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I'm curious. If you own a keyboard for your Visor, please answer these questions:

1) Does it stay in one place, generally, where you plug your Visor into it?

2) Does it travel with you?

3) If (2) was yes, then: How many different places do you stop to actually type something with your Visor and keyboard on a typical day?

I'm interested in knowing if there would be a market for a simple stand/adapter that would allow you to use a standard PS/2 keyboard with your Visor. This would assume you do most of your typing in one place (where the keyboard is). It could be considerably less expensive than the Visor compatible keyboards out there are.

Thanks.

Dave

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I own and use a Stowaway Keyboard for the very fact that it is very portable. If I needed to input larger chunks of text but I was stationary and always at one place, then I would use my regular PC. Say for example, if you were to create a cradle that connected to a regular keyboard, I don't know that I would use it. However as I said, I use my Stowaway for portability reasons.

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I read somewhere that there's already a setup that allows one to use a regular keyboard with a PDA. Anyway, I teach and do research so I'm pretty happy with my Palm Vx and its companion foldable keyboard (by ThinkOutside). I keep 'em in the pockets of my vests or jean jackets. My spouse has a similar set-up (Visor and Targus Stowaway). She carries them in the Targus PDA/Stowaway combo case (sidebar: she put the velcro on the snap-off cover instead of the Visor).

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1) Does it stay in one place, generally, where you plug your Visor into it?

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2) Does it travel with you?

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3) If (2) was yes, then: How many different places do you stop to actually type something with your Visor and keyboard on a typical day?

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I'm interested in knowing if there would be a market for a simple stand/adapter that would allow you to use a standard PS/2 keyboard with your Visor. This would assume you do most of your typing in one place (where the keyboard is). It could be considerably less expensive than the Visor compatible keyboards out there are.

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1) Does it stay in one place, generally, where you plug your Visor into it?

No, I have a gentlemen's bag (NOT a purse!) that I carry it in.

2) Does it travel with you?

Definitely. In fact, I always look forward to getting on the plane, pulling out my "laptop" (Gotype + VPL), and still having room on the folding try for a cup of orange juice.

3) If (2) was yes, then: How many different places do you stop to actually type something with your Visor and keyboard on a typical day?

I tend to use it at work next to my normal computer, for taking long notes. I also use it at restaurants when eating out, if I have to type anything longer than a sentence. I tend not to use it elsewhere, since setting it up on a park bench or newspaper box is just being obnoxious...

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Originally posted by DBrown
I'm curious. If you own a keyboard for your Visor, please answer these questions:

1) Does it stay in one place, generally, where you plug your Visor into it?

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2) Does it travel with you?

Yes. On most pleasure trips I'll take it in lieu of a laptop; I'll also take it along to write notes at museums or other touristy things.

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3) If (2) was yes, then: How many different places do you stop to actually type something with your Visor and keyboard on a typical day?

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Originally posted by DBrown

I'm interested in knowing if there would be a market for a simple stand/adapter that would allow you to use a standard PS/2 keyboard with your Visor. This would assume you do most of your typing in one place (where the keyboard is). It could be considerably less expensive than the Visor compatible keyboards out there are.

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Thanks.

Dave

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...I tend to use it at work next to my normal computer, for taking long notes...
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A full sized keyboard is large, clunky, and usually attached to a computer. That's good since they aren't portable.

A Stowaway or GoType keyboard folds up and is portable. The Stowaway even can be kept in a belt pouch just like your Visor. I'm not sure how one can cram a PS2 keyboard into a belt pouch or similar. I don't think they would even fit into a laptop case. I definately wouldn't be carrying around a full sized keyboard- if so, I'd just carry one of my laptops instead.

As for it just being a convenience that you could whip out a keyboard at home or office and type in your notes directly to the Visor- nice, but again the folding keyboards are better suited. If I want the convenience of a full sized keyboard for hours of typing, I'll do it on a PC with full editing, then port that to the Visor later.

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i have been a stowaway owner/user for about a week now, and i love it..

1-2) it goes where my visor does if i am planning on doing a lot of typing and combined w/ wordsmith this is very effective.
3) it depends, if i have to enter a quick note, obviously i am not going to whip out the keyboard, but the portablity of the stowaway allows me to use it when i need to take lengthy notes, or type assignments when not near the pc...

highly recommend targus stowaway.
gl,
brandon

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Originally posted by Scalpel
Definitely. In fact, I always look forward to getting on the plane, pulling out my "laptop" (Gotype + VPL), and still having room on the folding try for a cup of orange juice.

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I tend to use it at work next to my normal computer, for taking long notes. I also use it at restaurants when eating out, if I have to type anything longer than a sentence. I tend not to use it elsewhere, since setting it up on a park bench or newspaper box is just being obnoxious...

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[BI've been going back and forth on splurging on one. Yesterday, after reading Scalpel's message and thinking of facing a NY to SF flight on Friday, I picked one up.[/B]

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