Comments on: ThinkOutside Sierra Bluetooth keyboard: hands on review

By: HeartBeat

HeartBeat — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:58:31 +0000

I found the Keyboard and the Mouse on Amazon and they are amazing.

By: What’s In Your Bag, James Kendrick?

What’s In Your Bag, James Kendrick? — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:02:12 +0000

[...] use a portable Bluetooth keyboard, the Stowaway Sierra (unfortunately no longer available) and a Bluetooth travel mouse, also by Stowaway. These two [...]

By: What’s In Your Bag, Kevin C. Tofel?

What’s In Your Bag, Kevin C. Tofel? — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:02:01 +0000

[...] and phones alike. It was a permanent fixture in my gear bag for months, although it was eventually replaced by a newer model in the Sierra. The main reason for the replacement? The newer keyboard added a dedicated row of numeric keys but [...]

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:52:20 +0000

Stevie, bear in mind that I reviewed this keyboard and took the above photos 26 months ago. At that time, I was connecting the XV6700 phone to the UMPC to use it as a 3G modem. For a mouse to work with a phone, you need a supported driver. No… no G1 for me. We reviewed it recently however.

By: Stevie

Stevie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:00:36 +0000

Thanks for the review,
A few questions: Is that screen connected to your phone? Have you written a review of it? Are there mice that work with phones? Are you getting a g1?
I’ll check back here or you could email me: FruitKck@hotmail.com

By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:50:17 +0000

Re: new keyboard not powering up. Might be the switch that turns the keyboard on only when it is “locked” into the operate position. The switch is not a user switch – it detects when the right 1/4 keyboard is latched into position. The switch is in the same assembly as the reset button and the LED and is under the plastic lip by the F11 key (when latched). If the screw which holds the reset/LED/switch assembly in place is loose or missing, the switch won’t turn on the keyboard. Screw comes in from the back to the left of the word “Stowaway”. If screw is missing, tape might hold the assembly together at least long enough for you to determine if that is the issue.

By: Terry

Terry — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:28:31 +0000

Help! I just bought the Sierra – new – on eBay. I installed a new battery, twice, but each time the keyboard doesn’t power up. Did I get a dud, or am I doing something wrong? I’d greatly appreciate any guidance. Thank you.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:56:51 +0000

I called iGo, who bought up ThinkOutside. iGo has stopped manufacturing keyboards, what you see in Amazon and the like are just leftovers. They did not sell the division to another company, they just shut it down.

Good job. Hopefully someone will step up and fill in.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:49:32 +0000

Great. I want to buy them, iGo bought the company out, and now I can’t buy this device. I’m trolling around and finding it here and there on the internet, but not at any big retailer like amazon.

Thanks, iGo, for buying up a great product and then shutting it down.

By: James Kendrick

James Kendrick — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:16:13 +0000

That’s a Samsung Q1 UMPC.