War is a dirty business, but sometimes, military-use technology can be quite amazing. From a hammer-proof handheld to laptops you can wash with a hose, these all-terrain gadgets make civilian versions look like children's toys.

palmOne recently launched in Spain the Treo 650 smartphone, initially through Movistar with prices starting at 499 € (the device will cost 699 € in free mode). The 650 comes to join the Treo 600, the world's best selling smartphone. For users of each model, we have selected the 10+1 essential Treo applications that should have been included as standard.

They say technology isolates us from each other, but that's not true: surveys show that one in every four users admits using their PDA or cell phone for meeting people or starting conversations. Today, Saint Valentine would also use one of those.

Our recent pick of weird programs for Palm OS has been well received, but users from the other side demand their dose, too. By request, we bring you the Pocket PC counterparts of the weirdest Palm applications we showed you last Tuesday, while our weirdness specialist completes his quest of weird PPC software.

The strangest, funniest, neurotic and darkest reverse of pocket computing. Just for freaks and geeks, we are introducing the ten maddest programs for Palm OS.