[Gta04-owner] GTA04 Production Status

[Folken]

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 08:51:23PM +0100, Christoph wrote:
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> >Anyone like this?
> I think this is a great idea! It's much easier to use, I think.

As an avid qwerty hardware keyboard on mobile device fan.. HW keyboards
are not that easy to get right. 

Best HW keyboards so far: 
* Zaurus 5500 (Raised keys, with large spaces around it. The device can
be held in both hands, and both thumbs can type great.   
* Orange SPV M5000 (Easy to hit keys, one just slides across the surface
and easly makes out the keys)
* Zaurus SL-3000 (Well spaced, with great feedback)

The worst: 
* Motorolla Milestone (I can't type on this one)
* Nokia n810  (Hard to press keys and you have to depress them into the
device)
* HTC Desire Z (more or less ok, but still high error rate)
* Palm Centro (more or less ok, but still high error rate)  

I'd have a good look at the old zaurus and think of a similar system. 

just my babbling...
 - Folken