rounds out the Accompli 008's functionality by providing an industry-standard interface to the wireless Web. The device is among the first of the new 2.5G (second-and-a-half generation) tools; it provides high-speed downloads and always-on connectivity through GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), the 2.5G upgrade to digital mobile networks using the world-leading GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) standard. Can the phone and the PDA really come together in a productive, efficient, and elegant solution? After all, to join the cell phone and the PDA is to marry communications and handheld functionality?but to achieve this harmony wasn't easy. Motorola took on the challenge of designing a device both small enough to fit in the hand comfortably and big enough to accommodate a PDA-sized screen; adept at voice and data, from a brief chat to a depressingly large to-do list; ready to adapt to anything from the silky voice of a smooth talker to the erratic handwriting of a doctor. But it is little wonder that Motorola was able to deliver this connected handheld, the Accompli 008. The company is a longtime leader and pioneer in the design and manufacture of mobile phones, delivering such cultural icons as the StarTACÆ. Perhaps not so well known is Motorola's key role in the PDA revolution: Its DragonBall™ series of microprocessors has been the brains behind Palm™ and Palm-compatible PDAs from the beginning. Motorola designers were determined not to weld together two devices, but rather to make a statement by creating something new. And the resulting Motorola Accompli 008 "It's a perfect marriage between a PDA and cell phone," says Tim Parsey, Vice President Director Consumer Experience Design Organization at Motorola. Whether they're shooting for a smaller phone or a larger PDA, designers must always accommodate the needs and preferences of users. Parsey's team includes "human factors" specialists who help strike the proper balance. Explains Parsey, "There's a lot of work that goes into getting the right form for each one of these paradigms."