Affordable Alternative. (What's new: looking for higher-education and technology products and services? Start here.).The luxury of a laptop Same as laptop computer. laptop - portable computer , the affordability of a handheld; that's Dana by Alphasmart. At $369, a third of the cost of most laptops, Dana is powered by Palm OS and can run over 10,000 existing applications. The product weighs in at 2 pounds, features a full-size integrated keyboard, and a 7.5- by 2.25-inch screen. The screen image can be rotated rotated turned around; pivoted. rotated tibia see rotated tibia. 90 degrees in either direction so content can be viewed vertically or horizontally. Dana's flexible design allows keyboard or stylus stylus: see pen. (1) A pen-shaped instrument that is used to "draw" images or select from menus. Styli (the plural of stylus, pronounced "sty-lye") come with handheld devices that have touch screens, such as PDAs and video games. input, and settings can be modified for right- or left-handed students, typing pressure, and keyboard layout Computers and other typing devices offer many different keyboard layouts for inputting data in different languages. The standard English keyboard layout is known as QWERTY. preferences. Dana easily syncs to a home or classroom PC, and data and software can be shared with another Dana or Palm-powered device. For more information, visit www.alphasmart.com. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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