14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising: employing rules-based logic to determine which subset of functionalities to place in the low power consumption state given the user state.
12. A method for dynamically managing power consumption of a portable multi-modal device, comprising: monitoring personal information manager (PIM) data to establish a present state of a user; determining the present state of the user based at least in part on the PIM data; determining priorities amongst functionalities of the portable multi-modal device in accordance with the present state of the user; and independent of user action, placing a subset of functionalities of the portable multi-modal device in a low power consumption state based at least in part on the priorities, wherein placing the subset of functionalities in the low power consumption state comprises reducing performance of the subset of functionalities to conserve power.