Low Budget Springboard Modules Review

You simply pop the module off to expose a handy 3com
sticky note pad. Search for the data in your Visor and write it on the
note pad with a pen or pencil, (not included). Then just rip the note off
and hand it to the other person. It is currently only available in yellow.
More colors for the Share module are promised
for later in 2000.

We were a bit disappointed that the toothpick and
tweezers, (accessible from the under side), had not been replaced by a
reset pin, but the Swiss-Army Module is a
versatile unit that will be surely be a crowd pleaser.

(Also, I miss the cork screw. But how many of us ever
use that feature anyway?)

The Hide-A-Key module has a
hidden compartment that can stow keys for the home and car. Your key has
to be small enough to fit in the compartment, so some car keys with the
black plastic surrounding them may not fit.

There is also a section where you can write the password
to your Visor in case you forget it.

The keys are not held down in any way so they also
rattle quite a bit. But, if you don’t mind the excessive rattling, the Hide-A-Key
module is for you.

The SuperClock module was
designed for the user, (like me), who still "thinks" in analog.
When someone asks me what time it is, I don’t like to say, "11:47
AM".  I like to respond, "About quarter to noon."

There are some drawbacks to this clock module. For one
thing, it’s a bear to wind up. It’s hard to get your fingers around the
post. The other problem is that the date function and alarm model won’t be
out until next year.

SuperClock kind of reminds me
of those old style clocks. You know, the kind you used to have laying
around in the bottom of the junk drawer. It just gives me the warm fuzzies.

And speaking of the junk drawer, see the next module…

You simply apply the junk drawer principles to the empty
slug and cavity area of the back of the Visor. Don’t want to throw away
the old rubber band from this morning’s newspaper? What about that ball of
twine? Hey, just use the JunkDrawer module.

You will find hundreds of uses for this module. It may
even get you out of a jam some day, if you can think like MacGyver. So
don’t throw that gum wrapper out!

(Junk sold separately.)

Have a headache? Need Viagra? Now your prescription drugs will never be
farther away than your Visor PDA! 

The Medicine Cabinet module is a handy dandy pill keeper!
Keep your vitamins, analgesics and other tablets with you at all times.

I did find one problem with this module. For some reason whenever I
tried to put my liquid medicine in it, my Visor would start acting flaky.
Not sure what the problem is. 

(Drugs sold separately.)

The Wallet Springboard module solves this annoying
problem by keeping your change and small bills in the back of your
Visor.  

The only bad thing about this module is that every time I used it to
get some change, I would end up dropping the coins on the floor where they
would roll under the vending machine or desk.  I think they need to
Velcro the money into the module so it won’t fall out.

(Money not included.)