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First impressions of the Nokia E71, a QWERTY device for the business user: First impressions of the Nokia E71, a QWERTY device for the business userJaw-dropping entertainmentI still can't beleive how sad some people are that they video themselves getting a phone out of the box... seriously.Details...Great intro, Matt. I'm pretty excited for this to be released.There are a few things that I...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Corporate communications, phone, Nokia E71, QWERTY, Nokia Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
TouchFLO 3D, FM radio, YouTube and text input methods on the HTC Touch Diamond: I have now spent 2 full days using the HTC Touch Diamond and the more I use it the more impressed I am with what HTC was able to do with this device. It is amazing to hold it in my hand and think of all that they were able...; Tags: Application, High Tech Computer Corp., Phone, Device, FM-radio, YouTube Inc., Video, Photograph, HTC Touch, Browser Experience, Phone Menu, Phone Keypad, QWERTY, QWERTY Keyboard Option, Keyboards, Corporate Communications, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-09
BlackBerry vs. iPhone--QWERTY vs. touch screen: BlackBerry vs. iPhone--QWERTY vs. touch screenObviouslyThese people have not used iPhone. How can you judge something like this. I've had nokia's full QWERTY phone for about a year. I was loving the typing, but not as much as the iPhone smart keyboard. It corrects every word I type. No matter...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Apple iPhone, QWERTY, touch screen, RIM BlackBerry; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still working: RIM's Lazaridis on why Qwerty's still workingMy opinions"So everything from printers, fax machines, telephones, typewriters--you name it, it all started in the enterprise.""Enterprise" is one of those terms I think we made up along the way. I don't recall ever reading about "enterprise"s a long time ago - it was...; Tags: Keyboards, Fax, Handhelds, Lazaridis, QWERTY, Research In Motion Ltd., keyboard; Discussion threads 2008-05-17
QWERTY or T9 text input methods, which do 968 prefer?: QWERTY or T9 text input methods, which do 968 prefer?Matt: Give Adaptxt a trial!Adaptxt found [url=http://www.adaptxt.com/]here![/url](But I do find T9 on my N95 is pretty amazing for what it does except that if you add words that you find you wish you hadn't, you are stuck with them unless you...; Tags: Keyboards, SureType, QWERTY, keyboard; Discussion threads 2008-04-10

QWERTY or T9 text input methods, which do 968 prefer?: I have been using converged mobile phone and PDA functionality in one devices for a few years now and most of the Windows Mobile devices that I have preferred have been ones with QWERTY keyboards (either slide-out or always available). I only had one type of S60 device (E61 and...; Tags: Phone, Device, Mobile, T9, QWERTY, Phone Keypad, N95-3, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Guess what letter iPhone texters trip up on the most: It's this letter [at left]. But read on for the details about how this assertion was proved. Chicago-based usability consultancy UserCentric is out with a new report that says iPhone users make more errors during texting than these same people do on traditional QWERTY-handsets. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Letter, Owner, Error, QWERTY, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-11-14
User Centric iPhone study proves, well, nothing really: I'm still trying to figure out what usability consultancy group User Centric are trying to prove with its usability study of the iPhone's keyboard compared to QWERTY and numeric phone keyboards. Let me start off with the most glaring flaw as I see it with the study [emphasis mine]:A total of...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Keyboard, Phone, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-08-16
OMG! Study finds iPhone texting 2x slower than QWERTY: Updated below: A study has determined that iPhone's touchscreen is two times slower than QWERTY phones when it comes to texting. OMG!This study was conducted by User Centric, a Chicago-based usability consultant. User Centric concludes:It took QWERTY users almost twice as long to create the same message on the iPhone...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Object Management Group, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-08-16
Do you QWERTY or Dvorak?: Do you QWERTY or Dvorak?QWERTY - 75 wpmI've been QWERTYing since junior high school typing class (1976). After years of doing data entry, followed by many jobs involving keyboarding, including being a programmer for 10 years, I feel safe in stating that I've overcome ANY alleged inefficiencies of the...; Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, Dvorak, QWERTY; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
Do you QWERTY or Dvorak?: How many of you have abandoned the old-school and inefficient QWERTY keyboard layout and instead use the supposedly more efficient Dvorak alternative?I'm guessing that given the high number of alpha-geeks that read ZDNet that opinions on keyboard layouts will be split. Some of you will prefer the traditional QWERTY layout because it...; Tags: Thoughts, Poll of the Day; Blog posts 2007-06-01
Dead-Finger Tech: Manuel takes his Blackberry Pearl everywhere, but would leave Microsoft if he could: Dead-Finger Tech: Manuel takes his Blackberry Pearl everywhere, but would leave Microsoft if he couldTranscript?Not everyone has a usable audio channel.(Remember it requires both an electronic and a biological one, both have to work.)Sure type isn't purfectBut I would take it any day over a win mobile device with a...; Tags: Manuel, Dead-Finger Tech, BlackBerry Pearl, QWERTY, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-03-30
The QWERTY keyboard wasn't designed for mobile devices: The QWERTY keyboard wasn't designed for mobile devicesIt's a lost causeKeep in mind that no matter how you end up laying out the keyboard, those of us who don't have tiny fingers are going to have to use a stylus and pick out the letters anyway.All in all, the (extremely...; Tags: Keyboards, Telephony, PDAs, mobile device, keyboard, voice recognition, real solution, mobile, QWERTY, phone; Discussion threads 2006-09-19
The QWERTY keyboard wasn't designed for mobile devices: Credit:www.exideas.com The selection was rather limited last year for people who wanted to purchase a phone-enabled mobile device with a QWERTY thumb keyboard. You had the ever popular RIM BlackBerry models targeted to the enterprise crowd, the very successful Treo 600 and 650, and...; Tags: QWERTY Devices, keyboard, QWERTY; Blog posts 2006-09-19
Photos: An alphabetical keyboard: Photos: An alphabetical keyboardI agree Qwerty is a horrible layout but....That thing looks like a childs toy.Totally STUPID!The DVORAK keyboard is the ultimate in design for keyboards - with the MOST USED keys in the MIDDLE row. This one is pretty darn haphazzard as certain keys may be used more...; Tags: Keyboards, Dvorak Keyboard, photograph, keyboard, alphabetical keyboard, QWERTY, Qwerty-keyboard; Discussion threads 2006-03-16
The QWERTY syndrome: The QWERTY syndromeChange has to start earlyTyping isn't a conscious activity for most people; it's a motor skill. Children in the US start taking typing classes in first grade, and many of them don't become proficient typists until mid-way through college myself included despite 12 years or more of...; Tags: Keyboards, QWERTY, new layout, Roman; Discussion threads 2005-12-22
The QWERTY syndrome: An article posted today by ZDNet's John Borland caught my interest. That is, news of a new proposal to replace the QWERTY keyboard with a more logical layout. Since we depend on our typing skills more than ever to get things done (at least, until voice-based, pen-based and gesture-activated...; Tags: business process, QWERTY, SOA; Blog posts 2005-12-22
Taking on QWERTY's illogic: Taking on QWERTY's illogicWow!Just looked at the pic too...and I totally agree! How can anyone make the claim that QWERTY is difficult to learn, after looking at that monstrosity!?! You're definitely right about the multiple labels per key - I don't see that going over, since it means...; Tags: Keyboards, joystick, keyboard, QWERTY; Discussion threads 2005-12-22
Photos: Microsoft's curvy keyboards, laser mice: Photos: Microsoft's curvy keyboards, laser miceHow about ergonomic laptopsNo... that would make to much sense.KeyboardsWhen will someone unscramble the keys? The keyboards we use are created to resemble the type writer layout. But the type writer was NOT originally designed as today. The keys started out in order but people...; Tags: Keyboards, Microsoft Corp., photograph, QWERTY, keyboard, laser mouse, mouse, laser; Discussion threads 2005-09-06

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Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated): Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...; Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25