Touch and go.Need a better way to get information into your Palm-based PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). ? The Fellowes PDA Pocket Keyboard might be worth a shot. It weighs just 1.9 ounces and is powered by two coin-sized lithium batteries Lithium batteries are primary batteries that have lithium metal or lithium compounds as an anode. Depending on the design and chemical compounds used lithium cells can produce voltages from 1.5V to about 3V, twice the voltage of an ordinary zinc-carbon battery or alkaline cell. , so it won't pull power from your PDA. The device supports most Palm as well as Handspring Visor An electronic PDA originally from Handspring, Mountain View, CA (www.handspring.com) that was introduced in 1999 by the people who invented and marketed the PalmPilot. Based on the Palm OS, it was the first handheld to use the USB interface. , Deluxe, Platinum, and Prism PDAs. ($39.99; www.fellowes.com) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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