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2008-04-21 , 11:19
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#401
Originally Posted by Karel Jansens View Post
I was told in so many words by a Nokia employee (Roope Rainisto) that Nokia does not consider a stylus-based interface as the way to go ahead with the Itablets. Here:

http://tabletui.wordpress.com/2008/0...myth/#comments

(Look for comment # 7)

That was basically my cue to no longer consider Nokia's tablets as something for future interest (a nice way to say I won't be buying another one. Ever again), as I consider finger-driven interfaces (the only other logical path to follow) as something for gadgets, not computers.
I think you're overreacting to Roope's comments. What he said does not preclude stylus HWR... just that he believes the main focus should be on finger friendliness.

I'm an employee too... and many times what I say about direction is my own opinion.
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2008-04-21 , 12:19
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#402
I'm happy with the n800 and a usb keyboard at home

but

I would buy a n900 with :

770 form factor with hard cover
2 full size sdhc or al least 2 microSDHC slots
1 regular usb female connector for USBdrive and external USB keyboards
a bit faster CPU and a bit more RAm than the n8x0 for better Flash experience
GPS and Blutooth (but I don't use any of them right now)
WiFi
gamepad style hardware buttons layout

no slide out keyboard with "soon-to-die" flexible cable.

a fully open kernel and drivers to leave us the choice of windows manager instead of Hildonized crap.
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2008-04-21 , 12:24
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#403
Originally Posted by Texrat View Post
I think you're overreacting to Roope's comments. What he said does not preclude stylus HWR... just that he believes the main focus should be on finger friendliness.

I'm an employee too... and many times what I say about direction is my own opinion.
Ship has sailed.

If I'm not going to see another decent pocketable tablet (at least one that can hold its head against my Newtons, I'm going to get the best possible pocketable keyboard-based device.

And that's definitely not the N810...
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2008-04-21 , 12:27
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#404
Originally Posted by smog View Post
I would buy a n900 with :

770 form factor with hard cover
same here. really miss the cover and the large buttons on top.
 
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2008-04-21 , 12:40
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#405
BTW: What I'd really like to see on the N900 is the possibility to make them multi-user devices with a graphical login manager. (Default single user, something in the settings changes it to multi.)

A lot of Tablets are used by more than 1 person; having a login and distinct data (bookmarks, mails...) would be a nice feature if it's not default.
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2008-04-21 , 12:44
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Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
BTW: What I'd really like to see on the N900 is the possibility to make them multi-user devices with a graphical login manager. (Default single user, something in the settings changes it to multi.)

A lot of Tablets are used by more than 1 person; having a login and distinct data (bookmarks, mails...) would be a nice feature if it's not default.
If I recall correctly, there is a proposal in Bugzilla for profiles, and it was well-received by maemo. I would imagine that would include logins...
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2008-04-21 , 13:29
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#407
Originally Posted by smog View Post
a fully open kernel and drivers to leave us the choice of windows manager instead of Hildonized crap.
There are arguments for opening all kernel code, but that's not one of them.

If lack of a fully open kernel and modules is stopping window managers, why are K, openbox-rox, xfce, and icewm available? If your favorite WM's not available yet, it's not because we don't have kernel source, it's just because no one who likes it is as ambitious as PenguinBait.
 

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2008-04-21 , 13:40
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it's just because no one who likes it is as ambitious as PenguinBait.
And I sent him "thanks" and contribution for his time and efforts.

I don't need a finger friendly OS, I want a complete OS
 
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2008-04-21 , 15:27
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#409
I think a finger based ui or an option to have stylus ui would be good. Why not please both crowds. All it would take is a config option. I think it should have multitouch screen. I have one of the now rare fingerworks multitouch gesture keyboards. The ability to use gestures is just fantastic. I know that people think the iphone and itouch are overrated on the gesture features and that may be, but being able to zoom cut copy paste with simple gestures is a big big plus for me.
The other thing I think would be useful is to have a slot on the back that can accept wifi/extension cards. Kind of like a minipci. Perhaps just a regular SD slot but one that can have room for an antenna. I would like the device that I use to be able to support whatever gives me the best coverage for internet be it sprints wimax or google broadband or verizon 700mhz.
IMO the form factor should stay the same or have multiples to choose from. Any bigger and it gets hard to pocket/becomes a laptop. NITs shouldn't be in competition with eeepcs
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2008-04-21 , 15:51
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#410
I would like to see a touch sensor that runs along the sides and top that can be used for a scroll wheel, zooming, and replaces the other buttons on the top. This would also allow programmable virtual buttons, like top buttons for gaming. This would also provide more input to decide when to autolock.
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