Quick Takes: All Thumbs? Try This PDA Keyboard

Have trouble using Graffiti handwriting recognition technology to write a message in a Palm OS-based device? TT Tech's SnapNType is a Blackberry RIM-like keyboard that slides easily onto the bottom of most Handspring Visors (the company says that Compaq IPaq and Palm M500 and M505 versions are in the works).

It's a lot easier to use your thumbs to peck out an e-mail message or a to-do entry on the tiny buttons than to use Graffiti or the on-screen keyboard. You can hold your PDA and type at the same time--something that isn't always possible with rival models. The sturdy casing on the $40 unit covers the buttons and the Graffiti and menu area of your PDA, but most are duplicated so that you can leave it in place most of the time. The SnapNType is available from TT Tech.