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Palm 3169WW Universal Wireless Keyboard | 
 enlarge | Brand: Palm
Category: CE
List Price: $69.00
Buy New: $28.88
You Save: $40.12 (58%)
New (42) Used (10) from $24.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  111 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Keyboard: QWERTY
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7 x 1.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 3169WWZ
Model: 3169WWZ
UPC: 805931012869
EAN: 5013742107925
ASIN: B0003V577C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wireless keyboard compatible with Palm OS, Windows Mobile OS, Pocket PC, and Symbian devices | | • | Operates through infrared sensor for reliable wireless connectivity | | • | Full QWERTY keyboard with five rows of full-size keys | | • | Comes with Windows setup software | | • | See product description for list of compatible Palm products |
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Product Description
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.
Amazon.com Product Description
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 106 more reviews...
impress your friends, take notes, but drain the battery of your axim. November 18, 2008
I have an Axim x51v. This is so cool that I have folded and unfolded it like a million times already. Folded, it is small and protected from harm. Unfolded, it locks flat and I can even use it on my lap without another surface. It works in landscape and portrait. Installation of the software took literally 1 minute. The space bar hinge was annoying at first, but I got used to it. You just have to slow down and adjust at first. There are a lot of useful shortcuts built in. (they are different depending on palm v ppc) to add things like bullets or to open certain programs like word. 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. If I'm wrong correct me. All in all good choice. Fits in my purse, wows my friends, helps me take notes in class. worth the 30 bucks I paid for it. (used)
 5 Star November 12, 2008
Simple and incredible battery life, it also collapses to the size of a wallet. Price is a little steep but anything wireless is these days.
 keyboard shorts out November 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
i currently have three of these keyboards. i loved them for their ease of use and long battery life. my problem with my first keyboard started about a year after purchase when different keys stopped working on the right side. if i moved the keyboard around i could sometimes get it to come back but it got worse and worse. 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 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. i used that one for about two months and it began to do the same thing. i have done absolutely everything to the keyboard, and my palm to try to rectify the problem with to no avail. 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. disappointing.
Excellent idea... September 27, 2008
I bought one of these keyboards for my Palm Pilot and I have to say its wonderful!! Its not cheaply made and it works great. 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! Love it!
Works Well with Palm Centro September 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
IT WORKS WITH PALM CENTRO.
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. 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. No exaggerations: I was running late for a flight when the package arrived, and I made a desperate and SUCCESSFUL!!! 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. However, I went into the directories on the CD and quickly found the correct installation file. Piece of cake.
The Centro's IR port is on the right side, so I barely have to dislodge the swinging antenna from its resting place. 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. The antenna also swings up 90 or more degrees to get the top ports of other handheld devices.
Some of the keys are positioned in uncustomary places, but not without thought. It takes a little getting used to, but not much, and it's not physically uncomfortable to reach for any keys.
The keyboard is stable on the lap (unlike some other versions/models/manufacturers according to reviews). The keyboard folds across the middle. While unfolded, the middle joint is well-supported from the back/bottom and I've happily used the keyboard on my lap.
I would wish for some provision to secure the device on the kickstand. It just leans up. The retaining bar along the bottom is designed for thicker devices than my phone-sized Centro. It does not touch the Centro and does nothing to secure it. This is an understandable design, given that they need to make the keyboard compatible with so many differently-shaped devices. I think I'll get creative and improvise some sort of contraption to prevent movement.
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 won't last forever, but it will do quite reasonably. The price seems appropriate to the product.
I'm also going to get some sort of pouch. I'm not concerned about scratching or damage to the exterior casing. 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. It's not big deal, but a little baggy will help.
In conclusion, the Palm 3169WW is not a perfect device, but it is a WORKING one. What a blessing and relief, after having almost resigned myself to the notion that no working keyboard out there was compatible with my Centro. 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.
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