"Nokia have been producing the "communicator" in various guises for years, but at the end of the day, fitting a qwerty keyboard into a tiny space makes no sense since you can't possibly touch type at that size."
I'm guessing you've never used a Psion V - whether you could call what I did with mine touch typing or not I don't know, but I could certainly rattle away on it for extended periods at a useful rate with reasonable accuracy, and no discomfort. In my opinion anybody thinking of building/marketing a small device with a QWERTY keyboard should look long and hard Psion's masterpiece (and if necessary be prepared to pay money to use the patents) as it remains unmatched to this day...
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"Nokia have been producing the "communicator" in various guises for years, but at the end of the day, fitting a qwerty keyboard into a tiny space makes no sense since you can't possibly touch type at that size."
I'm guessing you've never used a Psion V - whether you could call what I did with mine touch typing or not I don't know, but I could certainly rattle away on it for extended periods at a useful rate with reasonable accuracy, and no discomfort. In my opinion anybody thinking of building/marketing a small device with a QWERTY keyboard should look long and hard Psion's masterpiece (and if necessary be prepared to pay money to use the patents) as it remains unmatched to this day...
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