The Stinger Stylus (from Orbit Industries in New Jersey) is a single, injection molded, piece of plastic that puts your stylus at the tip of your finger.

The Stinger Stylus works with any PDA and a simple strap fits the Stinger to any finger (on either hand).

We received 4 Stingers and promptly distributed them to four PDA users for testing.  The testers (2 women & 2 men) use Palm Top devices to enter data collected as a part of household site surveys.  [These surveys generally last about 3 hours--the testers are very engaged with the extensive questionnaire.]

All of our testers reported that the Stinger worked very well.  It was comfortable and simple to fit to size.  Having the stylus on the tip of the  finger also alleviated much of the fatigue that can occur from gripping the wand stylus for long periods.  Finally, its small size makes it easy to store in a pocket or a purse.

At the same time, its small size also made it easy to misplace the Stinger. Our testers agreed that although they like the Stinger, they preferred the standard wand stylus for the simple reason that they generally knew where to find the wand stylus.

However, priced under US$5.00 for a set of 3, the Stinger is so affordable that occasionally losing one would not seem to be a problem.  In fact, our testers suggested that the stylus might be preferable for long sessions using the Palm device.

The Stinger comes in multi-color and gray and is available directly from Orbit Industries on the Stinger website.  Although it may never replace the wand stylus, we highly recommend the Stinger for extensive data entry and for PDA users who regularly experience hand fatigue gripping the wand stylus.

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