Check out:
http://www.1stresource.com/~mistered/twiddle.htm
-Paul
BadlandZ wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone has interfaced a Twiddler
> (http://www.handykey.com/) to a Palm Pilot. It looks like they have a
> driver for it, but it looks like a non-trivial modification.
>
> I was thinking of making something Wearable, and affordable with minimal
> modifications...
>
> Start with a Palm Pilot, they are small, light, and durable, and have a
> HUGE amount of software already running on them.
>
> Get some industral strength velcro, and cut a piece the exact size of
> the back of the Palm Pilot. Then cut it so that the battery or anything
> needed can still slide out and glue the velcro on the back of it.
>
> Next, make a forarm/wrist cover/band that has a velcro pad to attach the
> palm pilot too... Now you have CPU, memory, powersupply and output all
> in place... then comes the hard part, input.
>
> http://www.handykey.com/ for up to 50wpm keyboard input, and mouse
> input. Only thing that is needed is the interface... Which is where the
> problem lies....
>
> But, when you do the cost/benifit analysis, you have a cheap (compared
> to $2000 to $5000 system) system, that has a ton of software, you only
> lack the true HUD.
>
> I think it's a cool idea, and something I would love to have, anyone done
> anything similar?
>
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