Comments on: FrogPad iFrog Bluetooth Keyboard Review http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/11/11/frogpad_ifrog_bluetooth_keyboard_review/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:02:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: geek_onthego http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/11/11/frogpad_ifrog_bluetooth_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20489 geek_onthego Tue, 19 Jul 2005 13:38:15 +0000 #comment-20489 The BT Froggie does not have a USB port. I understand cheaper is better. But I'll muddy the waters just a bit more. The USB Frog has fewer glitches in day-to-day use simply because you don't have to worry about pairing. But the BT Frog is more compact (no cord) and works with more of your devices. There. How's that for unhelpfulness? The BT Froggie does not have a USB port.

I understand cheaper is better. But I’ll muddy the waters just a bit more. The USB Frog has fewer glitches in day-to-day use simply because you don’t have to worry about pairing. But the BT Frog is more compact (no cord) and works with more of your devices.

There. How’s that for unhelpfulness?

]]> By: nitrox http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/11/11/frogpad_ifrog_bluetooth_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20488 nitrox Tue, 19 Jul 2005 04:47:16 +0000 #comment-20488 Thanks for the fast reply! I like the idea of having a full keyboard under one hand. My question now is witch one? I have 1 laptop with USB and without BT, 1 laptop with both, and a phone with just BT. Is there a USB port that I Could just plug in the BT froggy with. From your reply I don't think the BT froggy will connect with USB, but I don't know for sure. There web site says to just get a BT to USB adapter, but with the whole student thing cheaper is better. Thanks Nitrox Thanks for the fast reply!
I like the idea of having a full keyboard under one hand. My question now is witch one? I have 1 laptop with USB and without BT, 1 laptop with both, and a phone with just BT.

Is there a USB port that I Could just plug in the BT froggy with.

From your reply I don’t think the BT froggy will connect with USB, but I don’t know for sure. There web site says to just get a BT to USB adapter, but with the whole student thing cheaper is better.

Thanks
Nitrox

]]> By: geek_onthego http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/11/11/frogpad_ifrog_bluetooth_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20487 geek_onthego Sat, 16 Jul 2005 20:23:14 +0000 #comment-20487 Nitrox, I can really only give you my perspective. Even though I never suffered <u>severe</u> strain from using a regular keyboard, I could definitely tell a difference when I had been using the BT FrogPad for a couple of months and then had to switch back to a regular keyboard. The strain was noticeable. Plus, I had gotten used to having the center of my desk as useable real estate. So I broke down and got the USB FrogPad so that I could again use it at work. I haven't had any wrist strain at all since then. I will warn that the first 2 weeks that I used the FP, I did have tension in my shoulders and back similar to what one experiences when driving for a long time in snow or bad weather. This was because I tense about making mistakes. Eventually, I relaxed and that problem went away. I will also caution that the Froggie is not well suited to programming. The frequency of special characters makes it a real pain to use. When I'm doing full-blown coding (as opposed to debugging), I switch back to the regular keyboard. And even after 7 months, I'm still only typing about 22 words per minute (down from 55 on qwerty). With all that said, I still love my Froggies and use them every day. If you can spring for one, I highly recommend it. If it doesn't solve your problem, there's always eBay to sell it on, so you won't be out much. Nitrox, I can really only give you my perspective. Even though I never suffered <u>severe</u> strain from using a regular keyboard, I could definitely tell a difference when I had been using the BT FrogPad for a couple of months and then had to switch back to a regular keyboard. The strain was noticeable. Plus, I had gotten used to having the center of my desk as useable real estate. So I broke down and got the USB FrogPad so that I could again use it at work. I haven’t had any wrist strain at all since then.

I will warn that the first 2 weeks that I used the FP, I did have tension in my shoulders and back similar to what one experiences when driving for a long time in snow or bad weather. This was because I tense about making mistakes. Eventually, I relaxed and that problem went away.

I will also caution that the Froggie is not well suited to programming. The frequency of special characters makes it a real pain to use. When I’m doing full-blown coding (as opposed to debugging), I switch back to the regular keyboard. And even after 7 months, I’m still only typing about 22 words per minute (down from 55 on qwerty).

With all that said, I still love my Froggies and use them every day. If you can spring for one, I highly recommend it. If it doesn’t solve your problem, there’s always eBay to sell it on, so you won’t be out much.

]]> By: nitrox http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/11/11/frogpad_ifrog_bluetooth_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20486 nitrox Sat, 16 Jul 2005 18:38:48 +0000 #comment-20486 Hi I’m a software engineering student and I have developed numbness in my left hand. Mostly from using my IBM R50 ThinkPad. Would you recommend the frogpad as a suitable replacement input device? I like the idea of having one hand to type and the other to mouse or in my case take notes. Thanks Nitrox Hi
I’m a software engineering student and I have developed numbness in my left hand. Mostly from using my IBM R50 ThinkPad. Would you recommend the frogpad as a suitable replacement input device? I like the idea of having one hand to type and the other to mouse or in my case take notes.

Thanks
Nitrox

]]> By: geek_onthego http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/11/11/frogpad_ifrog_bluetooth_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20485 geek_onthego Fri, 12 Nov 2004 16:13:44 +0000 #comment-20485 The CEO says that they will soon be releasing a wearable version. The CEO says that they will soon be releasing a wearable version.

]]> By: DanZeman http://the-gadgeteer.com/2004/11/11/frogpad_ifrog_bluetooth_keyboard_review/comment-page-1/#comment-20484 DanZeman Fri, 12 Nov 2004 02:51:10 +0000 #comment-20484 The idea of a small hand sized keypad/data entry device is a good one. I wish this device could be mounted on the wrist so the other hand was free. Maybe curved to fit on the wrist and maintain a low profile. I think I saw one like that in one of the star wars movies, maybe it was Empire Strikes back. Anyway, the price is going to make this a device for the blue-blooded button pushers. :sad: The idea of a small hand sized keypad/data entry device is a good one. I wish this device could be mounted on the wrist so the other hand was free. Maybe curved to fit on the wrist and maintain a low profile. I think I saw one like that in one of the star wars movies, maybe it was Empire Strikes back.

Anyway, the price is going to make this a device for the blue-blooded button pushers. :sad:

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