Universal Case 5-1 System for Slider Keyboard Phones

[existence]

Have prototype for new type of case that will make the Hermes and other similar slider keyboard PDAs much more useful.

If you were to use your device to everything from sms, email, music, phone etc., where would you want to place it on your body for optimal utility?

Is removing the case while charging a major issue for you?

Which is more important to you form, function or both?

If you had a choice between landscape and portrait modes for your device, which would you choose.

How often do you use the slider keyboard?
Do you use your finger mor than the stylus?

How often do you charge the device? Do you use the extended battery? How many spare batteries do you have for device?
If more than one and is extended, which battery do you use as your primary?

Cannot give much info now, because of R&D and Utility Patent process, however, you are going to want this. Will post more soon with some pics.

[seq2albert]

Have prototype for new type of case that will make the Hermes and other similar slider keyboard PDAs much more useful.

If you were to use your device to everything from sms, email, music, phone etc., where would you want to place it on your body for optimal utility?
albert: in a pouch. (currently using the Crumpler Thirsty (L))

Is removing the case while charging a major issue for you?
albert: Yes.

If you had a choice between landscape and portrait modes for your device, which would you choose.
albert: both.

How often do you use the slider keyboard?
albert: very often.

How often do you charge the device? Do you use the extended battery? How many spare batteries do you have for device? I have 3.
albert: Charging it everynight with timer. I've 2 original batteries.

Cannot give much info now, because of R&D and Utility Patent process, however, you are going to want this. Will post more soon with some pics.

[existence]

Have prototype for new type of case that will make the Hermes and other similar slider keyboard PDAs much more useful.

If you were to use your device to everything from sms, email, music, phone etc., where would you want to place it on your body for optimal utility?
albert: in a pouch. (currently using the Crumpler Thirsty (L))

Is removing the case while charging a major issue for you?
albert: Yes.

If you had a choice between landscape and portrait modes for your device, which would you choose.
albert: both.

How often do you use the slider keyboard?
albert: very often.

How often do you charge the device? Do you use the extended battery? How many spare batteries do you have for device? I have 3.
albert: Charging it everynight with timer. I've 2 original batteries.

Cannot give much info now, because of R&D and Utility Patent process, however, you are going to want this. Will post more soon with some pics.

Thanks for responding.

[fun_key]

If you were to use your device to everything from sms, email, music, phone etc., where would you want to place it on your body for optimal utility?

It in my right pocket

Is removing the case while charging a major issue for you?

Yes

If you had a choice between landscape and portrait modes for your device, which would you choose.

Both, depend on what I am doing with my device

How often do you use the slider keyboard?

Only when I have many things to type; like email, sms, surfing, ... so, this is quite often

How often do you charge the device? Do you use the extended battery? How many spare batteries do you have for device? I have 3.

Every 2-3 nights, I have no spare battery

[existence]

Thanks for the info.

[Lurker0]

1. I prefer a holster on the belt, under left hand. Using one from Petek now.

2. Yes.

3. Mostly portrait, but in rare cases when I need lansdcape I need it immediatelly and now.

4. Rare and see 3.

5. Charge every night. Have no a spare battery and I'd better avoid them at all.

[existence]

1. I prefer a holster on the belt, under left hand. Using one from Petek now.

2. Yes.

3. Mostly portrait, but in rare cases when I need lansdcape I need it immediatelly and now.

4. Rare and see 3.

5. Charge every night. Have no a spare battery and I'd better avoid them at all.


Thanks

What was the deciding factor in selecting the Hermes as your device? Superior features such as UMTS, BT 2.0, etc.?

[Lurker0]

Superior features such as UMTS, BT 2.0, etc.?There is no 3G here, and BT2.0 with MS stack is quite useless for me (I don't need stereo via BT too).

TyTN replaced my good old SonyEricsson P800. For my use P990 can't even do what P800 did for me. I switched to TyTN because there is software for it that I need, it has outstanding number of buttons, incl. the wheel, for one-hand use, and hardware keyboard that I also need, having even smaller size than P800. I'd get Wizard a year ago if it had the wheel and same set of buttons that Hermes has, though I appreciate Hermes CPU performance too.

By the way, speaking about cases.... I had Piel Frama case for my P800 for more than a year. Then I realized that I feel its (or any other case) inconvenience, but the level of protection is quite useless for me. Then I came to a strap and a horizontal holster with simple leather loops that 100% protect it from falling from the belt. IMHO it is more secure than all these belt clips.

After I fixed the holster at the left side (which was possible because Petek model is universal and has no holes for connectors) I don't stop wondering why right handed people put holsters to the right, and manufacturers design them as such! IMHO phones (and TyTN as one) is designed to be used in the left hand, to use right hand only rarely, to touch buttons, for keyboards and handwriting. After that, most of cases and holsters are no go for me because they are hard to carry at the left side.

[existence]

There is no 3G here, and BT2.0 with MS stack is quite useless for me (I don't need stereo via BT too).

TyTN replaced my good old SonyEricsson P800. For my use P990 can't even do what P800 did for me. I switched to TyTN because there is software for it that I need, it has outstanding number of buttons, incl. the wheel, for one-hand use, and hardware keyboard that I also need, having even smaller size than P800. I'd get Wizard a year ago if it had the wheel and same set of buttons that Hermes has, though I appreciate Hermes CPU performance too.

By the way, speaking about cases.... I had Piel Frama case for my P800 for more than a year. Then I realized that I feel its (or any other case) inconvenience, but the level of protection is quite useless for me. Then I came to a strap and a horizontal holster with simple leather loops that 100% protect it from falling from the belt. IMHO it is more secure than all these belt clips.

After I fixed the holster at the left side (which was possible because Petek model is universal and has no holes for connectors) I don't stop wondering why right handed people put holsters to the right, and manufacturers design them as such! IMHO phones (and TyTN as one) is designed to be used in the left hand, to use right hand only rarely, to touch buttons, for keyboards and handwriting. After that, most of cases and holsters are no go for me because they are hard to carry at the left side.

Thanks for the info. It is very useful. Will check out your existing holster case and see how it is configured. Yeah, what comes around goes around, the jog wheel is back until people complain about not having a slider. Sorry about the 3G. However, welcome to the Windows Mobile Community.

[Lurker0]

It's quite simple but of good quality leather:
http://www.telephone.ru/images/goods/7483_p_4.jpg
Model 1657-G. Manufacturer's web is www.petek1855.com.

You need to think about overquoting!

[existence]

Thanks for the pic and link.

[totallytechie]

Have prototype for new type of case that will make the Hermes and other similar slider keyboard PDAs much more useful.

If you were to use your device to everything from sms, email, music, phone etc., where would you want to place it on your body for optimal utility?

TT: Left forearm, a la Leela from Futurama. (Yes I know it's geeky, but you asked)

Is removing the case while charging a major issue for you?

TT: Nope. It goes on the bedside table when I go to sleep, which is when I charge it. Some kind of cradle I could drop it into and charge then pick up in the morning would be handy though.

Which is more important to you form, function or both?

TT: Function is more important [ see above :-) ], but form is not unimportant.

If you had a choice between landscape and portrait modes for your device, which would you choose.

TT: Varies according to use. If I'm sitting somewhere browsing the internet or reading mail then landscape. If I get a call as I'm walking around, then portrait.

How often do you use the slider keyboard?
Do you use your finger mor than the stylus?

TT: I'm using the keyboard more and more for serious text input as I use the device more for email. Mind you this is the first device I've been able to send mail from over the air. Quick input I generally use the soft input panel. It's getting rarer that I use the stylus now; more my finger when necessary.

How often do you charge the device? Do you use the extended battery? How many spare batteries do you have for device?
If more than one and is extended, which battery do you use as your primary?

TT: Charged every night. There's an extended battery? Don't think I'd need one; power doesn't go below 50% in one day even with heavy use.

Cannot give much info now, because of R&D and Utility Patent process, however, you are going to want this. Will post more soon with some pics.

TT: Look forward to it.

[existence]

Thanks for your response. I assumed there was an extended battery for this phone like other HTC slider models. I have an XV6700, which has an extended battery. Sounds like you are getting great battery life. When people started carrying around the first portable cellphones such as the Motorola Brick and the forgotten bag transportable, those went from geek to chic. It is a matter of perception.