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    Image of frigg frigg
    02/17/09

    In reply to How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone
    I've gotten used to my Nuvi requiring multiple touches to get it to respond. But while it's perfectly acceptable to tolerate an unresponsive GPS screen while swerving in rush hour traffic, there's no way I would accept a laggy phone.
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    Image of Xentrax Xentrax
    02/17/09

    In reply to How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone
    The first thing I did with my Samsung Omnia was switching from Samsung Widgets Today screen to "Samsung 1" Today screen. The second thing was to disable "Large Start Menu" and that almost solved touch screen lags.


    Why does Samsung enable these things by default - I don't know... I'm afraid most of the users will not change these settings.


    Fortunately (and unlike _simple_ phones), Windows Mobile allows to change Today screen and even without any 3rd party software it is possible to have good Today screen in Samsung Omnia.

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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/17/09

    @Xentrax:


    Today 1 is indeed a viable alternative, and if you ask me, a bit more practical for daily use that the TouchWiz interface.

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    Image of jchabotte jchabotte
    02/17/09

    In reply to How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone
    I have the new Samsung Omnia. And large fingers.. (ask my wife!). And i haven't had any of the problems exhibited in the video above.


    Side widget bar opens up just fine for me (you have to slide it open, not just touch it, the user in the video apparently doesn't know this), and i don't have a problem with any real lag. The only problem i have with this phone as far as lag is concerned is opening up the camera. Pressing the camera button button quickly takes me to the photos first, but i have to press and hold it again to get to the actual camera, i'd rather have that reversed as having a two year old son, you only get a few seconds to get those "Kodak" moments.

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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    02/17/09

    @jchabotte: The "user" is the official Samsung demo dude, so he knows how it works perfectly. The same behavior is exhibited by the rest of the phones too. Everything we tried. Do we all have defective fingers?
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    02/17/09

    In reply to How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone
    You make a great point, Jesus.


    I LOVE my i910 Omnia, but I fully acknowledge that you have to tinker and tweak a little to get it "right".


    I'm also in the minority as a geek/enthusiast.


    Samsung should be making their touchscreen phones much better than they are because your average consumer just wants it to be right STRAIGHT OUT OF THE BOX!

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    Image of Sockatume Sockatume
    02/17/09

    In reply to How Not To Make a Touchscreen Phone
    It's resistive touchscreens, basically. They're a pain in the arse versus capacitive. Unfortunately few media outlets seem to keep track of which handsets have which, except for the occasional mention of multi-touch (which is generally available on capacitive screens only).
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    Image of Jesus Diaz Jesus Diaz
    02/17/09

    @Sockatume: AFAIK, the touch and the omnia are capacitive. Or so i was told.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/12/08

    In reply to Flip MinoHD Lightning Review (So Easy, a Caveman Can Do It)
    Sorry, but the PC police in me must reiterate that they prefer to be called Neanderthal-Americans. Insensitive swine.
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    11/12/08

    In reply to Flip MinoHD Lightning Review (So Easy, a Caveman Can Do It)
    Not cool, Gizmodo. NOT COOL!
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    Image of pdditty pdditty
    11/12/08

    In reply to Flip MinoHD Lightning Review (So Easy, a Caveman Can Do It)
    Just some constructive criticism Benny...at the beginning of the video you looked and sounded like you just woke up to do this review. As the vid started to play some more you got into the flow of things. Thought I just mentioned it you...Nice kicks by the bed!
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    Image of Benny Goldman Benny Goldman
    11/12/08

    @pdditty: That's because I did just wake up! UPS delivery for 7:00 AM is a blessing and a curse.
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