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Bob Russell · 11-11-2005, 02:02 PM

I bet when you saw TT, you probably had the same thought that I did... this must be some kind of modified PalmOS Tungsten T device. Well, you would be wrong. It's actually a Peditron ToeTapper 2340TZ.

We're always on the lookout at MobileRead for creative new form factors in mobile devices, and this one is about as unusual as they get, other than the skin display we reported on a while ago.

MobileMag reports that "It is about twice the size of leading handhelds and has large, inverted buttons on the touch screen display. It gets strapped to your ankle for portability by way of a 'Dankle', and can be concealed comfortably under your pant leg. All typing is done, you guessed it, with your toes."

They also provide a sample real-life situation described by a user. "Sure, at first the guys at work looked at me kind of strange when I removed my shoes and socks and then took it out of the Dankle to send my regular 'Sell! Sell! Sell! morningvational email to my team, but once they found out that this baby not only has 128MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, it has a built-in Satellite DMB with High-def and recording capabilities --- They were lining up outside my cubicle, shoes in hand. If I’m waiting for a meeting or for a client to show up, I just whip up my pant leg and can start watching sports. The 'auto-off' light sensing capability knows when I put my pant leg down, and goes right into sleep mode. Brad from Marketing said he was going over to Best Buy at lunch to order one.'"

Rumor has it that Textware Solutions will be producing a toe-based version of Fitaly especially for the device. Technical specifications of the device will be released after the first million units are sold.

11-11-2005, 02:02 PM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	New TT mobile device form factor revealed I bet when you saw TT, you probably had the same thought that I did... this must be some kind of modified PalmOS Tungsten T device. Well, you would be wrong. It's actually a Peditron ToeTapper 2340TZ. We're always on the lookout at MobileRead for creative new form factors in mobile devices, and this one is about as unusual as they get, other than the skin display we reported on a while ago. MobileMag reports that "It is about twice the size of leading handhelds and has large, inverted buttons on the touch screen display. It gets strapped to your ankle for portability by way of a 'Dankle', and can be concealed comfortably under your pant leg. All typing is done, you guessed it, with your toes." They also provide a sample real-life situation described by a user. "Sure, at first the guys at work looked at me kind of strange when I removed my shoes and socks and then took it out of the Dankle to send my regular 'Sell! Sell! Sell! morningvational email to my team, but once they found out that this baby not only has 128MB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, it has a built-in Satellite DMB with High-def and recording capabilities --- They were lining up outside my cubicle, shoes in hand. If I’m waiting for a meeting or for a client to show up, I just whip up my pant leg and can start watching sports. The 'auto-off' light sensing capability knows when I put my pant leg down, and goes right into sleep mode. Brad from Marketing said he was going over to Best Buy at lunch to order one.'" Rumor has it that Textware Solutions will be producing a toe-based version of Fitaly especially for the device. Technical specifications of the device will be released after the first million units are sold.