The guy in the video near the end makes a point about not jumping out of your app if you get a text message or want to change music. He mentioned using a notification tray and then being able to hit the back button to go wherever you were.
Looks like it's handled much more effectively. Though I don't know about OS4, current notifications are not well handled.
EDIT: I should say I dont really like the sound of a tray, as it makes me think of Windows, but I just really hate how text messages get in the way when you're doing something else.
I remember after the iPad was demoed that some people were complaining that a 10" screen was to big, that a 5-7" screen would be the sweet spot. I guess we will see how popular this size is. I could see this as a good fit for someone who needs a tablet but maybe casual phone use or is constantly using a blue tooth earpiece anyway.
I think what will hamper this puppy's success will be the software. Dell is not exactly known for software development and are actually frackin brutal about not providing software upgrades or updates. Just ask some axiom owners.
My Polish Crystal ball says Dell Streak dead in six months. MY real ball says Taco Bell can also cause 5" streaks.
Kevin Andrew really just parrots Steve Jobs at the beginning of the interview when he talks about what consumers want. He also takes a long time to answer the first question about what he uses the device for, meandering to talk about Android and the device design. He seems to have his own agenda on what he needs to say, and is anxious to make sure he gets it out there. Things get better when he starts the demo, but he tries to make some things sound great when really they work just as you'd hope they would (when I click on a Facebook contact's name, should I be surprised when it jumps to their info?).
Overall, I think this is one of those devices you really just need to see yourself to pass judgement on.
I agree!
A lot of acceptance will depend on specs (not features) and pricing (including contract, if any)
I liked the demo-- it appeared to perform quite well, and as function as expected.
The target market is odd though. It appears to be aimed at somewhere between a smart phone and a netbook, or between a smart phone and an iPad-size tablet.
When Apple releases its next version of the Touch, I fully expect it to sport a screen ranging between 5 inches and 7 inches but with no increase in price. All Apple has to do is skip upping the memory in the device to cover the extra cost of a larger screen. Making the device larger will also allow for a bigger battery.
Once Apple does this, the competition will have nowhere to go in responding to Apple's offerings.
Seems to me, also, that such a unit would offer more competition than the iPad for dedicated e-readers.
The void filled by the Touch going in this new direction could be covered by modestly increasing the screen size of the next Nano.
Colossal morons, producing something that can't serve well as either a smart phone or a reader/tablet device, who will buy this crap instead of the ipad, a dedicated ereader, a smart phone, or a netbook?
Sometimes I think these smart people in all these tech companies, are basically really clever geeky morons...and you can tell...
That said I think it has also a lot to do with apple kicking their ass in terms of the price of the ipad, and not being able to come up with any cheap knock off for the same price, as they do in the pc business, As soon as read the ipad prices and the announcement of acer that they e out of the game it was evident the ipad would not have a competitor any time soon, and so far it's been either vapourware or crap like this ...
After watching this video I am impressed by what a strange way this is to disclose a new product (most are calling it an "announcement," but is that really what it is?). You hardly get to see the way the product works, except at a distance. Few specs. No price. To be sold first in the UK? Why? Oddly, in the closeup image at the bottom of the page, the screen is entirely black. But we do find out it comes packaged in compostable bamboo, which is important.
If the product works the way Dell says it does, then I can see a market for it -- maybe. But something is weird about the entire way they've gone about introducing it to the public. It seems so half-hearted. Or half-baked. Maybe both.
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There ain't nothing there!!!!!!!!!!!!
sorry but 5 inches is not a tablet.
According to my wife it's not even a good start.
I haven't had a five-inch streak since Chi-Chi's went out of business.
Looks like it's handled much more effectively. Though I don't know about OS4, current notifications are not well handled.
EDIT: I should say I dont really like the sound of a tray, as it makes me think of Windows, but I just really hate how text messages get in the way when you're doing something else.
.....it's perfect for when you have a big call to make.
I think what will hamper this puppy's success will be the software. Dell is not exactly known for software development and are actually frackin brutal about not providing software upgrades or updates. Just ask some axiom owners.
My Polish Crystal ball says Dell Streak dead in six months. MY real ball says Taco Bell can also cause 5" streaks.
The usual thought provoking positive posts...
How about someone holds one in their hands before blasting it because it's the train to jump on at the moment.
But it's more fun that way!
PS: Welcome to AI.
Kevin Andrew really just parrots Steve Jobs at the beginning of the interview when he talks about what consumers want. He also takes a long time to answer the first question about what he uses the device for, meandering to talk about Android and the device design. He seems to have his own agenda on what he needs to say, and is anxious to make sure he gets it out there. Things get better when he starts the demo, but he tries to make some things sound great when really they work just as you'd hope they would (when I click on a Facebook contact's name, should I be surprised when it jumps to their info?).
Overall, I think this is one of those devices you really just need to see yourself to pass judgement on.
I agree!
A lot of acceptance will depend on specs (not features) and pricing (including contract, if any)
I liked the demo-- it appeared to perform quite well, and as function as expected.
The target market is odd though. It appears to be aimed at somewhere between a smart phone and a netbook, or between a smart phone and an iPad-size tablet.
I don't know if that is a sustainable market!
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Once Apple does this, the competition will have nowhere to go in responding to Apple's offerings.
Seems to me, also, that such a unit would offer more competition than the iPad for dedicated e-readers.
The void filled by the Touch going in this new direction could be covered by modestly increasing the screen size of the next Nano.
...it's perfect for when you have a big call to make.
Sometimes I think these smart people in all these tech companies, are basically really clever geeky morons...and you can tell...
That said I think it has also a lot to do with apple kicking their ass in terms of the price of the ipad, and not being able to come up with any cheap knock off for the same price, as they do in the pc business, As soon as read the ipad prices and the announcement of acer that they e out of the game it was evident the ipad would not have a competitor any time soon, and so far it's been either vapourware or crap like this ...
Step 1: Go to Wordpress.com
Step 2: Register
Step 3: Congratulations you are a "chief blogger" with all the journalistic exemptions, and your room is officially a news room.
Let the crime wave begin.
I think what really cracks me up is that the product was announced on a blog!
Newsworthy enough? Not really - no press conference - no big developer's conference to show it off - Nada! - except a blog by the "chief blogger"...
Let's see:
Apprentice Blogger
Blogger
Chief Blogger
What's next?
Master Blogger
of course!
And one step above Master Blogger:
Analyst
If the product works the way Dell says it does, then I can see a market for it -- maybe. But something is weird about the entire way they've gone about introducing it to the public. It seems so half-hearted. Or half-baked. Maybe both.