Thread: Meego Handset with Gaming Controls
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2010-07-19 , 12:07
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Originally Posted by smoku View Post
I would have already ordered Pandora if it was in the PSP form factor (original, not mini).
In the mini-laptop factor it's just unacceptable as a portable gaming device.
Yeah, it is awkwardlys sized. Too small (screen, qwerty) to make the mini-laptop uses seamless ... yet too large to fit into a regular pants/jeans comfortably.

Originally Posted by smoku View Post
If one REALLY needs a hardware QWERTY keyboard, it may be as a slider - like in N900.
Yeah but here's the dilemma; qwerty is now an option! Screen-typing has really steamed up and is okay on large displays. But what they cannot substitute is gaming controls. I mean acceloremtre and multi-touch just don't cut it. So I think an N97 slider (more L+R finger room!) with gaming controls is pinnacle. It may even be useful to combine the gaming keys for typing (T9 etc). And if a qwerty is a MUST I have provided an effective solution, so there really is little down sides to my design (imo).


Originally Posted by smoku View Post
I really hope GP2X Wiz will have an OMAP4 based successor. I will get it in a heartbeat.
There is a successor, its called the Caanoo. It's a knock-off of itself and this shows the company is heading in a bad direction. If only they used the OPT's resources to bring the Pandora to life, it would've been a great symbiosis ... they (GamePark) can handle the financial & business strain (what OPT cannot manage effectively) while OPT manages the software and gaming aspects (where OPT seems like experts).