Nick May wrote:
> 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 wher=
e I
> use the Z88, or even a laptop.....
Agreed - I find the "toothpick feeling" of entering text on the P800
horrible (Palm/iPaq is significantly better). This is why I still prefer
the Nokia 9210 "brick" - sure it is bulky, but even entering text with
just two thumbs on the mini keyboard (standing up on a bus/train) beats
the toothpick (and Palm) by at least a factor of 2-3. (I hear that
people with tiny fingers can use it almost like a normal keyboard, but
then you need some kind of surface.)
> How long before they can paint the screen ona flat surface, using a
> laser.....
Hey, make that a green laser and we are back to the good old vt100
feeling!
/ Jonas
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Received on Wed May 7 10:44:52 2003