Most handhelds promise increased productivity for whatever use their owners put them to – whether organizing grocery lists or organizing multi-million dollar business deals. The online auction company Zippi has thrown away the concept of multitasking devices to develop its latest handheld, one devoted solely to managing online auctions away from home.
On the outside, the Zippi handheld looks a lot like a regular smartphone or PDA, but its list of features and software has been totally tailored to the online seller. For instance, you won’t find a built-in barcode scanner for quickly snapping up product information on most PDAs, or software for gathering and storing signatures, either. Embedded GPS for locating people with products that need to be sold? Don’t count on it from your Blackberry.
