Comments on: Type on the Go with a Clip-On Keyboard
Visor users now have a couple of options for clip-on keyboards. The SnapNtype is a small keyboard that attaches to the bottom of a Visor and is intended to be used with the thumbs. No battery is required. It includes a Qwerty keyboard, cursor and enter keys, and replacements for all the built-in and silkscreen buttons.
It is available now and costs $40.
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Trust me,
Trust me, you look pretty goofy talking into a Visor already, and the keyboard helps make the whole thing look so funny, that people find it amusing, instead of geeky.
RE: Good for VisorPhone
Geez! Maybe this isn't a good idea if you're gonna drive and use your Visor at the same time. Its bad enough with people crashing on cell phones. Imagine trying to drive while fumbling around with your other hand trying to operate the keyboard. A word of advice: save the Visor for when you are outside the driver's seat.
Peace Out
Alan
Peace Out
Alan
ThumBoard Price
I was just on the Seiko site and both the PalmV and Handspring ThumBoards are $49.99, not $40 as listed in your article. The free carrying case may well make up for this price difference. It's not a big deal, but might help someone sort out which of the two "thumb-typing" options is better for them.
RE: ThumBoard Price
Sorry, I should have been more clear. The ThumBoard is available from PalmGear for $40. It's $50 from Seiko.
http://www.palmgear.com/hs/products/prodoverview.cfm?prodID=447&prodcatID=6
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On the go, on the go, on the go, shut up!
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/26/2001 11:49:49 AM #
I'm tired of everything being "on the go." The whole handheld movement itself is "on the go," so accessories for said handhelds shouldn't keep piling on the descriptor. Stop the insanity!
RE: On the go, on the go, on the go, shut up!
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/26/2001 11:51:45 AM #
most "mobile" keyboards lock you in place when you use them, like the folding keyboard. try using that while walking some time.
RE: On the go, on the go, on the go, shut up!
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/26/2001 1:30:06 PM #
Joe Consumer falls for all these gimmicks. Then you have a kludge of overlapping functions through devices, addons, etc - costing a fortune. As for the rest, know your needs, and shop wisely.
stylus...
As always this is a matter of taste... IMHO sooner or later you'll need to use the stylus, so I'd rather use the money on a solution like fitaly stamp 2.0. You have sliding action for special caracters or even words.. num keypad and you add nothing to the size of the pda.
Could be useful but...
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/26/2001 3:50:20 PM #
... will it work transparently with springboard devices?
After getting a bum deal on my Fellowes PDA Pocket Keyboard, I'm very hesitant to try one of these. Although, if it does work, it'd save me a heck of a lot of time using my Xircom SpringPort 802.11b module.
Anyone used one yet?
No support for the Edge...
I am pissed...where is all the support for the Edge...the edge should've used the same sylus interface as all the other visors...and now the new models of the visor have the same connector as the old visors except for the edge. I am very pissed. If anyone has information on a keyboard for the edge post a comment or email me. I am also a Mac user.
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Good for VisorPhone
I guess it also helps while driving or using a cellular phone or whatever activity that uses the other hand and the Visor on the other.