Ted,
I too like the idea of a keyboard. I have a UTStarcom 6700 and the
keyboard is of the slide out variety which works very well. Here is the
url to a www page at the UTStarcom www site that shows an image of the
unit with the keyboard slid out:
http://www.utstar.com/PCD/view_phone_details.aspx?mcode=PPC6700&bID=30&sAct=0
This keyboard design gets generally good reviews from users however one
problem with it is that keying in numerics is a pain because it
requires a special key + the selected number. Also, given the handset's
form factor, the keyboard is a bit small for those with large hands/fingers.
Best Regards,
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tzz at bu.edu wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 20:08:51 +0000 Neil MacLeod <gmane at nmacleod.com> wrote:
>
> NM> Positioning the wheel on the top left or top right shoulders of
> NM> the device would work for me (as I'm right handed) but this would
> NM> not work at all for a left-handed person who has to rotate the
> NM> screen 180 degrees for comfortable use (secondary wheel in the
> NM> bottom right corner?) I think Nokia need to give more
> NM> consideration to left-handed users
>
> I agree that lefties get worse usability in general. The 770 and N800
> are not usable with the left hand holding the stylus; I wrote about
> this to the list before. The solution, IMHO, is to provide a flip-out
> keyboard that would make the stylus less necessary, and text input
> easier. If the 9000, 9500, 9300, and E90 can do it, why not the
> N800++? The keyboard would also, when closed, protect that nice
> screen.
>
> (someone on the #maemo channel mentioned the E90 has the same
> processor and memory as the N800... hmmm...)
>
> Ted
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