HANDHELD COMPUTERS [ back to What's New ]
To compensate for deficits in memory, organization and retrieval of useful, everyday information, some survivors of TBI have used a written paper notebook or calendar. A more sophisticated approach has been to use a tiny, palm-sized computer such as the PalmPilot (a product of a 3M Corp. subsidiary) which electronically stores address information and calendar dates. Now there is a computer the size of a credit card called the Rex which weighs just 1.4 ounces and fits in a shirt pocket or business card case. It can store up to 2,500 items of information, such as to-do lists, and can display them on a tiny screen in sharp, clear print. The higher capacity model costs $159 and the lower capacity, which stores 750 items of info, costs $129. To use the Rex you must buy a $40 cradle which lets the Rex interface with a desk top PC or a mobile laptop computer, and this connection is necessary for you to input data into the Rex, something you cannot do directly at this time. If anyone buys the Rex and has comments pro, con or both, please e-mail your comments to me at hhyman@headinjurylaw.com.