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PocketType: Kensington. (Hardware).


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PocketType is a portable keyboard Either a very small keyboard or a full-size keyboard that can be folded into a small unit for travel. Portable keyboards are available for PDAs and other handhelds as well as laptops. See virtual keyboard.  designed for the Handspring handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. . The small, clip-on keyboard allows users to quickly and easily enter information without fussing with Graffiti or bulky keyboard attachments.

The keyboard's scroll To continuously move forward, backward or sideways through the text and images on screen or within a window. Scrolling implies continuous and smooth movement, a line, character or pixel at a time, as if the data were on a paper scroll being rolled behind the screen. See auto scroll.  wheel allows users to scroll through windows and documents or to select text quickly. The layout is essentially identical to the QWERTY keyboard The standard English language typewriter keyboard. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letters on the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the typewriter, the keyboard layout was organized to prevent people from typing too fast and jamming the keys. , so users won't have to search for keys, and its software is compatible with other portable keyboards and handheld accessories.
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Date:Jun 1, 2002
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