O2 Xda Zinc: More QWERTY, Less Flame

[Darius Wey]

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Here's another 3G Pocket PC Phone that O2 has up its sleeve. It's no Flame, of course. In fact, it's your standard kind of device: Intel XScale PXA270 520MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, a 2.0-megapixel camera, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Okay, and now we shift all attention back to that power-packed Flame.

[Darius Wey]

Click the image above for a larger version.

Here's another 3G Pocket PC Phone that O2 has up its sleeve. It's no Flame, of course. In fact, it's your standard kind of device: Intel XScale PXA270 520MHz CPU, 64MB RAM, 128MB ROM, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, a 2.0-megapixel camera, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Okay, and now we shift all attention back to that power-packed Flame.

[Brad Adrian]

Just curious...

Does anybody know what determines whether a manufacturer makes the keyboard slide out to the left side or right side? Are there cultural/geographic influences, ergonomic reasons, or is it simply the whim of some engineer sitting in a lab somewhere?

And, while we're asking totally pointless questions, when you use your device in landscape mode, do you prefer left-handed (D-pad to the right) or right-handed (D-pad to the left)?

I'm right-handed and seem to prefer left-handed portrait mode, but I suspect that's because it's more comfortable with the flip-cover leather cases I usually use.


Have I mentioned that I actually ENJOY ergonomic and time-motion research?

[JKingGrim]

Hmmm. Wheres the alt key? They took away alt and added cap?

[Brad Adrian]

Originally Posted by JKingGrim

Wheres the alt key?

What are the ALT/CTL/CAP/etc. combinations that you use most often? Do you use any special applications to help map the functionality of any of those keys?

[bnycastro]

can we find out what memory card it uses? hopefully it's SDHC [just saw a 8Gb SDHC card online and it's really tempting! :P]

[Brutalba]

just wondering, when this device will be out for sale to regular consumers?

[saru83]

great specs.. may be its just me but vertical keyboard makes much more sence to me now a days.. :?

[bnycastro]

Originally Posted by Brutalba

just wondering, when this device will be out for sale to regular consumers?

Maybe next year 2Q??? Since they still have fresh products out ATM [Stealth etc]

[Darius Wey]

Originally Posted by Brutalba

just wondering, when this device will be out for sale to regular consumers?

Q1-Q2, 2007, through O2 Asia-Pacific.

[bnycastro]

Goodie! More choices for us here in the AP region 8) If my dream device doesn't come out this will be on my shortlist.