TI Offers Full-Size Keyboard for Handhelds

The TI Keyboard, Texas Instruments' new full-size QWERTY keyboard for handhelds, comes with the NoteFolio Handheld Software Application that allows students to type notes directly into a TI handheld for any of their classes. The application also lets students copy, cut and paste text; change fonts; save notes under different file names; as well as transfer and convert files from a handheld to a PC.

The TI Keyboard comes with a cradle to hold students' handhelds at an easy-to-read angle. It also can be stacked with other keyboards, is small enough to fit in a backpack and is designed to handle the rigors of daily classroom life. In addition, the TI Keyboard is compatible with the TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-89, TI-92 Plus and the new Voyage 200. Texas Instruments, Dallas, TX, (800) 842-2737, http://education.ti.com.

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