On Sun, 2008-12-21 at 22:19 -0600, Mark wrote: > Capacitive screens are nice for bare fingers, but if you're wearing > gloves they don't work. I'll take the pressure-sensitive screen any > day. I can use my gloved finger or the stylus when it's -10 degrees > and don't have to worry about frostbite, unlike the guy I saw at the > bus stop the other day... > > I've been using my N800 tethered to my basic but bluetooth-enabled > phone for Internet access on the go, and I can do a heck of a lot of > stuff the iPhone can only dream about, even if hacked. If I want a > real keyboard, just fire up USB host mode, and type away at a speed > that no iPhone or tiny bluetooth keyboard can hope to do. They make > inexpensive compact USB keyboards in any configuration you could > possibly want, and keyboards work just fine with the limited power the > tablet can provide (even my Gyration wireless receiver works with no > other power). I now also have a battery-powered USB hub (that is as > small as most normal hubs) that can power the tablet as well as other > USB peripherals such as USB memory devices etc. > > Apples are all about style over substance. If you want to join the > me-too crowd who wants to have what everyone else has, regardless of > whether it's actually worth anything, then by all means jump on the > Apple bandwagon. You won't actually own the device you paid for, > though. Apple will dictate to you what you can and cannot do with it. > Even if you crack it, the possibilities are far from wide open, and > you'll be in a world of hurt if you ever want something that's in the > official channels. > > I'll take (relatively) open and a smaller range (but free) of apps > with at least the possibility of doing anything at all with it without > worrying about voiding the warranty, thank you very much. > > Mark > _______________________________________________ I could not agree more! I wouldn't buy a car from a manufacturer that forced me to buy batteries, tires, service, etc. from it. Rick B. _______________________________________________ maemo-users mailing list maemo-users@xxxxxxxxx https://lists.maemo.org/mailman/listinfo/maemo-users
