July 16, 2003
Better Screen keyboard for Pocket PC
You know me. I want a keyboard. Here we have another creative response. The Spb keyboard is an on-screen input device in software. That way, when I don't need it, I can use the full available screen space as, well, screen space. And the price is right for a change - $10.
Of course, it would help immensely if this software worked on my new Symbian 7-based P800 cell phone. Oh well - another price I pay for choosing the cool but, not as dominant, Symbian OS for my new cell phone... Maybe, per chance, there will be a version for Symbian? Please. (Diego Doval has a lot to say about about Symbian's lack of appeal for developers and what to do about it over at Mobitopia - Symbian's Achilles' Heel.)
When finances improve a little, I'm thinking of getting a more powerful, more pixels, wi-fi handheld as my P800's portable companion. The Palm Tungsten C is still a serious contender. But, I don't rule out a Pocket PC. I like the slim and light HP iPAQ h2210 with the new Windows Mobile 2003 for PocketPC (couldn't they find a little shorter name?).
Back to the Spb keyboard. This could work. The keys are big enough for thumbs on the touch screen. I usually try to get by with my fingers on a touch screen rather than pulling out the stylus and putting it away and pulling it out and putting it away, over and over. This is a 2.0 release and it looks like it covers most of the essential bases. Way to go, Spb!
Posted by tokerud at July 16, 2003 04:53 PM
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