Organizer Reviews

I used this a few times, and then I upgraded the OS and had to load the drivers back on the Pocket PC. Unfortunately, I lost the disk and Sakars's website has no driver downloads for this device. So this device is useless. If anyone has the driver files which came on the disk, can you please email them to me at rachtenb@bellsouth.net.

Thanks,

It says on the box that this product is produced by iConcepts, a branch of Sakar International. Neither of these names are googlable. There is no help no help number or website on the box. The only piece of information I can find on them after intensive search is an address in Edison, NJ.

Their obscurity wouldn't be a problem if their product actually worked, but when I plug it into my IPAQ H3800 running WinCE 3.0, it does nothing. If anyone knows any tricks to get this to work, please post it. Another major shortcoming is that it doesn't fit around an expansion pack.

To enable the thumboard to work you must load the software to your PC and then sync. The problem I have is that I travel and periodically have to reboot the IPAQ which causes the software to be dumped from memory. Like one of the previous complaints, since iConcepts isn't "web friendly" I can't download the software so I must wait until I return home to reload...pain.

I don'tknow if it is a quirk of my PocketPC or of the case, but my unit apparently turns itself on spontaneously. Maybe something in the case presses the power button, or maybe my unit is crazy, but I just lost EVERYTHING that was in my PocketPC because some engineer decided they didn't actually want to engineer a product.

I thought this would work great for me. It's roomy and soft. I also have the same problem of my iPac comming on while in this case and then I have no power when I want to use it and any new information is lost.

Poorly manufactured and substandard quality. I ordered this as a gift and, frankly, was embarassed.

I bought this about a year ago and love the color and simple look. However, my Palm V slips out of it frequently and the front cover bumps against the buttons of my Palm when it's in my purse. This causes the Palm to start beeping and clicking, which is very annoying. Overall, it's like most of my shoes -- stylish looking and kind of expensive, but not real functional.

It is all in the title. The first time I tried to use the slim keyboard it wouldn't work. I tried a number of time here and there but never could get it to do anything when I typed on the keys. I tired it again a few months later and the miracle is that the keyboad worked. Then I recharged my ipaq and tried the slim keyboard again and again it didn't work. I have tried a number of thing thinking it was perhaps me who was stupid. Turns out it is the key board that is stupid. Go figure. Well HP looks as if you have done it again.

Keyboard is well designed and fits solidly to Ipaq. Keys are well defined and provide positive feedback when pressed. A see-through plastic cover like the one that comes with the basic unit is attached to the keyboard and serves to protect the screen if the unit is in your pocket or briefcase. Overall good ergonomics for the hardware.
I'd like to say I leave the slim keyboard attached all the time and use it regularly, but I don't because it doesn't deliver in performance. The software is buggy and conflicts with other programs. Sometimes it works fine, other times it types random characters - other times it doesn't type at all. Despite HP's updates to the driver, it is still buggy, so it sits in a drawer until HP releases another update, then I'll try it again. I also have the HP folding keyboard which I use regularly without any problems, so I have to conclude it is a problem with the slim keyboard. Attempts to bring the problems to the attention of HP resulted in no reply to my emails.

Bought it as a cradle for the home. The Palm cradle, that came with the handheld, stays at work. The iConcepts cradle worked fine for a couple of days and than stopped being recognized by the computer (incidently, it's the same laptop I use at work). The charging mechanism still functions, but it no longer performs a HotSync. Upon investigation, it appears the USB/Serial cable running into the cradle has worked itself loose. The base of the cradle swivels. The cable appeared to be pressed against the base and the cradle. Every time the cradle swivled, excess force was placed on the cable where it entered the cradle, eventually loosening the connection.
My advice, spend the extra [money] and buy the cradle made by Palm.

I purchased this as an "add-on" to sync & charge my M500 at the office, leaving the one that came with my Palm at home.

From the start it was intermittent at performing a HotSync, or even at charging. Eventually (2 weeks)it stopped working at all. Since I had lost the receipt, I decided to take it apart and see what I could do.

The problem is that the connector block itself (that mates with the bottom of the Palm) is only seated by a (very) shallow "ledge" in the base and the flanges (!) of two screws. Since this arrangement is not very resistent to the frequent in-and-out that a Palm is subject to, the connector block worked loose. This initially caused problems in seating the connector block, requiring more force be used to make the connection and downward pressure on the block broke two of the wires, from the PC board, soldered to pins in the conector block.

At some point I'll take a soldering pencil and reconnect the wires, and put two slim screws through the block to the cradle base to hold it in place.

In the meantime, I've purchased a hotsynce/charger USB cable (instead of the cradle) and we will see how well that one fares.

Wireless functionality for Palm is still a hit-and-miss game (at least with the MIK and Palm Vx). You may or may not have much success in getting the connectivity you seek, depending on the vagaries of your ISP, your wireless phone, and the actual site you're trying to connect to. My recommendation is to wait another year or two before pursuing this. By the way, Palm itself provides almost no support for this product.

I Purchased this item hoping that it would allow me to get both home and work E-mail (using Psion 56k Travel modem). The modem works great, but ...

The feature set list is misleading. It states that one can access POP3 "accounts". Bun in reality one can only access one account with the MultiMailPro 2.26 provided in MIK. Also, upgrades are not allowed on this version of MultiMailPro. One must make a new purchase to get the useful version 3.x.

The upgrade to OS 3.5 is nice, but also does not have very many enhancements.

I didn't try the web-clipping or mobile phone applications. But if they're like the mail app, then you should plan on being disappointed.

So in my opinion, the MIK IS a waste of money.

P.S. I temporarily solved my E-mail problems with a freeware package called ProxiMail, which gets your E-mail from up to five accounts. It puts the E-mail into the mail application in ROM. But the bulit-in mail application also has many limits. The developer's of ProxiMail have gone out of business, but if you look hard it can still be found on the web.

I got this case because I am one of those people who is still attached to having paper and a pen/pencil. While it does have room for a small tablet this causes the case to be too tight on the PDA and as a consequence it is always on. Adding credit cards and other forms of ID exascerbate this problem further. There is also nothing to hold a writing utensil in place. There is one elastic loop meant to hold the stylus and nothing else will fit.

I finally gave up and went back to using the case that came with my Visor.

The craftsman ship of this case is just fine, the quality of the leather is fine grained and buffed to a medium polish -- so how come I don't carry it? It's too bulky. The case is padded which makes it nice to touch, but with my Palm IIIc inside it's over an inch and a half thick which makes it a real handful and not why I went to a PDA.

Not only is it not very easy to use, it doesn't give you a visual format for point to point destination, only text directions. Then the SD went bad for a reason beyond my understanding one day when I tried to use it, and now everytime I try to calculate a point to point destination my tungsten gets a fatal error and requires a hard reset. Only with this SD program do I have this problem with my PDA. This sucks so bad that Amazon should incorporate the 1/2 star for beyond bad.

This product is completely unhelpful for most driving situations. There are no turn by turn directions within a city, just info on major highways which is much easier to get from a basic map. I returned mine.

I bought this card hoping it would give me Mapquest on my Palm. It doesn't. But it does have the exits for US Interstates and can generate directions between major cities in the US. Also, the information is dated, some resturants have closed (most Gas stations appear to be correct), and I'm sure some new resturants have opened, so your milage may vary. :-)

The detail level of the maps is not great, but it supposedly matches the maps in the standard paper road map. I've not checked that out, but if it did, that would be nice. I would much rather have the detail of the paper map in my palm.

Maybe the Palm doesn't support that level of detail (possible I suppose) - but then again maybe they don't want to give that much away. Overall, I'd say it's nice, but it's not the paper map (or online Map) replacement I was hoping it would be.

I have a Nokia 5190 from Cingular and eagerly ordered this unit. Cingular charged me a flat rate of $... a month just for datalink service, and then minutes on top of that, but that's not too expensive for wireless internet access.
I got it installed and running in about 45 minutes and proceeded to try it out. I got so annoyed with the speed, the bulky cable, the connect time (~30 to 40 seconds) and the intermittent service, that I gave up and returned it.

Don't bother.

Not until I was putting the darn thing back in the box did I see the sticker on the box. This module is compatible with 8, count 'em, 8 phones. The Xircom website does not list them when you click for the listing (it takes you to their 56k modem module page instead) and the Amazon site simply says that it is compable with Nokia phones.

According to the sticker on the box: "For Nokia Handsets. This model is compatible with the following handsets: Nokia 6110, Nokia 6130, Nokia 6150, Nokia 6190, Nokia 5110, Nokia 5130, Nokia 5150, Nokia 5190"

With all the different mobile phones out there, why any company would make a product that was compatible with only 8 of them is the ring of a poor business plan.

Alot of stuff for Nokia is GSM only. Pull off your battery, and take a look at your Nokia phone. The older phones that alot of people carry is TDMA/CDMA, like the 5185. Guess what? It dosen't work.

Not roomy enough. I expected to be able to use my Jornada with ease and have room for other papers, etc. It is too expensive, and does nothing to make my 548 more useful.

This really is a crummy product, and here's why:

- It has no fastener to close the wallet, and it won't really lay flat unless you remove the accessory cover.

- It is not padded enough to protect a PDA from anything other than scratches from carrying it in a briefcase... drop your Jornada in this and you're going to have to buy a new one.

- You have to remove the Jornada from the wallet before it can fit in a cradle, and the velcro keeps the it from fitting in the cradle firmly.

- There is only one small pocket in the front cover of the wallet for bills/cards/etc.

This product is for cosmetics, only. If you want to replace your accessory cover, I suggest getting one of the new Color Accessory covers from HPshopping.com, or the leather flip-top case (at leat it snaps shut).

Why would I want to stick velcto strips on my nice Jornada 548? The case doesn't even stay closed. I took one look at it and returned it. No thanks!