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FRZ 2009-09-12 16:30
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
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Originally Posted by lma (Post 325707)
  • 4-5" display (higher resolution welcome but very unlikely for Fremantle at least).
  • Fuller QWERTY keyboard (or no physical keyboard and a return of the stylus one, but that's also very unlikely).
  • Full size SD slot, accessible externally.
  • Mini-USB.
  • Full size stand.



You can get 1024x600 (or 1000x600, same aspect ratio as 800x480) in pocket-sized LCDs these days, see for example the Sony UX280P or the Sharp Netwalker (which aren't pocketable for other reasons).
I cann see this possible with a device the same size as the N810. A tilting screen would be really nice too.

pelago 2009-09-12 16:34
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by lma (Post 325860)
They have? ! Not that I don't believe you, but do you have a reference to the exact wording? Leaving aside whether standardising on something so limited is a good idea, they don't seem to have done a very good job at it: the N900 and N97mini symbol layouts are completely different so there's no benefit to a user swapping between the devices.
Peter Schneider mentioned something about standardising to a three-line keyboard in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYrSv2pA95o

eiffel 2009-09-12 19:28
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
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Originally Posted by pelago (Post 325866)
Peter Schneider mentioned something about standardising to a three-line keyboard in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYrSv2pA95o
Thanks pelago. Yes, that's the reference I had in mind. Here's what Peter said:

Quote:
Across our portfolio we wanted to introduce one way of having keyboards, so that people, whenever they pick up a Nokia device of a similar form factor, they actually get the same kind of keyboard.
So I don't think we're going to see 4-row and 5-row keyboards on this class of Nokia device any time soon.

Regards,
Roger

Thesandlord 2009-09-12 20:07
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
Cheaper than unlocked n900, around 300-400 dollars new.

Same hardware, possibly same size/shape/keyboard of n810 would be nice.

Suurorca 2009-09-13 18:09
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
I'm probably in the minority, but I rather liked the n900 keypad. It's nice and sensitive, and to me the small space bar is perfectly placed. I even like its tilting slide. If only it wasn't symbian...

lma 2009-09-13 18:23
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
Do you mean the N97 perhaps? The N900 runs Maemo, and its keyboard isn't tilting.

christexaport 2009-09-13 18:48
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
I'd like a device like this:
http://www.symbian-freak.com/news/00...t_by_chris.htm

Add Maemo 5/6 support, a portrait T9 keypad, and a dpad on the face of the device. I've had this dream for awhile now. Anyone able to help me refine my design or have any questions/criticism about the form factor?

christopherbalz 2009-09-24 05:40
Re: the next non phone maemo device
 
  • Pocketable but can be fat - prefer performance to small/light-weight
  • At least 4.1" screen
  • A good battery to better handle Flash
  • At least 250 MB RAM
  • Faster hardware; e.g., 800 mHz CPU
  • Fast SD card memory with lots of room to install a lot of apps ( had to hack my n800 to do so)
  • The pop-out, 180-degree rotatable camera that the n800 has, but with good resolution and
  • Keep support for Skype
  • Slide-out keyboard
  • Two options for Web browser: Both Khtml-based Midori in a finished state, and a finished Fennec


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