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PalmOne Portable Keyboard for Palm m100/m105, III Series, and VII Series Handhelds
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Palm
EAN: 0662705900223
Item Dimensions: 3.510013.9
Keyboard Description: QWERTY
Label: PalmOne
Manufacturer: PalmOne
Model: P10713U
MPN: P10713U
Platform: Palm OS
Publisher: PalmOne
Size: III, VII and m100 Series
Studio: PalmOne
Features:- Collapsible keyboard for typing on the go
- Folds down small enough to fit into a pocket or purse
- 9 programmable quick keys
- No battery required
- Compatible with Palm m100/m105, Palm III series, and Palm VII series handhelds
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Editorial Review:Get a full-size keyboard in a pocket-size package. Carry the Palm Portable Keyboard to take notes at your next meeting or write reports on an airplane.Leave your laptop behind. This small, lightweight, portable keyboard is perfect for sending and responding to e-mail, composing memos or taking notes when you're away from your desk. Travel light. Weighing in at just 8 ounces, this compact keyboard folds into its own case that's just slightly bigger than your handheld. Take a shortcut. Up to nine user-programmable keys let you instantly access the applications and programs you use most. Start right away. Just install the Palm Portable Keyboard software, set your Palm handheld in the custom docking cradle, and start typing. Forget about batteries. The keyboard uses minimal power from your Palm handheld - no additional batteries required.
It's always a wonderful feeling when gadgets work seamlessly and live up to their plug-and-play promise. The Palm portable keyboard is such a gadget. It's possibly the best hardware add-on for Palm devices currently on the market--it installs easily and helps you increase your Palm productivity. Installation of the Keyboard application onto the Palm handheld is easily accomplished during a typical HotSync. (To prepare the app for HotSync, simply add it to the Install Tool on Windows, or the Install Handheld Files in the Mac HotSync Manager.) Once the app was installed, we were ready for testing at a meeting. We sauntered in and unfolded the keyboard in a flourish--clicking it open from its folded position, laying it flat, sliding the keyboard parts together (it's broken into thirds for folding), and attaching our m100 in a matter of seconds. The attendees at the meeting were suitably wide eyed and impressed with our James Bondian device. (This model of the Palm Portable Keyboard also accommodates Palm VII and Palm III series handhelds--even the Palm IIIc. A separate model is available for the Palm V.) But the Palm portable keyboard is more than a flashy toy--it's a productivity juggernaut that has some of the best keyboard action we've ever experienced. The keys are not soft and mushy like other keyboards we've tested for handhelds. Instead, they're a bit on the tight side but with a lot of give. Also, the more we used the keyboard, the more we found ourselves shying away from tapping the screen to navigate through a screen or perform actions such as switching applications or opening up the Details section of a Memo or Address Book contact. With the Palm keyboard, you can do virtually all your work without taking your fingers off the keyboard. The keyboard includes custom buttons for the built-in Palm applications (Date Book, Address, To Do List, and Memo Pad). Several keys have added functions, such as the ability to open up the Apps screen, scroll through a screen, or turn on the backlight. You can also customize your own shortcuts list of applications loaded onto your Palm handheld. This is done using the Keyboard app, and you can assign the number keys 1 through 9 (but not 0). After making our designations, pressing Cmd-1 immediately took us to our favorite diversion--YahtC--during a lull in our meeting. All told, we have nothing but praise for the Palm portable keyboard, not just for the ease of inputting text but also for changing the way we use our Palm handheld. Since we started using the keyboard, we now often travel without any laptop, confident that any degree of writing or note taking during meetings can be handled by our Palm alone. (It should also be noted that we typed this review on our m100 while sitting comfortably at our local coffee shop.) If you are a heavy Palm user, the Palm portable keyboard is an essential and very cool tool. --Agen G.N. Schmitz Pros: - Highly portable
- Customizeable Cons:
- Will need to work on flat surface
With Palm's portable keyboard for III/VII/m100 handheld, you can leave your laptop in the office. This pocket-sized keyboard allows you to take notes at your next meeting or write reports on an airplane. The full-size keyboard folds into a size just slightly bigger than a Palm handheld itself. It weighs less than 8 ounces, making it a practical enhancement for those seeking the speed of data entry that only a keyboard provides. The collapsible design means that you can take the keyboard with you and use it almost everywhere you go. The nine user-programmable keys let you instantly access the applications and programs you use most. This keyboard is easy to use, and since it uses minimal power from your Palm handheld, it requires no additional batteries. It comes with an integrated docking cradle and a neoprene carrying case.
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Yep I tried this keyboard and it is really indispensable. It is lightweight and unobtrusive. I do not know about the long-term durability but the one I used has lasted a couple of months now. I glossed over previous reviews, and then found that the statement about the flat surface is correct. This animal needs a flat surface to work. First, couple of times using it I needed to figure out how to lock the panels in place and to hold the pilot up. Now it is second nature. The little raised "F" and "J" ... Read More
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I am a writer who hates lugging a laptop around. My Dell lasts less than 2 hours on a charge, weighs too much and can't be let out of sight without being stolen. It is useless on the road except for setting up in a hotel room. I have a Palm IIIxe I bought on eBay 4 years ago for under $30.00 but used only as an address and date book. I picked up this keyboard in the past few weeks, combined it with a copy of WordSmith for word processing and now I can't imagine being without it. Everything weighs under ... Read More
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I never really used my palm until I bought this key board. It is great I use it all the time now. The keyboard was like new and works great.
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I really like this item. I like it for school a lot. When I do my reports it is a very cool tool to have. The shortcuts are cool too.
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I have had my Palm for about 2 years and bought a keyboard when it was only a couple of months old. I took that one back because it was sold without software. I decided not to buy another one because I didn't want to have to run up to the computer store again.I'm a journalist, so I'm using my Palm daily now and am always having to pull up the keyboard on the screen. This get's a be a pain when I'm writing a list of interview questions or writing down who I talked to or emailed in a contact log.
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