(keitai-l) Re: input devices: laser qwerty keyboard

keitai-l@appelsiini.net writes:
> From a usability standpoint, any 
>device that requires your HANDHELD, be it a Palm or phone, to sit on a 
>flat surface, has failed miserably.

..... if that is the sole means of input.

But as an ADDITIONAL means of input, it is potentially very useful. I
certainly have the need for a pda and  data capture device for the odd
1000 words of text. I use a Sinclair Cambridge Z88 for the latter, at
present. 

a laser keyboard  in a pda would be very useful in some situations where I
use the Z88, or even a laptop.....

How long before they can paint the screen ona  flat surface, using a
laser.....

(again, useful in some sitautions, not others, so as an ADDITIONAL output
device.....)


Nick