http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/ Engadget Comments for Eyes on with T-Mobile's MDA Compact IV http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
But heck I like the sound of it! ]]>Mar 4th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Yeah, no physical keyboard/keypad of any kind == not interested.

Prefer a side-slide qwerty or a suretype, at that. But, at the bare minimum, a POTS keypad with something like T9.

Virtual keyboard/keypad only == no thanks.]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
you're kidding right??! This is smartphone? so no touchscreen! wtf!?
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Germany and the UK use MDA for EVERYTHING. Such as my MDA Vario III, the same hardware as the TyTN II and Tilt.

The Compact series have always been touch screen only, no hardware keypad or anything]]>Mar 4th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
That's not the case.

I have an MDA Compact either I or II, and it has a hard keypad that slides out from under the phone.]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
But I have to say, engadget should specify at the top that in Europe the MDA line is smartphones AND pocket PCs, rather than just smartphones.

So a hardware keyboard is not as important ;)]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=t-mobile+mda+compact&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
The Vario I, II and III have slide out QWERTY keyboards...

although america might be different...]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
thank you, that's what I thought]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/should have been Speicher ;) ]]>Mar 4th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
Thank you.]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 4:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
In short, it looks like a Shadow. with a bigger screen. PUH-LEEZE....this is what they're hoping to gain market share with in 3G here in the US ? With the iPhone 3G now rumored for May ?

Wake up TMO..I've been with you for 9 years ( someone say Omnipoint in the house ), but if this is your idea of 3G....sign me up SteveJo....it figures that after 4+ months of silence since the Shadow being delivered, would come to something this cheesy being displayed, much less, announced.

]]>Mar 4th 2008 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
4Gb flash - Uh, at least one comes with 16Gb now, and there's these things...they're called uSD's....everyone can have 4Gb.

VGA - Yawn ( how big is the screen again ? )

GPS - Ok, I'll give you that one.

TouchScreen - I didn't see that in the article ? Where did YOU read that ?

WiFi - As if it'd be allowed to NOT come with it.

What we're looking at here people is essentially an updated Dual Touch Cruise. Hint: Some people want built-in keyboards for faster input. Touch screen is ok for navigation, but after using stylus input for over 12 years on everything from a Palm Pilot ( yes you heard right ) to an MDA III ( G_d I hated having to import that over ), I think I'm due for something that has a reasonable keyboard.

TMobile should've released something like the HTC TyTn or TyTn II here in the U.S.. Longtime customers are fed up with TMO offering the Least Common Denominator smartphones ( SDA ) and runt of the litter ( TMO Wing ) PDA phones. It's time they realized that has the talk plans become ubiquitous, that their bread and butter will come from data plans and the handsets that support their data services.
Anyone can buy a handset that will give them unlimited talk time now for around $100/mo.

So yeah, after 9 years as a TMO ( can you say Omnipoint ) customer, I think it's high time they brought a "decent" PDA Phone to the U.S.]]>Mar 5th 2008 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 7:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/heheheheh.... "Mit neuestem Microsoft Betreibssystem"

So, in the US where we would say "Microsoft OS", in Germany they say "Microsoft BS"??? :-) I'm gonna be giggling all day.]]>Mar 4th 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 3:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/meizu-m8-mini-one-vs-iphone-fight/)]]>Mar 4th 2008 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
You're still wrong about the MDA, but I'll up rank you, regardless. Congrats.]]>Mar 4th 2008 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 4th 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/
You're still wrong about the MDA, but I'll up rank you, regardless.]]>Mar 4th 2008 8:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 5th 2008 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/04/eyes-on-with-t-mobiles-mda-compact-iv/Mar 5th 2008 9:26AM