I realise this in no way answers your question, but this mini bluetooth keyboard<br><a href="http://www.freedominput.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=30" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.freedominput.com/mainsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=30
</a><br>seems similar in size to what you get on communicator-style phones of which you speak.<br><br>It
would certainly be no good for "walking and typing" (although it comes
with some kind of dubious phone clip/rest) but it could probably fit
comfortably in your pocket with the Neo and be used when sitting.
<br><br>It's cheap, I think it's made in China and sold rebranded
across the world It's easy to find through google/ebay. Here's one
pretty in depth, positive review:<br><a href="http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=725" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
http://www.pocketnow.com/index.php?a=portal_detail&t=reviews&id=725</a><br><br>With
regards to things like a built in keyboard and the rest, I'm personally
hoping that in the coming years we'll see a whole variety of different
physical configurations of these phones (all with the ultra-high res
screen of course :-) ), one to suit every need, and all running the
fantastic OpenMoko platform.
<br><span class="sg"><br>Justyn.</span><br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/01/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Carlo E. Prelz</b> <<a href="mailto:fluido@fluido.as">fluido@fluido.as</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Subject: OpenMoko ON the iPhone<br> Date: Fri 12 Jan 07 10:19:36AM +0000<br><br>But I am used to have a phone with QWERTY keyboard together with a<br>touchscreen (currently, a treo 650). There are lots of cute models
<br>around which sport a keyboard, from the Motorola Q, to the Nokia E61,<br>to this new Samsung model (SCH-i760) which can be seen on a page on<br><a href="http://mobile-review.com">mobile-review.com</a> whose URL was posted yesterday on this list. Or even
<br>the Sharp PV-200 (AKA T-Mobile Sidekick 3). I am used to write SMS<br>messages with my thumbs while walking. I hated palm graffiti - way too<br>many errors: writing was painfully slow. And if, as I expect, text<br>input on the neo will be from a virtual keyboard on the touchscreen,
<br>with a stylus, walking and typing will simply not be possible.<br><br>My question is: are there plans for FIC to produce a QWERTY keyboard<br>model with native openmoko? (Possibly with wifi in place of gps, and<br>with real mini-sd instead of micro-sd - but these are my personal
<br>preferences) No matter if the phone comes to be somewhat larger!<br><br>Carlo<br><br>--<br> * Se la Strada e la sua Virtu' non fossero state messe da parte,<br>* K * Carlo E. Prelz - <a href="mailto:fluido@fluido.as">
fluido@fluido.as</a> che bisogno ci sarebbe<br> * di parlare tanto di amore e di rettitudine? (Chuang-Tzu)<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>OpenMoko community mailing list
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