Posts by mugwump

Quote: "Melgross has clearly pointed out that the touchscreen barely increases the thickness of a phone and that it's a reasonably easy endeavour to add one to a phone. I posit that a touchscreen reduces the complexity of a phone...

Interesting, at .6" it takes the touchscreen prize! 50% thicker than the Moto Q, but not bad. Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It's the complexity that makes them big. It's not the touchscreen... The touch screen is the...

Okay. A quick google found this information of touch screen phones: HP iPAQ hw6510 / hw6515\t.71" HP iPAQ hw6940 / hw6915\t.71" PPC-6600 / PPC-6601 / XV6600 (HTC Harrier)\t.74" Treo 680\t.8" PPC-6700 / XV-6700 (HTC...

The nano is a thin device. Touch screen devices are not thin. It will be interesting what Apple will do with this. Mel, I'm sorry if you're getting upset with your posts. You quickly refuted my claim yet it's clear you haven't really...

But those are not devices. I made it clear that touch screen devices are thicker than regular screen devices, and you disagreed saying the film is very thin. So, again, where are these thin devices? For example, the Treo is not a...

mel, You claim that a touch screen only adds minimal thickness. Please link me to any "thin" device that has one. thx

It was so expensive because of fewer customers. The hardware color rollerball device was some serious bucks as well. That Silicon Color guy is a gifted programmer -- I caught one of this demonstrations and he said that he programs to...

Any touchscreen device requires more device thickness than a regular one. It will be interesting to see if they go for the thinner form instead. An Apple smartphone running mobile X will be great. I look forward to it.

A dual layer notebook DVD burner is $40, yet the MBP's don't have them. Some posters around here question the purchasing decisions of others, yet if the forthcoming MBP is significantly improved, why would someone drop $2500 on last...

Looking for higher resolution screen. This will work well with Leopard.