01-31-2003, 05:51 PM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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New Sony TG50 Has Keyboard?
"Information about a possible Sony Clie t665 replacement was leaked to the web today in a FCC filling according to this PCWorld article. The Sony Clie PEG-TG50 features an integrated keyboard, bluetooth and a flip cover. Previous rumors claimed the T665 will be replaced by a new model by end February. The T665 price was just dropped $50, bringing it down to $299 from SonyStyle."
Ok, I admit it: I'm a little jealous. I want a Pocket PC with an integrated keyboard! There, I said it. I'm not ashamed. I don't want a "clip on" keyboard. I don't want a "snap on thumb board". I want an honest-to-goodness integrated keyboard. I wasn't a big believer in keyboards until I purchased one for my HP565 - and I was amazed. Text entry became much easier - Transcriber might be fine for some things, but its error correction tools are so horrible it was more frustrating for me than anything. Once I started using my XDA with a flat-rate GPRS connection, text entry became even more vital.
I keep waiting for a Pocket PC OEM with the chutzpah to bring an integrated keyboard to market, while the Palm camp has several to choose from. But that's just me - what do you think? It's survey time!
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01-31-2003, 05:56 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Feb 2002
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an integrated keyboard would make a device biger, so i voted against intergrated keyboards
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01-31-2003, 05:57 PM
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Thinker
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Fitaly works for me.
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01-31-2003, 06:00 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Paris hits the nail on the head - the Pocket PC platform requires the full 320x240 display, so the keyboard would have to go under that, unlike Palm OS units where they can nuke the Graffiti area. When I reported that Hitachi was releasing a CDMA PPC PE unto the market with a keyboard, many of the comments complained that the unit would be too big.
Oh, by the way, it is happening as per the Hitachi unit 
--janak
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01-31-2003, 06:03 PM
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Sage
Join Date: Feb 2002
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A slide out keyboard might be cool though, as long as it didn't add to much to the size.
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01-31-2003, 06:06 PM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Dec 2002
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That's one thing I miss about my Zaurus SL-5500 - the keyboard. True, it was larger than my e740, but that keyboard made a big difference in text entry. I can thumb type pretty quickly, so it was a snap.
I also miss an integral konsole (terminal with tabs) with my wget scripts for all of my web sites, but that's another story....
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01-31-2003, 06:10 PM
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Editor Emeritus
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by djtipmothee
A slide out keyboard might be cool though, as long as it didn't add to much to the size.
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Alas, you're compromising thickness-wise, AFAICT.
Mind you, I want the keyboard. I'm drooling over the prospect of the Hitachi unit. But the mass-market wants small units, ergo the (relative) failure of the HPC platform.
--janak
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01-31-2003, 06:16 PM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Oct 2002
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I have an integrated kb on my Treo 300 and it is great for responding to email and loading contacts. But no way would any type of integrated keyboard work for me when using Word or Excel, which is where most of my data entry occurs.
IMO a kb is similar to a camera. If you integrate with the device you add size and are forced to carry that size around even when not using the add-ons. I like the idea of a sleek device in its naked form and I can accessorize it as I see fit.
I vote no (just in case that wasn't apparent  ) .
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01-31-2003, 06:17 PM
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Pupil
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 41
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Janak Parekh
Paris hits the nail on the head - the Pocket PC platform requires the full 320x240 display, so the keyboard would have to go under that, unlike Palm OS units where they can nuke the Graffiti area. When I reported that Hitachi was releasing a CDMA PPC PE unto the market with a keyboard, many of the comments complained that the unit would be too big.
Oh, by the way, it is happening as per the Hitachi unit
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Yeah, but the Sony is probably 320x320 so that argument doesn't hold. True, it would make the device bigger, but not because PPC has to use the "whole" 240x320 display-- the Sony does, too, whether or not you use a Graffiti area. Just look at the rumored picture... no Graffiti area.
Hans.
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01-31-2003, 06:18 PM
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Magi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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CLAMSHELL!!!
I can't believe that none of the PPC makers have come out with a clamshell device with an intergrated keyboard similar to Sony's. Size really shouldn't be much of a factor with the components that are now available in manufacuring PPCs.......I wonder who will be first?
Dave
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