Palm 3169WW Universal Wireless Keyboard
Input information into your handheld PDA effortlessly with this foldable, practical keyboard. It's easy to carry and can connect to your Palm wirelessly through the infrared port. Works with all Palms. Also works with Pocket PC and Symbian units.
The Palm 3169WWZ Wireless Keyboard is compatible with many popular models of Palm OS and Windows Mobile OS devices. Operating through a infrared sensor, the keyboard is wireless and can be folded into a compact, conveniently portable size. It features the generic "QWERTY" format, and its keys can be customized to allow quick navigation and data entry. This makes it possible to access your favorite sites or open frequently-visited files with only a few keystrokes. The keyboard also works with Pocket PC and Symbian units.
Palm 3169WW Universal Wireless Keyboard Accessories
 Palm TX Handheld
Palm 3199WW Cradle Kit for Tungsten E2/T5/TX and LifeDrive
Palm 3176WW Slim Leather Case for Tungsten T5
Palm TX Handheld with Hard Case
Palm Stylus 3-Pack (3178WW)
SanDisk 2 GB SD Memory Card ( SDSDB-2048-A11, Retail Package)
Palm TX ClearTouch Crystal Screen Protector (Single Pack)
Palm Tungsten E2 Handheld
Palm Slim Leather Case (P10985U)
Palm TX Armor Case - The Metal Case (Black)
Palm 3169WW Universal Wireless Keyboard Reviews
Folded, it is small and protected from harm. worth the 30 bucks I paid for it. The space bar hinge was annoying at first, but I got used to it. I did notice that my ppc lost power a lot quicker while using the keyboard, but I feel like you can't get around that really with any keyboard. Installation of the software took literally 1 minute. You just have to slow down and adjust at first. All in all good choice.
If I'm wrong correct me. It works in landscape and portrait. There are a lot of useful shortcuts built in. Unfolded, it locks flat and I can even use it on my lap without another surface.
Fits in my purse, wows my friends, helps me take notes in class. (they are different depending on palm v ppc) to add things like bullets or to open certain programs like word. This is so cool that I have folded and unfolded it like a million times already. I have an Axim x51v.
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Price is a little steep but anything wireless is these days. Simple and incredible battery life, it also collapses to the size of a wallet.
i currently have three of these keyboards. i called customer support which less than customer friendly or supportive, but they ultimately determined that it was a defect of the keyboard and not my palm tx and sent me another one. thinking that this was a fluke, i bought another one and within the warranty period it also had the same problem and it was as though the keyboard shorted out along a line of keys from top to bottom. i have done absolutely everything to the keyboard, and my palm to try to rectify the problem with to no avail. if i moved the keyboard around i could sometimes get it to come back but it got worse and worse.
i used that one for about two months and it began to do the same thing. disappointing. i absolutely love, and depend on this keyboard daily, when it works, and take great care of them, however they all died the same death. my problem with my first keyboard started about a year after purchase when different keys stopped working on the right side.
i loved them for their ease of use and long battery life.
Love it. If you own a Palm Pilot I suggest you buy one because it makes it so much easier working with your Palm Pilot.Great Idea. Its not cheaply made and it works great. I bought one of these keyboards for my Palm Pilot and I have to say its wonderful.
The connection is very good, while the device is on the kickstand. It had not occurred to me to use it without the kickstand - that would be awkward and uncomfortable. You cannot imagine my relief when, upon receiving the new love of my life - the Palm 3169WW Universal Wireless Keyboard - I was able to install the driver and get the keyboard 100% functional in 5 minutes. The antenna also swings up 90 or more degrees to get the top ports of other handheld devices. attempt to make the keyboard useable for my trip. The only quickly-resolved glitch was that the intro screen from the CD had a broken button - I clicked on "install Palm OS driver" and nothing happened. The keyboard is stable on the lap (unlike some other versions/models/manufacturers according to reviews). IT WORKS WITH PALM CENTRO.
I'm not concerned about scratching or damage to the exterior casing. While unfolded, the middle joint is well-supported from the back/bottom and I've happily used the keyboard on my lap. The keyboard folds across the middle. I'm also going to get some sort of pouch. No exaggerations: I was running late for a flight when the package arrived, and I made a desperate and SUCCESSFUL. This is an understandable design, given that they need to make the keyboard compatible with so many differently-shaped devices.
However, having dumped the poor keyboard into my messy, overstuffed purse, I've seen the battery cover pop open twice already (in a week) and spill the batteries into the purse. The Centro's IR port is on the right side, so I barely have to dislodge the swinging antenna from its resting place. It does not touch the Centro and does nothing to secure it. Piece of cake. In conclusion, the Palm 3169WW is not a perfect device, but it is a WORKING one. I have torturously read through dozens of negative reviews describing the incompatibility of the Palm Centro PDA phone with a plethora of Bluetooth and infrared keyboards.
What a blessing and relief, after having almost resigned myself to the notion that no working keyboard out there was compatible with my Centro. It takes a little getting used to, but not much, and it's not physically uncomfortable to reach for any keys. There are so, so many Centro (or not-for-Centro) portable keyboard reviews out there, that I felt it was my duty to report back and show my fellow Centro-ites the light. I would wish for some provision to secure the device on the kickstand.
I think I'll get creative and improvise some sort of contraption to prevent movement. The price seems appropriate to the product. The retaining bar along the bottom is designed for thicker devices than my phone-sized Centro. Some of the keys are positioned in uncustomary places, but not without thought. However, I went into the directories on the CD and quickly found the correct installation file.
The keyboard is flimsy for a desktop or laptop keyboard, but not when you consider what it is and how it moves, slides, folds and clicks closed. It just leans up. It won't last forever, but it will do quite reasonably. It's not big deal, but a little baggy will help.
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