Use by physically disabled person??? I have a friend who is in a wheel chair with very limited use of his hands, but he can point with his pinky knuckle. He curently uses a touchpad on a laptop without problem. He needs a handheld device that he can use to keep track of his daily events. Does anyone think I could adapt this Kyros into meeting this need? I was thinking of using a standard android voice recorder application.Your assistance on this is appreciated. Use by physically disabled person??? I have a friend who is in a wheel chair with very limited use of his hands, but he can point with his pinky knuckle. He curently uses a touchpad on a laptop... » Read More Use by physically disabled person??? I have a friend who is in a wheel chair with very limited use of his hands, but he can point with his pinky knuckle. He curently uses a touchpad on a laptop without problem. He needs a handheld device that he can use to keep track of his daily events. Does anyone think I could adapt this Kyros into meeting this need? I was thinking of using a standard android voice recorder application.Your assistance on this is appreciated. « Show Less
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I guess it depends on the application he's running and how close the screen items are. In the web browser, I often have to enlarge the page to be sure of tapping in the right place when there's a lot of links. Starting applications shouldn't be a problem, but the right side located power button requires a long firm press to turn the thing on and the menu/home buttons are opposite ends of a 1/2 inch or so long rocker button at the top right of the device. You might want to try it out in a store first.
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The device is a nice platform, but the software that controls screen orientation gets confused and/or stuck for long periods of time (about 30 seconds) and then takes time to recover froma black screen (about 10 seconds). This can lock up applications and lose data. Some of the discussions from people who have "Root"-ed the device and used it as a platform for other software have had better luck than those of us running the manufacturer's software.
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You can use a capacitive stylus. I've used the Musemee Notier V2 which allows you to take handwritten notes but it does not have palm rejection so you either need a smudge guard type glove or some kind of material (2"x2" felt square) under your hand.
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You can, but when I did it froze up and i had to reboot. Do a google search on yours and it brings up several problems with the Mouse and finger pad.
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I don't think any hand tool would be helpful for someone suffering from freedom of movement issues. However, I did hear that an automatic peeler is available for people suffering from said issues.
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There is a touch pad on both sides of the trackball that you swipe up or down to scroll. The positioning of the touch pads make it so I can use this mouse with either hand. The only caution I have is that you do not touch the top of the mouse while you are operating the trackball. I have small hands, so when using the trackball with my right hand, I usually put my thumb on the left button, my index finger on the track ball, the middle finger above the touch pads on the mouse where it can easily be put to use on scroll pad, and my ring finger on the right button. I invert this position when I am using my left hand.
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Hi Thomas C. So sorry for the late reply! Cleaning up a few missed messages today. The answer to the question in layman's terms is, taking the place of your finger. A capacitive or "touch screen tablet or phone will work with your finger or any other 'capacitive' stylus. If you have further questions, just let me know here:
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I agree! I have started using the tap feature of the touchpad (two fingers for right click). I works OK for most things once you get used to it but for quick response in a game, I have to connect an external mouse (trackball in my case).
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This most definitely works on Android. Specifically Android 4.2.2 on my ATT G2. Other than normal tap, this supports two finger scrolling and also two finger dragging ( one finger clicks while the other drags). I can't try it out on my windows 8 pc because I'm waiting on my bluetooth dongle to arrive. I have to say, I am quite pleased with my purchase. EDIT: Received my usb bluetooth 4.0 dongle and with windows 8.1, the trackpad is connected! What functions: Tap-to-click TwoFinger-Tap-to-right-click CLICK and drag (not tap to drag, though) What doesn't: Any advanced gestures. The trackpad does not show up in the logitech software. I even downloaded and installed the t650 logitech windows software, just in case, but to no success.
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I find it frustrating for simple desktop use. It will sometimes click things when you don't want it to. It's not precise or very accurate. It sometimes goes off on its tangent i.e it'll drift to the edge for no reason. It's terrible really. Use a mouse it'll cut down on the frustration level immensely. However I will add that as of now the trackpad is officially the only problem I have with it. Fanstastic computer otherwise.
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You and I are looking for the same touchpad!!! I don't believe anyone is making the multi-touch point pad we want yet (at least not at an affordable price); this one is a two points of touch pad, so you can do limited gesturing only; I do use it with Windows 8 on a desktop that I dual boot with Windows 7. It's a nice change for my right hand since I use a normal mouse with scroll wheel at work.
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Quite honestly, I don't really use the gesture control at all. There is also voice control, which I don't use either. While these seem like neat functions, they don't really serve any practical purposes for me.
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I'm an old guy with whose hands have been broken in the past. This mouse took some getting used to. I didn't like the touch pad scroll at first, but now I think it works great. I purchased this mouse to use with a Lenovo ideapad laptop, but I never use the touchpad, just the mouse. I am familiar with cad programs, so I think it would work fine with CorelDraw & similar programs.
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I have a pen with a special soft point on the back end that I use as a stylus, but I usually use my finger. I may not be answering your question because I do not really use the tablet for much more than reading and podcasts.
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Our customer has been content using fingers only. As an elderly person who has a hard time holding a writing instrument for any length of time, the stylus would indeed challenge her as well. Sorry I couldn't answer your question about the use of the stylus.
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Certain apps can do exactly want you want, I suggest getting Noteshelf on the App Store, it's an awesome note taking app (I use it and I absolutely love it) you can download your PDFs and add additional pages to it. As for this stylus, noteshelf has a palm rejection feature that syncs to the stylus and it's awesome, you can write while having your palm resting on the screen. But make sure you disable multi tasking gestures. It's really neat, Palm rejection works so great I had no problems whatsoever.
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Dear KagesagI am not sure but I do suggest you try it out in a computer or electrical shop as there would be an expert at hand to test it for you without you damaging your android device. I just used mine with hand recorder and non other. I hope you try before just experimenting with your expensive device. With warm regards, cheers.Theresa
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This is not as silly a question as some answers imply. There are many many people out there for whom this is a very tough job, one that could send them to nursing home instead of their own home. I have a grandson, born without full arms. I have a friend, pst-stroke who can only use one arm. This may still need adaptive gadgets, but would still be a lifesaver for many.