Finding news about all tech got a little harder for a few days,not only UMPC news, but i’ll serve you! ![]()
The Age published a nice eo review. It doesn’t say anything new or giving benches etc, but gives you a good, complete idea (not too boo!’ing, not too Wow!’ing) about eo without stretching out. Underlining all the bad things and the good things.
Safely back inside, we discovered Origami’s main new usability feature is Dial Keys - an on-screen QWERTY keyboard split in two, each half fanning out from the bottom corners of the screen.
It allows you to hold the v7110 in both hands and type with your thumbs, which is a horrible user experience until you realise it only responds to the tips of your thumbnails rather than the fleshy pad of your thumb.
Of course, this severely shortens the reach of your thumbs, making it quite awkward to reach the keys furthest from the corners.
We found resting the v7110 on a tabletop and typing with the tips of our index fingers much easier. After a few minutes, you start to get the hang of it - it’s faster than using the stylus to press buttons on the virtual keyboard and more reliable than the handwriting recognition for beginners.