Daily Pen News
MAY 02, 2002 - Doug Bedell
Pocketop Computer Corp has announced their Pocketop wireless PDA keyboard, which uses the IrDA port, and is thus compatible with most computers that have such a port, including the Compaq iPAQ.
The new keyboard is also smaller than the popular Stowaway.
It folds in half, instead of the four-quarter fold of the Stowaway, and it includes software to rotate the screen so that some models with ports in difficult places can be oriented as necessary. The device uses one AAA battery, which the company says doesn't use the PDA's battery as does the Stowaway, but of course running the IrDA port does use the PDA's battery. The keys appear to be close to full size on home row, then the row above and below are more narrow, with a flare or ramp which might require less movement. Number keys are embedded in the top letter row, accessed with a function shift key. US$119.00
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