i JUST posted this on the "bold" post but this popped up here and its just as relevant, so heres a duplicate. i am excited about this device.
y0lorenzo @ May 12th 2008 12:52AM i am new to shopping the smartphone market but as an objective observer ive learned a few things. HTC seems to have this thing locked up moreso than bb and apple.
if this had a touchcreen included with the trackball and qwerty, maybe a slider model option for bigger screen, it would be a bold device. apple is also late to the game coming up with a device with touchcreen, gps, wifi, 3g... the tilt was out what 2 or 3 years ago now? all of this is mushy evolution, nothing bold.
i am NOT an apple guy, but spec for spec this new 3g iphone is a blackberry killer no?
consider this, for business users who love their blackberries, an add-on physical keyboard for an iphone seems like an okay idea... however you cant add-on a touchscreen or subtract fat-clunkiness and lack of style from a blackberry can you? and then theres the whole web browser debacle we're still trying to engineer. come freaking on blackberry its 2008!!! bring it!
i'm sold on bb 9000/bold for tmobiles service not for the device, otherwise i WOULD get an iphone.
now that tmobile has 3g, its pretty much a done deal in october i'll be getting this new bb if its out by then. i want tmobs prices and their hotspot@home is the winner for me over anybody else. im also hopeful sling player will finally be giftwrapped by then for the blackberry... and kinda curious why its not on the iphone yet.
"fat-clunkiness"?! are you out of your mind, blackberry's are not fat or clunky...and exactly how many keyboard add-on's have you seen out there for iphones? and if you ever did they would suck, because where the hell would they go when you got through using it? and Sling isn't on the iphone yet because nothing but what apple wanted on the iphone is on there yet...duh
absolutely, its kinda fat and kinda clunky... that said, its an awesome device and im gonna spend good hard earned money and im gonna buy it. LOL. i like fat girls... more cushion for the pushin.
i got this idea, motorola or blackberry or apple or somebody really should hire me as a product designer.
if apple created a leather "passport" folder. on one side of the folder fits and tilts your 3g iphone2, on the other side is a built in bluetooth or some other proprietary radio tech physical keyboard with a trackball ! the accelerometer flips the screen and all of a sudden youve got a super cool leathery mini awesome 3g tablet mac-phone.
and DUHHH, mac would certainly make a lot of hearts melt if they incorporated sling.
see the ultimate device doesnt have to be keyless. it does have to have some touch though.
i found out while toying with my buds ipod touch that "pulling" thru a facebook profile with your finger is kinda awkward... with a trackball an operation like that might be easier no? having a seperate technologically advanced wireless keyboard nearby in a "folder" affords you the option to provide a trackball but thats not the point.
the point is that an iphone/ipod is an amazing consumer device - but for a business professional who needs keys, a stylish leather "passport" with an iphone that can slip out and a funky wireless keyboard would be a pretty awesome bridge in my most humble oppinion.
agreed, the HTC TyTn II, which came out BEFORE the Tilt, is just barely over a year old. Not the stupidest thing I've ever heard on engadget, but close. (The dumbest I ever heard was calling the original iPhone the Jesus Phone, when it couldn't even do MMS. I'm pretty sure Jesus could have done MMS...)
i actually like his idea. not that i would always want a kb with me. but it would be nice to have a small holder to flip open and be able to type/scroll with. i can totally agree that on long pages it would be great to just spin a trackball. dont necessarily agree with everything he said, lol. but i do like his idea and i would buy it. never hurt to have something be more flexible, right? more accessories the merrier. not everyone will need them, but more people will find something they like.
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i JUST posted this on the "bold" post but this popped up here and its just as relevant, so heres a duplicate. i am excited about this device.
y0lorenzo @ May 12th 2008 12:52AM
i am new to shopping the smartphone market but as an objective observer ive learned a few things. HTC seems to have this thing locked up moreso than bb and apple.
if this had a touchcreen included with the trackball and qwerty, maybe a slider model option for bigger screen, it would be a bold device. apple is also late to the game coming up with a device with touchcreen, gps, wifi, 3g... the tilt was out what 2 or 3 years ago now? all of this is mushy evolution, nothing bold.
i am NOT an apple guy, but spec for spec this new 3g iphone is a blackberry killer no?
consider this, for business users who love their blackberries, an add-on physical keyboard for an iphone seems like an okay idea... however you cant add-on a touchscreen or subtract fat-clunkiness and lack of style from a blackberry can you? and then theres the whole web browser debacle we're still trying to engineer. come freaking on blackberry its 2008!!! bring it!
i'm sold on bb 9000/bold for tmobiles service not for the device, otherwise i WOULD get an iphone.
now that tmobile has 3g, its pretty much a done deal in october i'll be getting this new bb if its out by then. i want tmobs prices and their hotspot@home is the winner for me over anybody else. im also hopeful sling player will finally be giftwrapped by then for the blackberry... and kinda curious why its not on the iphone yet.
"fat-clunkiness"?! are you out of your mind, blackberry's are not fat or clunky...and exactly how many keyboard add-on's have you seen out there for iphones? and if you ever did they would suck, because where the hell would they go when you got through using it? and Sling isn't on the iphone yet because nothing but what apple wanted on the iphone is on there yet...duh
absolutely, its kinda fat and kinda clunky... that said, its an awesome device and im gonna spend good hard earned money and im gonna buy it. LOL. i like fat girls... more cushion for the pushin.
i got this idea, motorola or blackberry or apple or somebody really should hire me as a product designer.
if apple created a leather "passport" folder. on one side of the folder fits and tilts your 3g iphone2, on the other side is a built in bluetooth or some other proprietary radio tech physical keyboard with a trackball ! the accelerometer flips the screen and all of a sudden youve got a super cool leathery mini awesome 3g tablet mac-phone.
and DUHHH, mac would certainly make a lot of hearts melt if they incorporated sling.
Why is there a need for a trackball if it's a keyless, touchscreen device (the iPhone, that is)?
Also, second post, first paragraph: too much info, not needed.
see the ultimate device doesnt have to be keyless. it does have to have some touch though.
i found out while toying with my buds ipod touch that "pulling" thru a facebook profile with your finger is kinda awkward... with a trackball an operation like that might be easier no? having a seperate technologically advanced wireless keyboard nearby in a "folder" affords you the option to provide a trackball but thats not the point.
the point is that an iphone/ipod is an amazing consumer device - but for a business professional who needs keys, a stylish leather "passport" with an iphone that can slip out and a funky wireless keyboard would be a pretty awesome bridge in my most humble oppinion.
Where do you get the Tilt was out 3 YEARS AGO? Most idiotic statement I've ever read on engadget.
agreed, the HTC TyTn II, which came out BEFORE the Tilt, is just barely over a year old. Not the stupidest thing I've ever heard on engadget, but close. (The dumbest I ever heard was calling the original iPhone the Jesus Phone, when it couldn't even do MMS. I'm pretty sure Jesus could have done MMS...)
i actually like his idea. not that i would always want a kb with me. but it would be nice to have a small holder to flip open and be able to type/scroll with. i can totally agree that on long pages it would be great to just spin a trackball. dont necessarily agree with everything he said, lol. but i do like his idea and i would buy it. never hurt to have something be more flexible, right? more accessories the merrier. not everyone will need them, but more people will find something they like.
Kaiser came out in Sept 2007. Not even a year old YET! People still can't do math.