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[GunPei2X]

Fair enough, should suit the type of typing you would do on such a small device. Bluetooth for the rest.

[God Ginrai]

totally off topic for a minute

After all if you are a hunt and peck typist does it even matter what the layout is?

I prefer the term 'Columbus typist', ie discover and land

Wouldn't that be more along the lines of: "run into something you weren't expecting. Rape, steal and enslave"?

-God Ginrai

Edited by God Ginrai, 21 November 2008 - 08:33 PM.

[fusion_power]

They keys are very similar to keys on a mobile phone.

Also similar to keys on top end remote controls.

There are reasons why it's all one piece:

Price, ease of assembly/disassembily, speed, easy replacements & reliability.

This can be good or this can be bad. My Nokia 6310 Mobile has very good Keys, hard and solid and you can't destroy the printing with your fingers...my old Alcatel Mobile had cheap rubber keys where the printing vanishes.
And onto my TV Remote there is no more labeling onto the Rubber Keys Maybe I have Acid sweat but the Remote definitely looked different when it was new.
So I really hope the Pandora Keys will be real "top end", I don't need a "DAS KEYBOARD" Pandora after half a Year of heavy Usage.

[aliking]

They keys are very similar to keys on a mobile phone.

Also similar to keys on top end remote controls.

There are reasons why it's all one piece:

Price, ease of assembly/disassembily, speed, easy replacements & reliability.

This can be good or this can be bad. My Nokia 6310 Mobile has very good Keys, hard and solid and you can't destroy the printing with your fingers...my old Alcatel Mobile had cheap rubber keys where the printing vanishes.
And onto my TV Remote there is no more labeling onto the Rubber Keys Maybe I have Acid sweat but the Remote definitely looked different when it was new.
So I really hope the Pandora Keys will be real "top end", I don't need a "DAS KEYBOARD" Pandora after half a Year of heavy Usage.

At this point I have tons of faith in any design decisions the team make, it's beyond question that they care that the keyboard will be good, and that they'll get it right. But I was curious about what the keyboard could be like and did some research.

This and particularly this make interesting reading.

These kind of keyboards have come on a long way since what I was imagining. There is a lot of control over different aspects of the tactile response and there are a number of ways to avoid the printing being rubbed off. Apparently new technologies for improved legend life are all the buzz in the world of rubber keypads.

[mazza558]

I have a similar question:

- Will the keys be tough to press (like Sony Ericsson phones) with a distinctive click when pressed, or will they be easy to press/push down (with no click)?

Edited by mazza558, 25 November 2008 - 07:46 PM.

[mali]

I have a similar question:

- Will the keys be tough to press (like Sony Ericsson phones) with a distinctive click when pressed, or will they be easy to press/push down (with no click)?

I'd say the latter. Mobile phones usually use metal instead of rubber.

[Bramrash]

I think i'd prefer there to be a click. It would make it more like a real keyboard.


Oh, and for mali: http://www.urbandict...e.php?term=plox

I dunno why I didn't just put plox into google in the first place...


EDIT: Is the keyboard going to have spaces between the buttons/keys or not? Different renders show different designs.

Edited by Bramrash, 25 November 2008 - 08:39 PM.

[Chip]

Is the keyboard going to have spaces between the buttons/keys or not? Different renders show different designs.

It will be more like the latest render.

[Bramrash]

Cool, I prefer that way.....it does look fit doesn't it...

[mazza558]

Is the keyboard going to have spaces between the buttons/keys or not? Different renders show different designs.

It will be more like the latest render.

How old is that render?

[mali]

Oh, and for mali: http://www.urbandict...e.php?term=plox

I dunno why I didn't just put plox into google in the first place...

Well, spotted
*me feeling retarded*

[Chip]

It will be more like the latest render.

How old is that render?

It's from May, I believe. There have not been any significant changes to the physical design since then, so I do not believe any newer renders were made.

[nikkopt]

I have a similar question:

- Will the keys be tough to press (like Sony Ericsson phones) with a distinctive click when pressed, or will they be easy to press/push down (with no click)?

No click.. you will feel the rubber bending as you press the key, like in a normal TV remote control.. but the buttons will have special "plastic-like" top.. which is nice

I think i'd prefer there to be a click. It would make it more like a real keyboard.

as far as i know.. the majority of PC keyboards use a rubber mat too, producing no such sound the sound you hear is the plastic/metal "thingy" that is holding each key, which is a little loose. You don't even have to press the keys to hear it.. just pass you palm over them

[km2783]

the "latest render" looks a lot like the keys on my G1, which while plastic are a dream to type on. Very speedy.

[Bramrash]

What I meant is that I want there to be a noticable point where it counts as being pressed. Not for it to be like a mouse button.