The first half of this video shows the new interface for Nokia's X3 phone, which combines a physical keypad with a touchscreen, and it looks like they've done a nice job incorporating touch. The second half of the video goes over the object's physical form.
(By the by, it's been suggested that this video is trying to follow the Apple style of product videos, but frankly I don't think it's an apt comparison.)
I especially like the low-framerate transitions and the way that on-screen buttons depress when you touch them to scroll, that's not confusing at all.
I understand why some people prefer hardware qwerty keyboards, but I don't think anyone's arguing that a physical numerical keypad is better for typing than an on-screen keyboard.
Sure, it's a very nice bit of industrial design, but the interaction design looks very disappointing. Nokia used to be way ahead of the competition in this respect, but they've fallen so far behind.
I thought Palm did a pretty good with it's two latest phones on the whole keyboard/touchscreen duo.
Even better with the Pixi, despite the hardware limitations from it's big brother.
Agreed. Nokia is stuck in a paradigm that flows from faulty assumptions about where the world is going in terms of hardware. Until that changes, they will keep chugging out failed hardware and software designs.
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I understand why some people prefer hardware qwerty keyboards, but I don't think anyone's arguing that a physical numerical keypad is better for typing than an on-screen keyboard.
Sure, it's a very nice bit of industrial design, but the interaction design looks very disappointing. Nokia used to be way ahead of the competition in this respect, but they've fallen so far behind.
Even better with the Pixi, despite the hardware limitations from it's big brother.