.KEYWORD thumbtype
.FLYINGHEAD PRODUCT REVIEW
.TITLE ThumbType scores a thumbs up
.FEATURE
.SUMMARY There are many ways to enter characters into your Palm device, some easier than others. The GoType keyboard, for instance, works well. Graffiti is pretty good, too, because it’s readily available with no extra equipment. Sometimes, however, you just get tired of writing. In this article, Fredlet reviews ThumbType, a new way to enter characters into your Palm device that’s sure to leave you feeling like you’re not all thumbs.
.AUTHOR S. Fred Green, a.k.a. Fredlet
There are many ways to input characters into your Palm unit, some easier than others. I have a GoType keyboard, and while I really like it, I just can’t put it in my pocket. I get too many snide remarks about all the gadgets I carry as it is. Graffiti is pretty good, too, since it’s readily available with no extra equipment. Sometimes, however, I just get tired of writing. Yes, it actually does happen. Fortunately, though, there is now an alternative.
.H1 Introducing ThumbType
ThumbType is a tiny little piece of plastic film that attaches to your Palm unit’s silkscreen Graffiti area, as shown in Figure A. Luckily for me, it doesn’t permanently attach to my Palm device. I still have commitment issues. The back of the ThumbType has what OKAYA SYSTEMWARE Co. calls a "Post-it Note" sort of adhesive. As long as you don’t get crunchy things all over the back of it, you can move it off the Graffiti area and back to the plastic storage device.
.FIGPAIR A The ThumbType Keyboard attaches to your Palm unit’s silkscreen Graffiti area.
I’d say the ThumbType actually has something more akin to the plastic magnetic quality of those little stickers you get from your oil change company. You know, the ones they place on your windshield to remind you to come give them lots of money after 3,000 miles. Oh, yeah, that reminds me.
