<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">While I don't agree with several points in your post, I'll just point out some that have been refuted in the past.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>microSD is a format that has been up and coming for years, and it is extremely popular as a phone storage format. I think that taking up valuable space with a full SD card would merely be a waste of space, as there is little to be gained here.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Regarding the camera, there have been several people who have pointed out that cameras are not welcome in many places, and the number of people who would rather not have a camera on their phone is surprisingly large. Of course it applies the other way too, as there are many people who are very vocal about their desire for a camera with an ever-increasing MP count. As someone who actually does photography as a hobby, I find myself in the former category due to the eternally abysmal performance of cameras small enough to fit in a phone.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>The one point that I do agree on however is the presence of a volume switch. It seems to me that no matter how easy it is to adjust the volume on a device, nothing beats having a hardware volume button for those situations when you need to silence a device quickly. Something that you can reach into your pocket and find instinctively (despite embarrassment, as the case may be) seems to be very important, especially on a phone. However, I think for maximum effect the layout of the neo should stay uncluttered. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I am a big fan of the interface that the neo has. Perhaps this is because I do not use my phone for writing emails and SMS very often. But the neo will give me much versatility to use the device for tasks which I find useful (mobile sensor interfacing, most likely), and not clutter the device with things I don't necessarily need all the time (keyboard).</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>cheers,<BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>--<B style="font-weight: bold; "></B></DIV><DIV><B style="font-weight: bold; "><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></B></DIV><DIV><B style="font-weight: bold; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Wer nicht vor</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">w</SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">ärts geht, der kommt zurücke.</SPAN></B></DIV><DIV><SPAN class="Apple-style-span">-Goethe,<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN><I style="font-style: italic; "><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Hermann und Dorothea</SPAN></I></SPAN></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Jun 11, 2007, at 12:00 PM, <A href="mailto:neo1973-hardware-request@lists.openmoko.org">neo1973-hardware-request@lists.openmoko.org</A> wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><FONT face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica"><B>Concern for usability and ergonomics</B></FONT></DIV> </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>