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ThisCharmingMan
01/04/09

In reply to The Alternative to the iPhone Pro
Does that thing fold over the touch screen? How do you take a call with something that intrusive?
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Voyou_Charmant
01/03/09

In reply to The Alternative to the iPhone Pro
This looks great. Me and my iPhone want a physical keyboard more than anything.
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frigg
01/03/09

In reply to The Alternative to the iPhone Pro
I like the idea of added components, as long as it didn't turn the thing into Frankenstein. I don't think I'd add a keyboard, but I'd add a pico-projector, an audio interface, and maybe a higher quality camera.
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morcheeba
01/02/09

In reply to The Alternative to the iPhone Pro
This makes it a tad awkward to hold open when talking on the phone (even if the keyboard folds all the way back). Also, you can no longer answer the phone with one hand.
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weatherman
01/03/09

@morcheeba: use the iPhone as a phone? For talking? Crazy, man! I have one and I didn't realize it could do that! Most of the time I just pull it out of my pocket and admire it, poke at it a few times (to make other people notice that I have it so they can admire it too) then place it gently back in my pocket.
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armendni
01/02/09

In reply to The Alternative to the iPhone Pro
I don't see why apple should be soooo against making a physical keyboard integrated into the Iphone "pro" or whatever? I've always felt Apple products are too Anorexic anyways. give it a solid feel slightly thicker design, with a great keyboard and I might actually consider buying my first apple product! bah!
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DeLarge
01/03/09

@armendni: Three words: International keyboard layouts.

English is not the only language in the world and the US is not the only country where the iPhone is sold.
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RobotVampire
01/03/09

@DeLarge: You're right, it's not possible to release different versions for different countries. Wouldn't want to Do the same thing as every other smartphone maker out there.
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ArleenCabango
01/03/09

@RobotVampire:

of course it is possible, but at what cost. Apple went with GSM to avoid having to make a US phone, UK phone etc.

not to mention that there could have been patent issues etc. to deal with. the whole slide out keyboard is not need and we know how folks love to sue Apple over sketchy patents, imagine how much someone would love to charge them an arm and a leg to license a patent to avoid the legal game of being sued.
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IN THE FACE!
01/03/09

@ArleenCabango: HTC doesn't seem to have too much trouble with it...

Now if MS would get off their ass and clean up windows mobile... (Don't get me wrong, I love windows mobile, but being that I am not a WM fanboi I can recognize there are problems with it.)

My personal interpretation of the resistance people have to a hardware kb on the iPhone is the same general fanboi reaction: "This came from the hand of Jobs, how can you question it by suggesting a kb?" (despite their convoluted claims about thickness, functionality, etc.)

But not being able to txt/email in landscape mode would put some hurt on the usefulness of a horiz slide/flip out kb...
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Voyou_Charmant
12/29/08

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Will gladly trade some of the slimness and the camera for a slideout keyboard. I like my iPhone, but I fucking hate the onscreen keyboard.

Did they photoshop copy/paste and MMS into that? Because that would make the whole concept totally unbelievable.
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strider_mt2k
12/29/08

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I like how it says "pro" but has a d-pad and A-B buttons.
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ThisCharmingMan
12/29/08

In reply to The Dream iPhone Pro
I don't necessarily think the keyboard is worth the extra size it'll add to the device. Everything else sounds great though.
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axed
12/28/08

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shortcomings: Apple OS
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IN THE FACE!
12/29/08

@axed: Are you prepared to die for your beliefs? If so I will stand with you brother.
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Mandatory_Field
12/28/08

In reply to The Dream iPhone Pro
I would find this form factor to be very interesting. Kind of a spiritual successor to the HP 620LX (one of which I still have kicking around somewhere, along with an original HP95LX) -- just much more functional. As far as expense goes, I spent ~$1,200 for the HP, which didn't have phone functionality. I'm not much of a gamer, so I'd be happy with a more expansive keyboard and no DS D-Pad.
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1 DVS BSTD-Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle
12/29/08

@Mandatory_Field:

:O 1200$!?
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Mandatory_Field
12/29/08

@Its off the Hizzle fo $hizzle My Dizzle: And check out the specs to see what you actually got for that much... Kids today are spoiled, I tell ya. :-)
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OGHowie
12/28/08

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I'd want everything except the real keyboard and extra thickness.
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IN THE FACE!
12/29/08

@OGHowie: Then get a Touch HD...
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Der182
12/28/08

In reply to The Dream iPhone Pro
You know what? They'll never put this into production. You know why? Because it was suggested by customers. Apple never takes into account what the customers have to say and think that "their" way of thinking is always the best not matter what.
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mruler360
12/28/08

@Der182: Of course they don't; if they did, Apple would have ditched the Mac OS Series ages ago and just made computers than ran Windows. Imagine, if the iPhone ran WinMo. Actually, just about anybody who frequents Gizmodo would understand Apple listened to the consumers on that occasion.
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12/29/08

@mruler360:

inexplicably devoted fan base + proprietary operating system = Profit!

Gee, I wonder why they listened?
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ocha
12/28/08

In reply to The Dream iPhone Pro
I got a nosebleed.

I am a fool. I would pay massive $ to own that if it was real.
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IN THE FACE!
12/29/08

@ocha: Yeah, me too, but only if I could run Android/WM7 on it...

*runs*
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gamecrazychris
12/28/08

In reply to The Dream iPhone Pro
You didn't photoshop the side of the case to include the slide out keyboard but other than that I like it. one other thing, why are there 2 cameras on the back?
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crash1105
12/29/08

@gamecrazychris: slide out is at the chrome bezel that second lens is a light sensor (I think)
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IN THE FACE!
12/29/08

@crash1105: I dunno if the manufacturing processes exist to make the screen/bezel that thin... Judging from the picture, that would be 2-3mm?

But I suppose that when the whole concept is fictitious why not shoot the moon, right?
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Tyler Sasaki
12/28/08

In reply to The Dream iPhone Pro
I like the picture of the camera on the back, but I don't think the current form factor would work with the slide out keyboard. Just my 2 cents.
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IN THE FACE!
12/29/08

@Tyler Sasaki: That's why it is the "current" form factor, not the future form factor...

You can't/shouldn't change this much in a design and expect all other aspects would remain the same. With a redesign of this magnitude there will always be trade-offs, and depending on price I'm sure there are plenty of people who would be willing to forgo the change in form factor for the added features.
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