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.FLYINGHEAD PRODUCT REVIEW
.TITLE The wearable Palm computer
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.SUMMARY Some people love their Palm devices so much, it’s almost like they wear their hearts on their sleeves. Now it’s possible to wear your Palm organizer on your sleeve. In this helpful article, contributing editor Claire Pieterek reviews the Peel-It and Outrigger Palm cases. Both allow you to strap your Palm device to your sleeve and wear it like an oversized wrist watch.
.AUTHOR Claire Pieterek
I recently read an article in Wired about the Wearable Computing Symposium. As strange as it might look to walk around with computer gear strapped all over the human body, I still have to say, "I wish I had one of those!" Now you can turn your Palm device into your own wearable computer with the Peel-It wrist-wearable PDA case from Orang-Otang.
The Peel-It lets you wear your Palm device on your wrist, much like you would wear a watch (a seriously oversized watch, though it’s really not that much bigger than some of the Casio DataBank models!) When you’re not using your Palm device, you can also wear the Peel-It on your belt. It wraps around your Palm organizer and fastens securely, providing a protective cover.
The Peel-It is a clever product for people who are on the go and need their Palm devices at the ready.
.H1 Bananarama
The Peel-It was originally named the "Banana Peel". With a name like that, you might automatically make certain assumptions about the product. Yes, it’s yellow… but the color is pleasant. Think of a sunny day rather than a school bus, and you’ll have the general idea. This former banana peel Peel-It is far from slippery, because it is made of canvas and Velcro, with anodized metal hardware. It is Scotchguarded, however, so it should repel stains.
.H1 Professional aPeel
If yellow isn’t your color, you might be interested in the Outrigger. The Outrigger is made of black leather, which would appeal to the more conservative members of the Palm user community.
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.H1 Strap it on
You attach your Palm device to the Peel-It with a two-inch square piece of Velcro, which mates to a Velcro-covered pedestal. The size and placement of the pedestal on the Peel-It makes it more suitable for Palm III users than for Pilot/PalmPilot users.
You could probably cut the Velcro to accommodate the memory board door found on earlier models. My concern is that a PalmPilot might not be safe from harm when wearing the Peel-It on your wrist because the memory board door on many PalmPilot devices can work loose and fall off easily. Obviously, this is not a problem with the Palm III, since it has no memory board door.
All in all, the Peel-It is an "ap-peel-ling", useful product that is bound to get you a lot of interesting comments from your coworkers.
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.H1 Product availability and resources
The Peel-It and Outrigger can be found at http://www.orangotang.com.
Read about the Wearable Computing Symposium at http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/7660.html.
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