Thread: What woud you realistically like to see in the N900?
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icerabbit is offline icerabbit
2007-11-05 , 17:23
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Originally Posted by pixelseventy2 View Post
It's not intended for touch typing. You're only supposed to be typing with 2 digits, your thumbs. Although apparently the top row is too close to the screen to be very usable. I'm convinced that Nokia designers must shave their thumbs, as a number of their sliders have the same issue
I am fully aware that one is not going to touch type on a device that size.

It's just that, like traveller, I used to have some clamshell PDA / organizer (it wasn't an A-brand, so I forgot the name) and the keys were positive keys and spaced out a little; so that one really could feel the keys and you could clearly tap / press a single key. It was more like a miniature keyboard with actual keys and tactile than a flat continuous phone keypad. Think earlier Nokia 9xx0 communicator style. I also had a Targus thumb-pad on a Palm Vx and I could use its separated button keyboard fine. I'm just a little worried about that keyboard I see in the N810 image.

But, again, I admit that I have not used any of the most recent flat continuous keyboards ... and I understand it is a style thing too.

Seems at least some people are satisfied with the keypad on the 9500 communicator, so I'll just wait for more reviews on the N810 before I talk again about keyboard wishes