June 3, 2004

New toy for my Palm Pilot

I have a new toy for my Palm Pilot. It's called the MessagEase Keyboard. Here's a picture of what it looks like. This keyboard replaces the pop-up keyboard that comes with the Palm Pilot. The people that developed this keyboard say it was designed around what letters are used the most. They place those letters with the shortest distance from each other. They claim, once you become proficient on this keyboard, you can key text into the Palm at the rate of 50 to 60 words per minute! All with just the stylus that comes with the Palm.

I'm been playing with this for a day or so and it's been brutal for me. I liken it to trying to eat with your left hand - if you're a righty. But I'm going to give this a try. Entering text at the rate of 50 to 60 words per minute is probably about my typing speed. Best of all, this is a free download. Just click here to go to the web site and try it for yourself.

Posted by Ted at June 3, 2004 9:04 PM