My thoughts on the Keyboard

[shaggylive]

screen's are for output, and while it's handy to be ABLE to use them for input too, their primary funtion is output.

so it's got hdmi right.. like I really want to see a keyboard on my big tv...

[TheHoard]

Originally Posted by shaggylive

so it's got hdmi right.. like I really want to see a keyboard on my big tv...

Erm...I don't think their goal for including HDMI out was so you could see a giant keyboard on your HDTV.

I'm on the fence about a physical keyboard, but I must say this. I currently have an HTC Touch and it's been a great phone up until quite recently because the touch screen functionality is pretty much shot for some reason, though I don't know why. It's sustained no physical abuse at all. All of a sudden the touch screen became really unresponsive and completely out of alignment, no matter how many times I try to realign it. I've even tried a hard reset on the phone twice and it's just not fixable. The Evo is coming out just in time, because I'm due for an upgrade, and since my phone is no longer working correctly...

That said, because 95% of the Touch phone's functionality is tied directly to being able to use the touch screen, it's seriously crippled when the touch screen isn't working. Trying to type text messages has become so frustrating I've almost thrown it against the wall so many times the past few weeks. I think a physical keyboard would have been a welcome addition to the Evo, but like someone mentioned already, it would increase the weight and size of the phone and for some (not me) that may be a deal breaker. It would be nice to not have to touch the screen for all your typing needs, and I too am a little OCD about fingerprints, and this thing is going to be a magnet for those. Maybe they'll release an updated model in the future with an included keyboard if demand is high enough. Especially if they see how many people aren't willing to leave their Touch Pro 2 behind because of that reason.