09-16-2003, 03:47 PM
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Theorist
Join Date: Dec 2006
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I suppose that HP will not be able to make international-keyboard-versions of that iPaq. :roll: Additionally, there is no room for my Swedish/Finnish letters! :|
My previous Philips Velo did have the letters 'å', 'ä', and 'ö' crammed in, but using them required also pressing an 'Alt Gr' key to get them; which wasn't ideal. Here's how my desktop keyboard looks right now (well, sort of)
Hey, PJE, why don't you send your design to HP and also remind them of the need for international keyboards? :lol: |
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09-16-2003, 04:14 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 30
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I think this unit shows promise in that it is able to provide everything that the a power PPC user needs. The only thing it is lacking is Cellular wireless and compact size. So what that is what a cell phone is for. YOu want a smaller unit, get an h19xx. You want something to game, type, work on, that can sort of take the place of a notebook. Get one of these.
I love the intergrated thumb board. I also love the d-pad. Many of the models with build in thumb boards lack the d-pad. I am a gamer as well as a IT person so I would love to get my hands on this baby. With the built in wireless and faster CPU it should take the place of the 5555 and 5540....
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09-16-2003, 04:25 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 119
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I, too, am a fan of the thumb boards. They give us a choice of input methods. The problem with most of them these days is they are too bulky. But I think if HP can design the 1910 to be small they can probably do a decent job keeping this one small enough to pocket. Obviously it can't be as small as the 1910, but NO OTHER PPC IS! I'll take the slightly larger form if I can have a REAL input method like the thumb board. Now just add a cover like the old Jornada 568 and I'll be in heaven!
The key here is CHOICE! HP is doing a decent job following the Sony model of offering consumers a wide variety of devices to choose from. Sony takes it a bit too far, I think - effectively cutting off support for several devices due to the high shelf turnover rate. I very much look forward to seeing what the hp 4000 series PPCs actually look like.
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09-16-2003, 04:26 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 47
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Wow, I can't believe how rubbish this is.
Honestly, it's just a thumboard slipped onto the bottom of a 2210/15. Nothing else. It does not even *look* integrated.
The form factor is terrible, this device would be far to long, PJE made a great transition in a couple of photoshop sessions. I can't believe that device designers would ever let this unit get out the door, without these types of modifications.
Why oh why are we just copying PALM, this is so much like the Tungsten TC. PPC really needs some injection of excitment in the design area. I find that Sony are the most radical in their designs of PALM devices, I'd love to see them make a PPC.
Cheers
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09-16-2003, 04:27 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2006
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To me, including a thumb keyboard without including GPRS or CDMA is useless. Hopefully that model is in the works.
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09-16-2003, 04:32 PM
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Thoughts Media Review Team
Join Date: May 2002
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For me the keyboard would just get in the way most of the time as I tend to use Transcriber a lot. That said I would really like the option of having the keyboard when I need it.
The Sharp SL5600 layout (a picture of which appears earlier in this thread) with the retractable keyboard would be ideal for my needs.
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09-16-2003, 04:32 PM
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Thoughts Media Review Team
Join Date: May 2002
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For me the keyboard would just get in the way most of the time as I tend to use Transcriber a lot. That said I would really like the option of having the keyboard when I need it.
The Sharp SL5600 layout (a picture of which appears earlier in this thread) with the retractable keyboard would be ideal for my needs.
Goldtee
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09-16-2003, 04:39 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 747
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To me this looks very Apple-ish - doesn't it? I am intrigued to see what the final product will be.
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09-16-2003, 04:45 PM
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09-16-2003, 04:46 PM
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Ponderer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 58
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"RIM had 463,000 BlackBerry subscribers as of Nov. 30, 2002, according to company figures, and expects to add another 60,000 to 70,000 subscribers in the next quarter."
If HP plans on targeting the half million BlackBerry users, they will need CDMA, GPRS built in. Not to mention, they could steal market share from Treo as well.
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