>"typing" is not the pinnacle of data entry. We do it because until now, there was no better way.
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>The whole paradigm changes with the pda. It is based around speech and option selection more than typing text. No matter how quickly you type, you cannot type as quickly as you speak.
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>You only have to look at rapid throughput industries (such as medicine) to see the truth of this. Busy doctors seeing 70 patients in a 2 hour clinic spend a few moments dictating care between patients. Even the most techo-aware of us agree we do not have time to type the details between patients. Numerous systems have been set up on the assumption that typing will happen; at 18 months the failure/unreliability rate approaches 100%.
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>With the pda, even luddite doctors are seeing benefits and are entering details as we go. Look at pdamd.com for some case studies.

These are "wireless" PDA's hooked up to servers. So, in effect, they are substituting for touch screens and wireless microphones. More convenient (and sexy), but nothing particularly radical. Also, more expensive (and complex) than a dedicated workstation with the same capabilities.