Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hot on the heels of the UTStarcom 6800, aka the HTC Hermes, comes the UTStarcom 5800, based on the previously unseen HTC Libra. Pictured below courtesy of Engadget, the 5800 is a Pocket PC featuring a QWERTY keyboard, but in a very compact form factor! Points to note: - Very small 3 row keyboard - Small space bar on right of keyboard - Caps / FN lock LEDs - No directional pad :rolleyes: I think the jury is out on this one with regard to usability... I think only after using one in person will we know for sure if the compact size is at the expense of the user experience! The UTStarcom will be CDMA EVDO ready, with a GSM version to follow. P [Disclaimer: Paul's news catch-up...] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richard_d Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hot on the heels of the UTStarcom 6800, aka the HTC Hermes, comes the UTStarcom 5800, based on the previously unseen HTC Libra. Pictured below courtesy of Engadget, the 5800 is a Pocket PC featuring a QWERTY keyboard, but in a very compact form factor! Points to note: - Very small 3 row keyboard - Small space bar on right of keyboard - Caps / FN lock LEDs - No directional pad :rolleyes: I think the jury is out on this one with regard to usability... I think only after using one in person will we know for sure if the compact size is at the expense of the user experience! The UTStarcom will be CDMA EVDO ready, with a GSM version to follow. P [Disclaimer: Paul's news catch-up...] Are we sure this a Pocket PC and not a Smartphone? Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uwaku Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I'm guessing PPC, but I'm thinking a really good idea (since it's losing the D-pad) is to have the numeric keys double as arrows with the 5 doubling as the select/enter key when not in phone dialing mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shuflie Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Don't most PPC devices come with a stylus? I know that the pics aren't very big and don't show all of the device but I also don't see anywhere a stylus would be stored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Laser_iCE Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Don't most PPC devices come with a stylus? I know that the pics aren't very big and don't show all of the device but I also don't see anywhere a stylus would be stored. I'd assume it would probably be like the Wizard (and Hermes?) and be in the lower right hand corner -- the only one you can't fully see :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imforpbj Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 See that black corner on the lower left hand side of the front? I think thats a stylus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest richard_d Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 See that black corner on the lower left hand side of the front? I think thats a stylus. I'm still not convinced it's a PPC - aren't they Home and back keys rather than windows and OK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Yes, we were discussing this yesterday... looks like a Smartphone mocked up with the wrong screenshot to me. Interesting! P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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