From: dan.thaning_at_gmail.com
Date: Mon Apr 11 2005 - 02:03:17 PDT
paul oberman wrote:
>I guess the point is that these devices are never going to be full=20
>fledged word processors.
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Then why bother with a full keyboard at all?
> They are inherently mobile devices, meant for=20=
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>mobile transactions. if you have a keyboard, it is for email or sms. =20=
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Most sms is done with T9 it works reasonable well.
>sorry, no matter how good handwriting recognition is, try doing it in a=20=
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>moving car.
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You shouldnīt if your driving otherwise its not a problem. walking
around on the other hand:-)
>The most important thing is having a device which is not too big or too=20=
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>small, but gives you everything you need without having to carry around=20=
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>a lot of junk. As soon as you have to have a lot of little sachets,=20
>with little pieces, is when you won't have those pieces when you want=20
>them and will have them when you don't.
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Nokia Communicator 9500 or SonyEricsson P910(although that lacks a full
keyboard, no swedish keys, a real shame)
or add a gsm-compactflash card to a pda.
If the Nokia had a flipscreen like the old Clio WinCE-subnotebooks and
it was a touchscreen that would be the perfect formfactor.
Out of the pocket -phone
Open it -palmtop
flip the screen around -penbased pda
>as far as other language keyboards, that is always going to be an add=20
>on. sorry.
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>paul
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Thats why stuff with integrated keyboards is always going to have bad
sales, I mean itīs a HUUUGE problem to add 3 or 4 extra keys for a
international version and triple your sales!
Why was Psion never a success in the nordic countries?:-)
And skipping function keys is bad to, starting a sms, e-mail or schedule
a meeting with a one button press is certainly useful.
Either have a real serious keyboard or just skip it.
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