Qwerty chic!
Posted by Boon Kiat on June 19, 2008
Just got to fiddle with the new E71 (the one on the right), which was launched at Nokia’s own show on CommAsia week. From a 30-minute hands-on take today at the office, this shiny metal-clad GPS smartphone might just be my favourite from Nokia. It’s thin! Definitely pocketable. Secondly – and this will be a big draw for IM junkies and poor long-sighted souls like me – the qwerty keyboard feels shiok. Until touch-screen keyboard becomes haptic (as in it delivers some kinda force feedback when you jab at the keys), only real keyboards will do for me. Then again, touch-screen phones might still win over the I-wanna-feel-my-keyboard camp. This phone should be in Singapore soon, perhaps next month.
Billy Teo said
Yo Boonie,
Here’s my key input: I suspect we’re only touching the surface when it comes to the potential of touch interface.
Some folks might prefer a quirky keyboard over a qwerty one.
At the end of the day, though, just get whatever pushes your buttons lah.
(Touchy issue, I know…..)
Steph Gwee said
This is where my next paycheck is going to go… (: