PDA Reviews

This "pen" does not change easily at all. You have toline up this then push that then ull get the point you want. The stylus is flimsy. I agree with Denis, Im sending this back and shopping around for a much better one.

Well, let me start off by reiterating a simple fact of life: don't believe everything you read. I have bought this stylus from Amazon, and boy, was I dissapointed when I got it! First of all, it is not very slim. Second, it does not contain the balpen, pencil, and stylus, but rather a black ballpoint pen, a blue ballpoint pen, and a red-colored plastic stylus.

So what, you might say. Well, there is more. It does not switch with a simple twist. Look accurately at the picture and you will notice two buttons: one at the top of the stylus, and the other, small black one on the side. The small black one is used to retract the pen/stylus. Try to push the buttons and you will find that the extensions to not alternate, but rather extend at random (the same kind multiple times in a row). Hmm, could it be defective? Apparently not. Look through the usage note and you'll discover that there are colored markings around the pen - red, black and blue. What you need to do in order to extend the kind of pen/stylus you want is hold the pen horizontally, with the desired marking facing up, then push the button...

What an ingenious idea. But you know what, besides the misleading description and the Amazon review, this stylus is just not worth what it costs, or even half of that if you ask me.

My review may be subjective, but consider what I wrote before buying this pen. Me -- I am returing this one and shopping for a better one.

Device is nice, but does not replaces the laser pointer I have to carry. I wish it is implemented in a future version of the pen!

The concept is attractive: charge your iPaq using the USB port on your notebook computer.

On my Toshiba Tecra 9000, there's not enough power output from the USB port to charge the iPaq 3650. Worse, Windows 2000 keeps thinking the cable is a Toshiba Wireless LAN adapter and tries to install drivers for it.

The plug for the iPaq isn't well designed: it's too large, tempting the user to use excessive force attaching the cable.

I bought one of these because I have two cradles, one at work & one at home. Sounded like a nice idea. However, it only charges if the PC is on, even if the USB Hub is self-powered.
I use the power adapter that came with the my Compaq at work (where I need the juice) and use this gadget at home. So, it has worked out ok so far.
Buyer beware of this limitation.

regardless of what was said in prior review

I've tested this across 3 computers with Windows 2000. None work, no power for charging, no sync, not anything!

I would steer people towards gomadic.com for a better cable that I will purchase to replace this junker. I believe Targus sells this type of product as well. Probably works too! ;)

Will return this and not buy anything from this company again.

Let me say right off that this product worked from the "get go". It sync'd and charged without a problem; however, when I went to remove it from my 3955, it wouldn't let go! It seems that the metal clips which hold it in place are not the best for this job.
While it does the job it was intended for (sync/charge), I'll look into the same product from Belkin or Fellows.

After tweaking the thing for a bit it finally worked. The first time I plugged it into my 3835 it wouldn't let go, and I had to wrestle with it for a minute or two before prying it out. I found there was plastic from the mold still attached to the connector, so I trimmed it off and tried it again, only to find it was now too loose. Finally, I pinched the connector a bit and it worked. It's tempermental, but if you don't mind messing with it it beats carrying around the OEM cradle.

Cool concept, but the hardware doesn't work. To count steps, the device depends on its internal pendulum (a weighted switch) to bounce for each step you take. However, the pendulum in my unit frequently stuck and thus stopped counting my steps. First used it on a 3.3 mile course, but it calculated that I had walked 1.0 miles. I walked the course again but carried the unit in my hand so I could feel the pendulum clicking; when it stuck (every few hundred feet), I had to shake it - sometimes quite hard - to start it working again. That time, it showed I had walked about 2.5 miles. Since I had to concentrate on the unit rather than my walking, I shelved it. I'm very disappointed with this product.

This is a great idea, but it just doesn't work that well. The pendulum gets stuck in the down position and it just stops counting steps. I work on a university campus and I walk all over during the day, but by the end of the day it had only counted about 10 steps. Also, the clip doesn't work very well. It can fall off very easily and then you could end up losing it. The menus are easy to understand. The different "characters" that you can pick from to encourage you are pretty cheesy, but they're not bad.

Maybe I got a dud, but I've been pretty disappointed in it. I've had mine for 5-6 months and I have yet to get anywhere close to an accurate count on it.

Pretty neat - very easy to setup and get going. Be sure to enter accurate data. I found it simple to use and easy to keep track of my walking. The only complaint I would have is the case for your belt is easy to come loose, I find myself constantly checking to make sure its there. I think it could have been made a little more secure.

This flimsy film bubbles up and makes the screen fuzzy. Stay away and don't waste your money.

First of all, this was very overpackaged. I got a 12 inch x 9 x 4 box for a 4 inch tall product that wasn't even breakable.

My main complaint is that, unlike the misleading picture above, the protectors dont cover the whole screen. I have about a half a centimeter gap at the top of my m130, and a small gap around the other edges. I suppose they could improve your handwriting, but all they do is make your stylus move slower. There are little bubbles all over the screen, and the credit card-like thing they give you to smooth them out doesn't even fit your palm correctly, and doesn't work well. In under a minute of writing, the screen was already very scratched up.

Unless you are loosing sleep over your palm screen or having problems with people putting their fingers on it, I wouldn't recommend buying these (they are also very overpriced).

These screen savers work just fine, and this is by far the best price out there with out sacrificing quality. Highly recommend!!

No instructions tell you to plug the unit into the wall before connecting your Palm. If you connect to the Palm first, the green power light on the unit will turn on even though it's not plugged into the wall. That's a bad sign.

After enough time, the Palm will not turn on because the charger has depleted the Palm. It will still charge the Palm (wall first, then Palm), but after 2 months of daily use my Palm went dead and could not be revived, either by soft or hard reset. Interestingly, placing the Palm in its OEM cradle showed its power light on, so it was (I think) still taking a charge.

Luckily, my Palm was still under warranty and I got a replacement, no questions asked. With my replacement Palm Tungsten T, I have kept this travel charger away from it completely. I am glad to see that this product is no longer available from Amazon. However, I'm still out the [money].

you plug it in , it does nothing. great money making idea for the company. they also charge 3 dollars a minute for customer support. it cost more than the product itself to tell them it does not work. the genius who came up with that should get a raise. it seems that iconcept is more of a scheme than a business, beware.

I own a m505 and the new Tungsten T m550. This charger works perfectly with both forming a tight connection on the universal port. A similar charger from Belkin does not securely work with the Tungsten T despite the universal connector. The Palm brand charger costs twice as much. ...This is a steal and even has a light on the adapter to show it is getting power. Highly recommended.

This item doesn't work with my Palm m130 which works just fine with the cradle. I am out my money as the seller did not include name and address. I am also out ... shipping charge.

I followed the instruction hints from SGRANNELL and this cable works fine for my m130 on my Dell laptop. It DID NOT work until I hotsynced with the powered PALM cradle first. Think of this cable as a replacement for an already working cradle and it will work just fine for you, too. It may NOT work if you have never hotsynced with the computer before. It somehow needs a PALM cradle to "show it how" first. I rate it four stars for complete lack of instructions in the package and problems mentioned above.

I was obviously sceptical reading these two reviews, so I bought mine at the mall so I could return it when it didn't work.

I plugged it in and it works fine (M130, Windows XP). Perhaps the secret is to install the cradle and all the software, get that working and then swap out the cradle for this cable.

Not sure what the problem is... it does what it says on the box.

I have the Landware GoType keyboard for the Handspring, and I bought this case to protect the keyboard in my book bag. The case barely zips around the keyboard width-wise, and is longer than it needs to be. No matter which direction I insert the keyboard, it's a bad fit. The extra pockets are somewhat useless -- they are each designed to fit the Palm or Handspring, which is silly because why would you be carrying two PDAs at once? The extra padding designed to protect the PDA means that the compartments are smaller than they appear to be, so the most they can carry is maybe one cable or a backup module. The case is unattractive and essentially useless -- I plan to return mine.

A small simple keyboard demands a small simple case. This is **NOT** it. The two pockets with Velcro closures should have been omitted. The whole idea of a PDA is that it can be put in a pocket where it's always handy -- and a keyboard (slim to start with) is the kind of thing that should fit into tiny crevices, much like a paperback book slides into a briefcase. The goofy pockets catch on everything, and make the case almost twice as thick. Also notice that they both face in the SAME direction. It is especially hard to put rigid items in the 'blind' pocket -- and to get them out -- unless the GoType has already been removed from the main compartment. I have thought about carefully cutting the pockets enirely off the case, but I have hesitated to do so... it seems such a drastic solution... -- This is a classic case of overdesign with inadequate forethought, and (I'm convinced) no field testing. --

This case will protect only your Landware Keyboard. However, it's a bit expensive for what you really get. The quality is OK but nothing amazing at all.

Just installed Logitech folding keyboard. It doesn't recognize half of the symbols.
My advice: do NOT buy this item. I will order a folding keyboard, more reliable, I hope.

As a case it's just passable with its bulky cradle and wraparound case that does not protect the PDA from the elements (the ends are open). A $$$ case from a myriad of others is much better. As a keyboard it fails miserably. The keys are like wiggly soft buttons that are nothing like a real keyboard. It is impossible to type at any reasonable speed, let alone touch typing. Feedback from the keys is horrible, you don't know if a key is registering or not. The keys move slightly, but nothing like a real keyboard. I now use a Palm Portable keyboard (like the Stowaway) and it is like day and nite compared to this thing. Full size keys, full travel, an amazing design. I love Logitech products, but somehow they lost their way with this thing. What were they thinking?

I like the Logitech KeyCase. It gives me two things I needed for my Palm M130, a keyboard and a case. Overall, it compared with most of the other keyboards for the m130 that I tried out.

I feel that they keys are a bit small and close together for my larger hands and thick fingers. If your fingers are thin or your hands are average size or smaller, the KeyCase would be a very good keyboard for your Palm.

Having used other flexible keyboards, I was surprised at the responsiveness of the KeyCase. It wasn't nearly as mushy as I expected and was comparable to many other portable keyboards I've tested.

Overall, I think that the KeyCase is a good value, very usable if you take into account the size of your hands, and is fairly priced. It also the attention to quality that I've experienced and enjoyed with many other Logitech products in the past.

The company that makes this item went of business March, 2001. This makes the "5 year warranty" useless. I bought one in August 2001 and quit functioning February 2002. If I had known the company was out of business, I wouldn't have purchased it.

I bought this modem at CompUSA for ..., took it home and hurriedly unpackaged it and slipped it into the unwieldy IPAQ sleeve and was ready to go. Then I got an "unrecognized CF card" error. I tried again. No dice. I did a soft reboot. No luck. I took it back to the store and tried another one out of the box. No luck. I took my IPAQ back to the other retailer (BB) and tried another CF sleeve. Then another IPAQ unit. Still no go. I called Tech Support for both Compaq and the manufacturer. Compaq made me do a hard reset (in which I lost everything).

It is amazing how this product works so well every time with my HP Jornada 548. I use it every day to access the web and check my email fast and reliable at work or away from my desktop PC. Just plug it into the CF slot and you are ready to go because it's hot swapable. I didn't give it 5 starts because even when it has a small size the RJ-11 telephone jack make it a little bulky.