02-06-2010, 12:47 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2002
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The waterproof thing figured quite prominently in the early talk around the TG02, so I think that's a sure thing, and truly hope so with Vancouver's weather being so nasty half the time. I hate being outside, getting a call, and finding myself doing a silly bit of contortion to try and keep the phone dry while talking to someone. Heck, that's why back in 2000 I bought a Casio EG-800, minus the phone call part. It was neat for a while to be able to use my PPC in the rain. Until the seals all started popping off in a month or so, that is... what horrible plastic that was. By the end of two months of very ordinary use, no extremes or dropping, not one of the various port seals would stay closed. I trust Toshiba has figured this out better after another decade of plastics evolution and design insight.
On the OLED screen front, I kind of doubt it. Not that I don't agree, it'd be fantastic! But nothing was said initially about this model coming with anything other than a run-of-the-mill screen, be it higher than average in resolution.
The multi-touch might well happen, considering how much Toshiba really needs to hit a home run this time around. They've taken a few shots in the PDA/phone market and keep stumbling. Multi-touch is all the rage thanks to Apple, and I bet most consumers shopping for a high end device like this (likely $800+ without a contract) are going to expect at least that much. Let's hope Toshiba isn't already committed to single-contact screen input, as if they are, this one might just die before it hits the shelves.
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Gerard Ivan Samija
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