Comments on: Phone Decision 2004: Displays http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2004/11/phone-decision-2004-displays/ Edge Case, Community Builder, Tinkerer, and Teacher Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Rednoc http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2004/11/phone-decision-2004-displays/#comment-121 Rednoc Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2004/11/phone-decision-2004-displays/#comment-121 You didn't mention the MPx with a resolution of 320 x 240. Granted, it's not out yet, but it's going to be smaller than the 650 when it's closed. I'm holding out until I can get my geeky hands on one of those to see how it fits. If not that, then the MPx220 (or possibly ... maybe ... the Treo 650 [especially if that comes in a MS OS flavor ... gawd, I dislike Palm OS!]). :o) You didn’t mention the MPx with a resolution of 320 x 240. Granted, it’s not out yet, but it’s going to be smaller than the 650 when it’s closed. I’m holding out until I can get my geeky hands on one of those to see how it fits. If not that, then the MPx220 (or possibly … maybe … the Treo 650 [especially if that comes in a MS OS flavor ... gawd, I dislike Palm OS!]). :o)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2004/11/phone-decision-2004-displays/#comment-122 Anonymous Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2004/11/phone-decision-2004-displays/#comment-122 Dude - what about the iMate JAM? Dude - what about the iMate JAM?

]]> By: Josh Bancroft http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2004/11/phone-decision-2004-displays/#comment-123 Josh Bancroft Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.tinyscreenfuls.com/2004/11/phone-decision-2004-displays/#comment-123 I wasn't intending to slight either the Motorola MPx or the i-Mate Jam, but the fact is that after my experience of using an XDA as my main phone for a year, I don't think I could ever go back to using a device that requires two handed usage (which, at this point, includes all Pocket PC Phone Edition devices).<br /><br />The MPx and Jam are fantastic devices, with great hardware design. But they got excluded as possibilities for me because of the need to use a stylus/touchscreen as the main input method.<br /><br />I know that the Treo 600/650 also has a touchscreen, and after using one, I might feel the same way about it, but I'm optimistic that the keyboard would allow one handed operation (that sounds dirty!) without having to use the touchscreen for simple tasks like placing a phone call. I wasn’t intending to slight either the Motorola MPx or the i-Mate Jam, but the fact is that after my experience of using an XDA as my main phone for a year, I don’t think I could ever go back to using a device that requires two handed usage (which, at this point, includes all Pocket PC Phone Edition devices).

The MPx and Jam are fantastic devices, with great hardware design. But they got excluded as possibilities for me because of the need to use a stylus/touchscreen as the main input method.

I know that the Treo 600/650 also has a touchscreen, and after using one, I might feel the same way about it, but I’m optimistic that the keyboard would allow one handed operation (that sounds dirty!) without having to use the touchscreen for simple tasks like placing a phone call.

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