Thursday, June 12, 2003
BargainPDA Gives Hitachi G1000 a Thumbs-Down
Posted by Jason Dunn in "ARTICLE" @ 12:00 PM
"For a brief while this afternoon, I had the pleasure of using the Hitachi G1000 and discussed the future of the Samsung i700 with a well placed Sprint employee. Bad news on both fronts. One, the G1000 is not very impressive, especially given its size. Two, the Samsung i700 has been delayed by three to six months on the Sprint network."
The first look at the G1000 doesn't sound very promising. The down-side of the 320 x 240 screen resolution is that any device with a keyboard will have to be quite "tall" - the form factor just won't work any other way (unless they use a pop-out keyboard from the back). Still, I'm happy to see an OEM at least giving a built-in keyboard a try - someone has to start the process, and I applaud Hitachi for having the guts to give this a go. What the G1000 lacks in svelteness, I imagine it makes up for in sheer productivity - built-in keyboards are awesome for email!
The first look at the G1000 doesn't sound very promising. The down-side of the 320 x 240 screen resolution is that any device with a keyboard will have to be quite "tall" - the form factor just won't work any other way (unless they use a pop-out keyboard from the back). Still, I'm happy to see an OEM at least giving a built-in keyboard a try - someone has to start the process, and I applaud Hitachi for having the guts to give this a go. What the G1000 lacks in svelteness, I imagine it makes up for in sheer productivity - built-in keyboards are awesome for email!
