O2 Xda IIs PDA

Dark, dashingly good-looking and of top PDA pedigree

O2 makes it a hat-trick with its third Pocket PC-and-phone combo in a row - a menacing dark contender that packs Wi-Fi connectivity and hides a secret slide-out keyboard.

This is a fully fledged Pocket PC with a gorgeous screen that now supports landscape mode. It's equipped with both flavours of wireless connectivity - Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - and also houses a respectable camera. The black case looks superb (it's also available in a more staid silver version as the T-Mobile MDA III or the sim-free i-mate PDA2k) and really stands out next to the competition. O2 has skinned the home screen for easy access to the phone and the Internet, and there's also a handy set-up wizard. The usual Microsoft apps are included, and tons of other software is available too.

The slide-out qwerty keypad, while a bonus, isn't that great to use and adds bulk, making this slightly chunkier than the previous version. The processor is capable but falls behind those of other Pocket PCs.

An outstanding device that still sets the pace for all-in-one communication and looks the part too - don't buy it for the keyboard, though.

FEATURES
Bluetooth. Wi-Fi. 65,536-colour screen. 0.3-megapixel camera. 128MB memory. SD card. 4 hours' talk time.