Thanks all for the feedback!, overall its sounds like a neutral feedback on usability vs look 'n feel.
I also recently read about HTC Touch HD, which is supposed to be a killer phone!....in all sense... size, price included. Cheers, Rony On 2/6/09, John Chin <jc...@acm.org> wrote: > > A usability testing firm, User Centeric, did report the issues surrounding > touch screen keyboards, > specifically regarding the iPhone. Their empirical study results were > reported > at a New Jersey Usabilty Professional Association presentation last year. > Here's a link to their website discussing their results comparing hardkey > vs. iPhone's softkey > error rates. > > > http://www.usercentric.com/about/news_item.php?m_id=4&s_id=4&q_id=4&id=15&year=2007 > > I have been using a Blackberry Storm for a few weeks now. > I would agree with previous remarks about the touch screen keyboard > performance as well as > the errors. > > Some delays in response time from the touch screen keys and buttons can be > annoying. > There is a learning curve and you are forced to type slower (when doing a > speed/accuracy tradeoff). > I had a hard time figuring out how to "hide" the keyboard because there was > no > explicit button that I could easily locate using the touch screen > until I discovered by accident a gesture that would "hide" the keyboard. > It may be documented somewhere but I'll have to admit that I tend not to > read the documentation unless it is absolutely necessary. > > I did find out about another touch screen smart phone by Samsung Omnia that > improved upon > the other designs by having an explicit hide button for the keyboard was > well. > The keyboard "buzzes" after each key press as a feedback mechanism. > > I have no association with sales, servicing, development or evaluation of > these products. > > Yours, > John > > On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Tami <tami...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I have the Storm and to be honest, I had buyer's remorse for the > > first week or two. I've had it for a little over a month now and > > love it. There is a definite learning curve to using the keyboard and > > touchscreen. > > > > I like the feel of pushing the screen like a button however, I've > > found that I cannot type with one hand. I need to turn it sideways to > > get the full keyboard and use two thumbs to hit the keys just right. > > The keys, by the way, light up before you push on them so that helps > > with the visual feedback so I catch myself starting to hit the wrong > > key before I push down. > > > > I design phone web apps from time to time and had the chance to work > > with the iPhone and the new Google phone. All three touchscreens are > > great phones, but Google has some kinks to work out (although I love > > the fact the keyboard slides out). Blackberry just needs to start > > enabling JavaScript as a standard and that would make my life so much > > easier. > > > > I hope that helps! > > Tami > > > > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > > Posted from the new ixda.org > > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=38144 > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > > > > -- > John Chin > User Experience Professional > jc...@acm.org > http://www.johnpchin.com > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
