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byteme
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:11 am Post subject: |
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Jerry Raia wrote: |
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The #1 thing I want out of Smartphones is a touch-screen interface. The biggest reason I haven't touched my SMT5600 since July is that the JAMin has a touch screen and the SMT5600 does not. |
Yeah but then it is a Pocket PC Phone. Not a phone first.
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Don't know about you but all these people desiring a touchscreen [after] buying a Q or Excalibur have me scratching my head. Folks you need to play with one of these [before] you buy one. Knocking a device for something it can't do going in seems silly.
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 9:27 am Post subject: |
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I have to agree, I don't miss the touchscreen at all. Granted at first it was a bit odd but after a while not having to deal with a stylus and/or using both hands was much easier.
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crispeto
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:17 am Post subject: |
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I couldn't agree more about not wanting a touch screen. I used to have a Dell Axim and though I loved it, I like my Dash even more. I can do just about anything on my Dash that I could on my dell but without the bother of the stylus and having to use two hands. I doubt I'll ever use a PPC again.
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Jerry Raia
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:21 am Post subject: |
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When you think about it, how often do you lament not having a touchscreen on your desktop?
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byteme
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: |
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Jerry Raia wrote: |
When you think about it, how often do you lament not having a touchscreen on your desktop? |
Not sure thats a valid comparison. Perhaps a laptop would be better considering how poorly tablet PC's sell (or rather don't).
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srmz
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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In my view on a desktop or a laptop a touch screen is equivalent to a mouse or the touchpad. Just imagine using your windows computer without a mouse
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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True but a Smartphone is designed not to need one really. You don't need to click or resize anything. There are no windows to manipulate etc.
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crispeto
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Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: |
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Let's face it, there's a need for both. For those who want a bit more power and need office mobile, A PPC phone is a great option. I don't necessarily need office mobile. I just type what I want into Notbad notepad and it saves as a text file. I then email it to my desktop and spend about a minute editing it. With PTab spreadsheet and cnetx powerpoint slide viewer, I have no need for a stylus based PPC. I watch movies, read my bible, surf the web, listen to music, send/recieve emails, sync all my appts and contacts - oh yea, and talk on the phone, all with my Dash.
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mrasmuss
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Posted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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I travel extensively and want GPS embedded in my next smartphone. I use CoPilot now on my SMT5600, but it requires a separate GPS unit, which is just one more thing to carry around.
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