Program Requirements: Desktop: Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 The new thin clam shell EPOC PDA by Psion is called the Revo. I’ve always liked Psion PDAs because they are well made and their built in software is powerful and full featured. I was really hoping that Psion would come out with a non keyboard palm […]
Whether you have a Palm CE device, or a Palm OS device, we all have been plagued with the same question. What text entry system should I use? While we can all agree that a keyboard is by far the best, there is no real consensus on software based systems. This review attempts to choose
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Program Requirements: Device: Palm V I’m a regular watcher of The Gadgeteer. Undoubtedly, this is the best web site out there for those of us who are afflicted with gadgetitis. I use a Palm V (just recently upgraded to the Vx), and have used various PDAs since one of the earliest Sharps years ago. A
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Program Requirements: Device(s): All Palm OS devices (uses 17k) WindowsCE devices (uses 30k) The Travelboard by Genovation is a portable keyboard for the PalmPilot, Visor, and WindowsCE devices. What is great is that this one keyboard will work with any compatible device as long as you have the appropriate driver installed on each device. I’ll
Device: PalmPilot or Palm III series PDA with Modem The Versid Protective Field Case from Tangent Systems, Inc. is a black non-leather play through case for your PalmPilot or Palm III with an attached modem module. This case was actually developed for use with their temperature acquisition module which uses the modem housing. It was
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For the person who has everything, I’ll bet you don’t have one of these…..yet. I’m talking about a nifty new PDA protective case called the Otter Box. This case is not only designed to be watertight, but you can literally drive a truck over it! I’ll break the review down to two levels. First, I’ll
Until PDAs have true voice recognition, we have to use some type of manual input method to enter our data into them. The Palm-size PC comes with a built in popup QWERTY keyboard and a Grafitti like option called JOT. This review will look at them and other input options that are also available to
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Device: Gameboy Color, Gameboy Pocket The Gameboy Color and Gameboy Pocket are great little handheld game devices except for one thing: You can’t play with them in the dark. That is until now… Nyko’s Wormlight will allow you to play games on your Gameboy Color or Gameboy Pocket in the dark. The Wormlight has a
The PalmVelope XL by Tware Solutions Inc. is a play through neoprene case designed for use with the Casio E100/105, Philips Nino, HP Jornada, Gameboy Color and similar sized devices. The cases come in several color choices such as Pacific Blue, Basic Black, Burgundy, Forest Green, Navy Blue, Purple, Red and Teal. I reviewed this
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As a long time fan of the E&B Company’s “Slipper” line of cases for the Palm platform devices, I looked forward to seeing their Palm VII case. As with all other new hardware releases from Palm, there wasn’t any real offerings for a case for the VII for quite some time after its initial New
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The Casio E-100/105 Body-Suit case by Extreme Limit is a play through black leather case with white stitching. The Body-Suit has a leather holster that the Casio can easily slide into. It doesn’t require any Velcro to hold it in place. The holster is actually quite snug so that there shouldn’t be any fear of
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The Quadro Data Pen by Yafa is a pen/pencil/stylus that has an added surprise. It has 4 tips instead of the usual 3. The fourth tip is a neon highlighter. (It’s neon ball point pen ink). To get the tip you want, you simply rotate the pen until the tip “icon” on the end
The Visor from Handspring has finally arrived on the scene! Here’s a little snippet of background info for those of you new to Palm OS devices. Jeff Hawkins started Palm Computing in 1992. He invented the wildly successful PalmPilot line of personal digital assistants. After several years of great success he and Donna Dubinsky (former CEO of Palm Computing)
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Device: Gameboy Color The Shock ‘n’ Rock by Nyko is a 4 in 1 accessory for the Gameboy Color. It has a force feedback module, outputs amplified stereo sound, has a rechargeable battery pack and includes an AC adapter. The module is made of translucent purple plastic. It easily snaps on and off of a
Program Requirements: Device: Palm VII 6 K free RAM I’m in heaven! Obviously, I’m a gadget nut. Why else would I be reviewing things here? So, when I picked up my Palm VII a little over a month ago, I was overjoyed to have one of the hottest new gadgets on the market (for the
The Slimline Throttle by ttools, LLC is a pen/stylus that can actually fit in the stylus hole in your Palm PDA. This small clever device is designed to fit in the PalmPilot Pro, Palm III, and also the Palm V. It will also fit some other PDAs, so if you are interested in it’s
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Well, I’m pretty much moved in (if you call 1,000,000 boxes in your garage moved in…) now. So, you should start seeing more activity on the website. SHARE ON TwitterFacebookPin It
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The CM220 Universal Mount for Palm-sized Computers by Arkon Resources Inc. is a PDA holder that can be affixed to a vehicle or other location. This holder unlike the Unimount by Revolve Design is compatible with any PDA that is between 4.5″ and 5.3″ tall. Some of the PDAs that will work with this mount
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Hi Folks. Just wanted to check in. I don’t seem to update this page as often as I should. I’ve been quite busy lately. I’ve been in the process of moving to a new house and selling my current house. I didn’t know what stress was till now. 🙂 I do have some nifty gadgets
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Rhodiana has created two play through cases for either the Palm V or Palm III/x Connected Organizers. These cases are made of 1/8″ black laminated ballistic nylon. They are padded with dense foam and lined with smooth nylon taffeta. The case doesn’t require any Velcro to hold the PDA in place (Yay!). Two heavy duty
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