Comments on: My Life in PDAs http://www.distantparts.com/2007/07/05/170/ Random thoughts from a far off place Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:03:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Steven http://www.distantparts.com/2007/07/05/170/#comment-10097 Steven Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:10:30 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2007/07/05/170/#comment-10097 <p>Hi Sean,</p> <p>I was rather put off Windows Mobile phones due to the instability of my previous JAM. The new HTC Kaiser is very tempting, but I'm not sure I can justify buying another expensive phone at the moment. I'll see what the reviews are like when the Kaiser is released to the public, but my gut feeling is that I'll be sticking with the N95 till next year.</p> Hi Sean,

I was rather put off Windows Mobile phones due to the instability of my previous JAM. The new HTC Kaiser is very tempting, but I’m not sure I can justify buying another expensive phone at the moment. I’ll see what the reviews are like when the Kaiser is released to the public, but my gut feeling is that I’ll be sticking with the N95 till next year.

]]> By: Sean Nieuwoudt http://www.distantparts.com/2007/07/05/170/#comment-10030 Sean Nieuwoudt Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:07:07 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2007/07/05/170/#comment-10030 You should try the HTC TyTN if you can get hold of it. Its really good. I have it + the n95 at the moment, prefer the HTC. You can check it out at : http://www.leaf.co.za/Products/ You should try the HTC TyTN if you can get hold of it. Its really good. I have it + the n95 at the moment, prefer the HTC.

You can check it out at :
http://www.leaf.co.za/Products/

]]> By: Stephen http://www.distantparts.com/2007/07/05/170/#comment-9656 Stephen Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:26:07 +0000 http://www.distantparts.com/2007/07/05/170/#comment-9656 I've had a few of those myself (or perhaps different versions of some). I don't think I want very much - a phone, email/web access via 3G and Wi-Fi, ability to read MS Office documents and PDFs, decent calendar app, music player and a camera (so much easier for getting diagrams in or copying text info from a magazine or book than stylus or keyboard). Decent battery life too of course, but this will get better as screens evolve through LED backlights to ePaper. The problem is that nobody has yet cracked the problem of coming up with a better interface than the QWERTY keyboard, and there is a minimum size below which a keyboard doesn't really work. The iPhone UI innovations are welcome but from the reviews then even Apple haven't solved this problem yet. I’ve had a few of those myself (or perhaps different versions of some).

I don’t think I want very much - a phone, email/web access via 3G and Wi-Fi, ability to read MS Office documents and PDFs, decent calendar app, music player and a camera (so much easier for getting diagrams in or copying text info from a magazine or book than stylus or keyboard). Decent battery life too of course, but this will get better as screens evolve through LED backlights to ePaper.

The problem is that nobody has yet cracked the problem of coming up with a better interface than the QWERTY keyboard, and there is a minimum size below which a keyboard doesn’t really work.

The iPhone UI innovations are welcome but from the reviews then even Apple haven’t solved this problem yet.

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