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2007-09-06
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#71
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Originally Posted by Reggie
Thanks Reggie!
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2007-09-06
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#72
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Originally Posted by dlhuss
I too was a little surprised by the Poll results... pretty much everyone thinks it's either good looking or OK. Personally I think the N800 hit every branch on the ugly tree when it's compared with an iPhone/iPod Touch, but if you had asked me the same question in January 2007 I'd have said it was OK (but still not great). Basically, it's not aging well in my (and seemingly your eyes) but then we're in the minority!
Hey! They even had "Fugly" as an option and I'm the only "Fugly" vote.
What the heck?
You people really don't mind the N800 looks? Wow.
Hmmm. I mean, silver around a screen is definitely distracting, don't you think? It needs to be black.
That's shape is the least of what's wrong with the design.
Yay... beers are on the Texan rodent. Stellas all round.
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2007-09-06
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#73
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Originally Posted by dlhuss
Some of us truly appreciate the retro industrial design of the N800. And the faceplate is metal (although you might be referring to the 770). And if you don't like the looks of the N800... well... turn a blind eye to successors...
Hey Texrat. Can you channel some of that influence into the design department? Nokia needs to lose the dopey shapes and crappy silver plastic they like to overuse. Blaaah. My 770 is OK - buttons are not comfy, but I find the N800 fugly. (Sorry, just providing input in case the Nokia muckety mucks like to read forums)
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2007-09-06
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#74
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I made my prediction about the new UI the other day on this forum. I think it's inevitable that the Hildon UI shown on the Ubuntu Mobile wiki will end up on the n800, especially since "Nokia Engineers" are contributing to the project.
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2007-09-06
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#75
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Originally Posted by Texrat
It looks better when I'm drunk.
Some of us truly appreciate the retro industrial design of the N800. And the faceplate is metal (although you might be referring to the 770). And if you don't like the looks of the N800... well... turn a blind eye to successors...
Seriously, I hope the successor is more consumer friendly and better looking (ie. "sexy"). Apple have got CE design licked, so copy it. Nokia have said they'll copy if it's the right thing to do - trust me, in terms of CE device design, copying someone else is definately the right thing for Nokia to do!
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2007-09-06
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#76
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Eh, design preference is sooo subjective-- the poll showed that. Or maybe it simply proved what tasteless barbarians some of you are.
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2007-09-06
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#77
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Originally Posted by cairn
You might be right, but since it was formerly a Nokia project it could be they're still involved in the overall Ubuntu/community project but not necessarily the new UI. After all, Nokia believe only companies can implement a well designed UI as it's beyond the abilities of a community run project. Sigh (can anyone say "arrogant"?)
I made my prediction about the new UI the other day on this forum. I think it's inevitable that the Hildon UI shown on the Ubuntu Mobile wiki will end up on the n800, especially since "Nokia Engineers" are contributing to the project.
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2007-09-06
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Originally Posted by Texrat
We're geeks - hardly the ideal candidates to give opinion on design! We're more interested in what's underneath...
Eh, design preference is sooo subjective-- the poll showed that. Or maybe it simply proved what tasteless barbarians some of you are.
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2007-09-06
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#79
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Milhouse, Milhouse, Milhouse... sigh.
Originally Posted by Ari Jaaksi
Normally I'd agree with you regarding arrogance (trust me), but that suuure looks like a challenge to me...
Third, open source based UIs and end user experiences, build by communities and hackers, are not that good. It is not easy to find community built software that provides UI W-O-W and high level of usability. It seems that high quality integration and user experience requires a stong central mechanism, such as a company, to run the implementation. Now, please, prove me wrong!
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2007-09-06
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#80
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Originally Posted by Texrat
I was thinking silver plastic of my and my girlfriend's Nokia mobile phones and how the slider mechanism of hers feels terrible compared to a Samsung D900. I have to admit the N800 was in my head too.
Some of us truly appreciate the retro industrial design of the N800. And the faceplate is metal (although you might be referring to the 770). And if you don't like the looks of the N800... well... turn a blind eye to successors...
The retro style reminds me of the old beige speakerphones from the 60's.