Tired of the built in data entry methods for your XDA II / i-mate? Mike from MTekk gives us the low-down on some alternatives ...

Quikwriting FREE

Sadly I can not write the review for this very bizarre product, simply because the two times I've tried to use it seriously it has simply locked up on me, failing to display the input pad.

Why bizarre? Well, imagine two squares each containing an eight spoked cog so that they are divided up into nine regions, effectively three per 'row'. In the corner regions are shown five letters/symbols and in the sides are just three. The idea is to reduce the amount of movement that the stylus makes and keep it in contact with the screen almost continually, making character selections with a series of continual flowing strokes.

I would actually love to try this out if they can fix the bugs which case it to keep locking up, it would make an interesting experience.