"They were even connecting to a Windows PC from the Ultimate and controlling it with a bluetooth keyboard. You can't get that from any other device"
Several Nokias include the wireless presenter app. which allows PC control over bluetooth and have done for some time now. Put a shortcut on the desktop to the on-screen keyboard and you have total control via the phone dpad - no key board necessary...
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I don't get the hype surrounding the other delayed devices.
You have a micro PC which is barely plausible as a PC substitute and too bulky as a phone. You'd be better served with a 10" with a 'full' OS, packing a USIM.
Then you have a fat slider which for the added bulk doesn't give you much more screen real estate than the 8150.
Finally you have a PDA clam shell that is novel but due to the screen size and awkwardness for wide screen usage isn't particularly useful.
Those released are innovative and practical. The 8150 is a great phone for those that want 50/50 usage of PDA and phone functions without yelling names into the handset on the train or polishing the screen every second minute, smudgy iPhone style.
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"They were even connecting to a Windows PC from the Ultimate and controlling it with a bluetooth keyboard. You can't get that from any other device"
Several Nokias include the wireless presenter app. which allows PC control over bluetooth and have done for some time now. Put a shortcut on the desktop to the on-screen keyboard and you have total control via the phone dpad - no key board necessary...
~
I don't get the hype surrounding the other delayed devices.
You have a micro PC which is barely plausible as a PC substitute and too bulky as a phone. You'd be better served with a 10" with a 'full' OS, packing a USIM.
Then you have a fat slider which for the added bulk doesn't give you much more screen real estate than the 8150.
Finally you have a PDA clam shell that is novel but due to the screen size and awkwardness for wide screen usage isn't particularly useful.
Those released are innovative and practical. The 8150 is a great phone for those that want 50/50 usage of PDA and phone functions without yelling names into the handset on the train or polishing the screen every second minute, smudgy iPhone style.