http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/ Engadget Comments for HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian lives it up in the wild, sneaks in a stylus for the nostalgic types 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/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
...with a stylus no less!]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 1:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
Why is it disappointing that it has it? It's not like they're forcing you to use it. A stylus allows buttons to be smaller so you can fit more on a tiny screen, and just prevents fat-fingering in general. The WM 6.5 interface is a nice hybrid of finger-friendliness and stylus-oriented design. You can use your fingers for quick, basic stuff, but if you want to seriously use it for a bit, you whip out the stylus.]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
As it happens, the Obsidian, like the Nokia E7X series, is one of the most practical and useful form factors out there - the stylus and touch screen bring back the versatility of the brilliant early P9XX series from Sony Ericsson. Their various user interface options (keyboard, touch screen, hand writing recognition, scroll wheel etc) meant various people's needs were catered for. While I'm no Windows fan, it is this sort of innovation (that HP are renowned for) that should be praised.

It is lack of versatility that is keeping me from buying an iPhone. The thing is useless with gloves, has no radio, there isn't even a self timer or shutter release button on the camera. Etc. All said, any publicity is good publicity. Sad, but true.]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
"iPAQ K3 Obsidian for ATT:
WM 6.5
2.43 resistive QVGA (OLED)
Scroll Wheel

Read - (READ: Doesn't not work)"

Is that more to your liking?]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
From my perspective taking away the stylus or the ability to use a stylus is a huge drawback. It seems ever since the iPhone came out reviewers and industry insiders are always clamoring for less ability to have detailed input.

So I totally agree with Kamokazi, some of us like added capabilities and more features. If you don't like them nobody is forcing you to use them. Don't ruin it for those of us who demand higher capabilities from our devices.]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
I want the option.]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
I'm inclined to think you're the brain damaged one with your typing. Resorting to personal attacks is also a good indicator of competency and intelligence.

Microsoft fails for a lot of reasons with WinMo, but mostly due to stability and performance, not so much UI design (slow to adapt from a PDA UI to a Phone UI is the issue). WM does need more finger-friendlyness, and WM 6.5 is a step in that direction, and WM7 should be the real deal that also hopefully addresses the stability and performance concerns too.

There's a reason touch screen computers haven't really taken off...a precise pointing device works better than fingers for most thing. But with a mobile, fingers are convenient. That's why I think a hybrid design is best....finger-friendly for the basics, stylus friendly for the rest. An example is web browsing with Opera, I still prefer to use a stylus because it is easier to click on links that way, despite the finger-friendliness of the UI. (And that's a limitation of websites, not the software) And then there's the screen real-estate thing I mentioned too. The device screen is already small, wasting it with buttons should only be done where necessary.

And I'll be the first one to admit WinMo is not for everyone. That's why we have choices. Just don't knock it because your short-sightedness can't see the benefits.]]>Jul 24th 2009 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 5:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 10:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 11:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
And like the other posters said, resistive screens work when anything is pressed against it. Capacitive screens need something grounding/conductive to work with it. A stylus can be modified to do that.

If I had a choice, I would go with resistive (well, a hybrid would be ideal). Capacitive screens are too senstiive for my liking, you can't rest your finger on the screen without setting it off, and you have to touch it with bare fingers or something designed to set it off.]]>Jul 24th 2009 11:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/











iPAQ looks like IRAQ


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Dell, get in here.]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 10:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/]]>Jul 24th 2009 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
Anything you can slap a gel skin on to help protect from drops and I'm good with. That would be the downside of smart phones....having to give them to people that destroy gadgets regularly.

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Seriously, there are times when a precision pointer has no better substitute. ]]>Jul 24th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/Jul 24th 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/http://www.engadget.com/2009/07/24/hp-ipaq-k3-obsidian-lives-it-up-in-the-wild-sneaks-in-a-stylus/
Gee, do you think the digerati are a little aloof from reality of most consumers?]]>Jul 26th 2009 8:33PM