PDA Reviews

I was looking for a classy looking pen, with a stylus and mechcanical pencil. After looking for a while I found and bought this pen. I though to myself after seeing the 4 in 1 pen I thought hmm added bonus it comes with one extra pen. But i just got it today and it only has a stylus, black pen, and mechcanical pencil. I also wanted my pen to have gravity slect on it also. I saw in the desciption "see and click mechcanism" so i assumed that that is what it meant. WRONG! So over all this pen is good but not at all what i expected form the description.

After a year and a half of steady use (but not abuse!), the pen works just dandy, but the black PAINT is coming off! First started flaking off around the gold band in the middle, then coming off in spots on the upper barrel, the removable end-cap (the eraser's under this end), and now the pocket clip. When it was new, the pen could easily have been mistaken for a high-end pen, but not anymore. I only use the pen with my PDA and paper documents in a normal office setting, it's not like I work in a machine shop or hazardous waste facility.

I also agree with the previous review concerning the lack of smoothness in the mechanism and the color of the stylus, but other than that the pen works just fine. I just hope they've improved their paint process!

As a graphic artist and a long time calligrapher I have a true appreciation of writing instruments of all kinds; and a collection of hundreds of pens and pencils. I've used and tried many brands and styles, and am very demanding about quality. My preferences are fine points, .5mm leads in pencils, and smaller still in inks. Ink especially must be dark, non-smearing, and very smooth and even. It should have a nice weight, and a comfortable feel for long hours of use. The Platinum Pen Black Onyx Marble Triple Action pen is a wonderful writing instrument. The product photo does it little justice,as the marbling in person is quite beautiful. I've had numerous comments on it's good looks. The pencil is a fine point with good quality lead; the pen is wonderful with excellent ink; and the stylus is just an added bonus. At this price, a pen or pencil alone would be a good value; but to have all three in one is ideal. Read the small instruction sheet that comes with it to understand how to turn the barrel correctly. Remember also this is not a power tool, it's a fine writing instrument, and needs to be handled gently. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is that it can
get stuck a bit when twisting the barrel to change points - but that is only when I'm too rough or going too fast with the change. That has only happened twice in two months. I've been using it for two months and it has quickly become my favorite pen/pencil/stylus. By the way, it also has an eraser under the removeable top, which isn't mentioned in it's description. Overall, I recommend this triple action item for it's good looks, comfort, and versatility. It's been dependable, and the quality is quite excellent. It would make a terriffic gift to anyone with a PDA.

This Wallet only works if you have a hot sync chord as opposed to cradle. I have a cradle and it wouldn't fit in there when I had the case on. Every single time I had to sync (which I do everyday) I had to take it out of the case. I returned it.

I purchased this case to protect my Pilot and have had o problems. I have found it to be quick and easy to grab and hook the Velcro strap onto my belt to leave my office. Since I do not use a cradle, and just HotSync with the USB connector, I have not had any problems either. The business card holder has also been helpful to have a convenient place to put the cards I am given while the Pilot is out. I have nothing bad to say about the product whatsoever- it protects the Pilot from falls, and does exactly what you would expect it to. It's not imported French kid leather, but it will certainly do the job.

I've used this case/cover (as well as others) for the last 6 months and can truly say that it is one of the better ones for this series. I've dropped the PDA half a dozen times inside the case and it still performs flawlessly. I would have given this product 5 stars if it was fully compatible with the HotSync cradle but for me this is a minor problem as it removes easily from the case to sync up. I'm a light to moderate user who syncs every other day so this is not a big issue for me. Overall, I rate the Sumdex product highly.

I ordered the TomTom BlueTooth Navigation system for a Pocket PC. It arrived in an orderly fashion. The shipping box was damaged. The manufactureer's box was damaged. The GPS device was floating around in the box. The L-shaped cradle was missing (item#2 on page 3 of the manual). Much to my chagrine, the IPAQ cradle was missing. Then I looked a little further and the manufacturer's box had the cradle X'd out even though the price was $347.00. The retail price for this package INCLUDING the cradle is $349.00. I called J and R and told them my problem. They told me that they knew about the problem and that I was to call TomTom directly because the wrong box was being distributed. I called TomTom and the Customer Service representative told me that J and R was responsible. I once again called J and R and was told that they would "send the missing parts".

I may be wrong but I think that J and R purchasing did not investigate the product very well and they were selling it in a wrong manner. They need to straighten this out before seiing this item as advertised.

The single star was for my experience and is in no way meant to deter the purchase of the TomTom device. It just serves as a warning to check what you buy. There are different boxed versions of the Bluetooth TomTom Navigator.

I should say that I was able to take care of this problem this morning and that everyone involved was very nice.

For now I have returned my item and am waiting for things to "cool down" before jumping back on the horse and trying again.

The Tomtom navigator version with no cradle for your Pocket PC lists for $329. With the cradle it lists for $349. Unlike most items on Amazon, this J&R listing makes absolutely no mention of what comes in the box. I assumed that for $347 you were getting a $2 discount on the $349 version. Nope, your being charged $18 more than retail for the one without the cradle. What's worst, is that the cradle costs you $50 when bought separately from Tomtom. Avoid hassles, buy directly from Tomtom and get what you expect.

I had tried so other devices but found the interfaces difficult to use (let alone my wife). The TomTom does an outstanding job and setting up is very easy.
What is also much better is the display and routing of the maps, especially outside LA when driving in scarcely populated areas.

These overlays do not cover the whole screen. They are somewhat smaller. This is very annoying to me. They are somewhat difficult to put on correctly. There's belkin.com written over the plastic, which I really do not appreciate. It ticks me off that they value their advertising more that providing me with a good product. I thought the cover would be transparent, but it is nowhere near that. You will clearly see this this piece of plastic staring at you. I also think the price for this stuff is outrages.

I purchased these overlays for my iPAQ 1940. The overlay seems a little small (particularily in its width) as it will not completely cover the active portion of the screen. (The scroll bar is not covered by the overlay if you line it up to the left.) Likewise it was enormously hard to put the overlay without any wrinkles and the plastic seems a little sensative to stretch. I've used the Fellowes WriteRights for a while, so I think I'm decent to putting these things on correctly. I never encountered such a problem using the Fellowes products before. I'd recommend getting a similar sized WriteRight and cut it out to the dimensions of your PDA.

Yes, if you are buying these for you Compaq h1940 they will not work too well, but that is why it says 1910 at the top of the page.
I just put the first one on my 1910 and it was the exact size of the screen. There were no words written on it, that was on the outside and came off. It even came with a cloth to wipe the dust off and a card they call a "smoothie card" to smooth out the cover.
So, for all of you who have the Ipaq h1910 these will be fine, but it looks like the other reviewers had other 1900 models which may not work so well.

For years and years, my PAA of choice was the Week-At-A-Glance. Then my dear sister gave me a nice, 6-ring leather case with a bunch of pockets and a very convenient leather-bound snap clasp for holding it closed. A quick flick of the wrist, and the thing was open; a quick thumb movement, and it was latched closed.

In late 1997, the PalmPilot changed all that. My paper-based appointment book became a bulky carryaround, useful only for holding business cards, pens, and more paper. In addition, the idea of storing my PalmPilot in the old binder would defeat the PDA-in-the-pocket convenience factor.

Now it's time for a new and more powerful Palm. And perhaps a case. There are many available, each with its key strength. But, of the lot, Case Logic's leather case is most impressive.

I like Case Logic; their cases hold some of my cassettes, CDs, an automobile power adaptor and whatnot. Very forward-thinking company, with timely solutions for emerging "personal storage" needs, always a step ahead of more traditional vendors.

Almost. On their Palm V leather case, Case Logic apparently decided to snuggle into tradition. What on earth were they thinking by using a turn-of-the- 19th-Century-I-need-two-hands-to-do-this leather hook-through-loop closure?? Looks no better than a snap clasp, and takes longer to use. Just like Palm's case.

PDAs are about speed, efficiency and convenience; a PDA case design which doesn't wholeheartedly support that concept is ilLogical. Big "Oops" for Case Logic.

I think it is alright. It has its basic features such as folds for credit cards, identification, etc etc etc. I wish it has zippers for its borders. However, nothing falls out if you insert cards into the folds. To me, the leather feels and looks "cheap." It was cheaper then the asking price today when I bought it early part of 2001. It does however protect the palm pilot from unnescessary scatches.

This product has a good quality with decent price

I got the Freedio printer after seeing it listed in the accessories catalog of my new E-115. After installing all the software, I couldn't get it to work and contacted Casio support. They informed me that it doesn't work with Pocket PC devices, because there is no task bar to activate the print routing from.

Greetings! Unfortunately I have to disagree with Neil - the FZ-500P does NOT work with the E-115. I just received it and the manual clearly states that it does only support models up to the E-105. Casio's customer support center confirms that. But to all the pre-E-115 owners: This device is sooo cool :) Just buy holding it in my hands I can tell that I would LOVE it (if it would work with my Cassiopeia). That's why I give it 3 stars (kinda to stay neutral).

Other than that: Don't Panic! (42)

When I got my E-115, I bought the portable handheld printer at the same time. It works wonders. With small companies you can print out receipt. You can make business cards on the go. Hand someone a really great looking note which the will never lose. Really it work with any windows CE PDA that has a IrDA infrared port. With 64 different shades of grey and 400 dpi this isn't one of those black and grey printers. The one problem I had was power, it chew up batteries, like a cat and mouse, it's best to buy those rechargeable batteries right away. Just think, if you ever run out of paper the Freedio stores the print command in it's memory and prints it later when you have enough paper. It makes a great partnership with the FZ-700S scanner, once a document is scanned it send it via the IrDA port and prints the document. This is a great buy.

Brighthand website did a review of screen protectors and this product came in dead last.

I'm currently using Fellowes WriteRIGHT on my I300 and I'm happy to have it. It does what it says it will do: protects your pda screen. It is, however, a real pain in the neck to put on without air bubbles. I ruined 4 of the packaged 12 getting one on that I could live with. Hense, only three stars.

I KNOW THAT THESE SCREENPROTECTORS ARE A NOT THE EASIEST THING TO INSTALL. BUT I GUARANTEE THAT IT IS WORTH IT..SPECIALLY IF THE SCREEN ITSELF OR THE PHONE IS OUT OF WARRANTY..THIS PHONE IS NOT CHEAP..

Summary: Buy this thing to protect your investment, but realize that it makes your jornada less portable

More info: I dropped my first jornada 720 and the case cracked. Fixing it cost hundreds of dollars, so when I got a new jornada 720, I definitely wanted to protect it!

Now that I have the case, I feel like the jornada is protected, but...it's really bulky!

The jornada, by itself, is about an inch tall. The case is twice as tall as that! This makes it really hard to put into my front pants pocket or even inside coat pockets!

So, the portability of the jornada is hurt (which is one of the nice things about the jornada in the first place...)

If you're wondering why it's so bulky, it's because the case has an extra flap which is designed for holding credit cards and stuff. You better have a lot of credit cards, because this thing holds seven of them!

I find this extra flap to be unnecessary. I wish hp got rid of it and just made the case as slim as possible (while still providing padding to protect the jornada).

Also, there isn't a flap for connecting the sync cable - that's a bit annoying.

But it does look stylish.

And ultimately, I don't want to pay a few hundred bucks again if I drop the thing (which I will).

I agree with Mr. Howard W. Rhee from Arlington. The case is nice but it is bulky due to the extra flap in the case. I wish that H. Packard will remanufacture this case without the extra flap in order to make the HP-720 portability useful.

If You Have Bought Or Going To Buy A Jornada Why Not Protect Your Jornada? This Case Offers Protection And Additional Storage Room For Memos, Notes, Papers, And Pens.

It's a bit pricey, but very well built, nice leather, lots of slots to put things in, heavy duty brass zipper. I got this to hold my Jornada 548, which fits nicely, very secure and snug into the case. The only killer is the zipper - a brass zipper makes a nice saw, and although the fabric it's sewn to is also heavy, there is no protection between the brass zipper and the PDA. I found this out the hard way, with zipper imprints left in the bottom of my Jornada. I've been very careful when removing PDA from case (e.g. for charging), because a careless swipe across the zipper would no doubt cut into the case, if just carrying it can dent the aluminum Jornada. I'd hate to see what would happen to a plastic PDA. So, I'm returning it in favor of a nylon zipper case or something else. Fact is, the Jornada, with screen cover, is probably safer OUT of the case and in a pocket than in the case (which fits few pockets).

I purchased the case 6+ months ago and found the following issues:
Brass zipper scratched my Jornada

Zipper ripped due to extensive use and manufacturer has absolutely NO warrantee after 30 days (so i was told).

Velcro was not a problem as there is really no other way to attach the jornada w/o a custom built sleeve (which I was aware of prior to purchasing the case)

All in all the case is very nice and held the necessary items I needed to haul around with my person (cards, money, etc). I was mostly unimpressed with their (RhinoSkin) customer satisfaction policy (absolutely none). They didn't even offer to sell me another case at a discounted rate (which I would have been glad to do).

Sturdy, nice-looking, attractive color and texture.

It's a little too tight for a Palm IIIc, even after taking the flip cover off, also, they must have a better method to attach the PDA other than velcro pads. Can't sync using the sync cable without removing from case

Very bad delivery - just the case in a clear plastic bag: no insert, no warranty, no instructions. It is WAY overpriced, even with Amazon's discount the only reason to buy it is if you have a free certificate.

It's a bit pricey, but very well built, nice leather, lots of slots to put things in, heavy duty brass zipper. I got this to hold my Jornada 548, which fits nicely, very secure and snug into the case. The only killer is the zipper - a brass zipper makes a nice saw, and although the fabric it's sewn to is also heavy, there is no protection between the brass zipper and the PDA. I found this out the hard way, with zipper imprints left in the bottom of my Jornada. I've been very careful when removing PDA from case (e.g. for charging), because a careless swipe across the zipper would no doubt cut into the case, if just carrying it can dent the aluminum Jornada. I'd hate to see what would happen to a plastic PDA. So, I'm returning it in favor of a nylon zipper case or something else. Fact is, the Jornada, with screen cover, is probably safer OUT of the case and in a pocket than in the case (which fits few pockets).

I purchased the case 6+ months ago and found the following issues:
Brass zipper scratched my Jornada

Zipper ripped due to extensive use and manufacturer has absolutely NO warrantee after 30 days (so i was told).

Velcro was not a problem as there is really no other way to attach the jornada w/o a custom built sleeve (which I was aware of prior to purchasing the case)

All in all the case is very nice and held the necessary items I needed to haul around with my person (cards, money, etc). I was mostly unimpressed with their (RhinoSkin) customer satisfaction policy (absolutely none). They didn't even offer to sell me another case at a discounted rate (which I would have been glad to do).

Sturdy, nice-looking, attractive color and texture.

It's a little too tight for a Palm IIIc, even after taking the flip cover off, also, they must have a better method to attach the PDA other than velcro pads. Can't sync using the sync cable without removing from case

Very bad delivery - just the case in a clear plastic bag: no insert, no warranty, no instructions. It is WAY overpriced, even with Amazon's discount the only reason to buy it is if you have a free certificate.