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Originally Posted by ajwalker
I'm still waiting for someone to convince me why I need a "companion" for my phone.
I'm already satisfied with the way my phone does things and the small screen is an acceptable trade off for how often I am able to get things done when I am away from a computer and traveling light.
When I want / need a bigger screen, I reach for my tablet. That's already two devices, why add a third?
I use my WinMo device for 4 things: phones calls, texting, monitoring e-mails (with an occasional quick reply), PIM stuff and listening to music.
If I need to compose an opus of an e-mail response, I wait till I get to a real keyboard.
Obviously, I'm not on board with this thing anymore than I was on board for the Foleo.
Despite the aforementioned glowing reviews, I am still far from convinced this type of device is necessary at any price point.
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Im pretty sure the point of this device is for people so they dont have a need for a dedicated laptop or Tablet while travelling. So 2 devices. This is the 'real' keyboard. And is much smaller/ lighter than your tablet and can be left at the hotel when not needed as well, but wont necessarily require its own dedicated bag... So at like a $100-$250 pricepoint I think this thing could be pretty huge, but $500 you are competing with cheap laptops etc... So it is much harder to justify to anyone...
Its probably not targetted at the users who will have their laptop/tablet, except those that are looking to slim down that load... What do you do in the hotel room... Surf, email, light office document work, casual gaming. Instant on and the ability to use your own data plan if needed... Perfect....