http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/ Engadget Comments for Video: Samsung's Alias 2 dynamic E-Ink keypad in action 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/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
The e-ink seems completely unnecessary. Why not a regular pad with the numbers written vertically upright and when it opens in flip phone factor, those keys have priority, but when you open it in texting factor, you have to Fn to get the number keys and the alpha keys have priority. It might be cool if you have complete control over key arrangement or if you can assign launch keys to anything, and at that, it'd be cooler on a smartphone.]]>May 8th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
Has anyone noticed that they backlit a E-INK display. I thought that was impossible. Why wasn't that pointed out? If it is genuinely the first backlit e-ink display then that alone should be news. ]]>May 8th 2009 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_7T4EMKby0#t=1m2s

Thanks to the people below.]]>May 8th 2009 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/Related: Why is it American phones are so ugly and lacking actual quality features such as 5MP auto focus camera, radio etc?]]>May 8th 2009 5:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
I agree America has massive of tech companies who are innovative but when it comes to Mobile Phones you seem to always produce or sell ugly or low tech phones (Motorola razor yes every other NO, Iphone Excellent camera rubbish unless it has a 5 megapixel??) the rest of the world is years ahead I blame the American Mobile phone companies because they use different data bands (god the are awkward the dictate what you can have)

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Why not reading what you're replying to and paying more attention next time before posting, instead?]]>May 8th 2009 5:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
Get off our planet, please.]]>May 8th 2009 6:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 6:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
Are you kidding me? First phone with a dynamically changing e-ink keypad and she is blabbering about themes and ring tones?]]>May 8th 2009 6:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 6:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 6:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
What bothers me is your use of the word 'obvious'. I'd say the only obvious thing here is that you don't know what a QWERTY keyboard is.]]>May 8th 2009 10:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
Some god features she did explain, but come on... (Im sure it does go into QWERTY and all, but show us a little sumthin sumthin, let that phone do some seducing)]]>May 8th 2009 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_7T4EMKby0#t=1m2s

Thanks to the people below.]]>May 8th 2009 1:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 5:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
- USB-sticks with all kinds of info ands stats, even when not plugged in, on all the time, no internal battery needed.
- digital watches (without the seconds displaying), it can show the same info for one minute before it needs to change again, without ant energy needed for the display that whole minute
- displays for certain stats in cars
- advertising posters that only need energy when the ad is changed

Come on, the possibilities are almost infinite!]]>May 8th 2009 5:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 5:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 11:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_7T4EMKby0&feature=channel]]>May 8th 2009 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
"Where does the microSD go in"

Samsung seems to fuck up on this simple thing a lot and have it behind the battery...]]>May 8th 2009 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
On topic:
aren't e-ink displays too expensive? I mean, look at kindles and such devices...
I've seen the alias2 for $1K on ebay.

bah, cool device anyways, but I don't really like the ugly keypad/keyboard]]>May 8th 2009 6:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
I'll take OLED on my USB sticks. LCD on my advertisements and save money on both. There aren't a lot of practical applications for this outside of the mobile entertainment. I could see this in game controllers, possibly. Applications that have changing variables, but with that every time it changes you have to reorganize your mind to change with it. Unless its something simple like this phone or a 4-6 button controllers. There's not much room for this. Even this phone is technically impractical. Flipping the screen to change the qwerty is not useful. This phone is just boasting technology. It is cool though.]]>May 8th 2009 6:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
If it was E-Ink it could show the free space or contents of the drive when it's not plugged in. See how that would be useful if you have many drives?]]>May 8th 2009 12:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
She has a longer, near ten minute, version that shows all of the keypad transitions and goes deeper into the threaded messaging, that will get posted later.

That being said, people need to cut her some slack. This is the first time she's shot a video and posted YouTube, and frankly, she did a better job than a lot of these other guys shooting "professional" reviews (I'm looking at you PhoneDog).]]>May 8th 2009 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 8:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/2. She sounds like Sarah Palin
3. Awesome keyboard]]>May 8th 2009 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
Seriously, I've had the original Alias for two years. I REALLY like the form factor -- Thin, relatively small, Clamshell (Sorry - I've been stuck on that since the original LED Startac), QWERTY keyboard.

The keyboard is a nice feature, but the small buttons was the only thing I didn't like about the phone (6' 4", 240 pounds, but I could still make them work in a pinch - It just wasn't fun).

I can see this new keyboard as the solution. I might have to upgrade to this. I've been avoiding a smartphone (Still use and love my PocketPC), and with the GIN Email program, this seems to do everything I need.]]>May 8th 2009 9:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_7T4EMKby0]]>May 8th 2009 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/08/video-samsung-alias-2-dynamic-e-ink-keypad-in-action/May 8th 2009 12:57PM