On Dec 4, 2007 5:45 PM, Bernhard Kaindl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe it is enough for the US, but if you define the average European > mobile phone user a part of "mass", then you are wrong and yes, text > text messaging (SMS) is an absolute requirement for European mobile
Plenty of people use SMS in the US too, especially teenagers. More would use it if certain GSM carriers didn't charge extra for each individual message, both sending and receiving (shame on you TMobile in this regard). > Besides, the SD card is not very practical to use if you do not have > a way to exchange from the outide without hasse (means: whithout having > to remove the back cover, battery, sim card and have both SIM and SD > mounted in this fragile way). So I agree: Mass Storage mode for the I agree wholeheartedly but if we're talking about hardware mods, I could come up with quite a laundry list: - slide-in SIM slot (like A1200) rather than any of the kind with flip-over covers; or one that's accessible from outside, like an SD card - SD slot accessible from outside is mandatory (maybe even full-size SD if there could be space - like E680i) - make it as slim as possible (half as thick? well I'm dreaming) but a little wider is OK if necessary (bigger screen is fine too) - get rid of that hanger hole - make the touchscreen flush with the front, not recessed - stylus storage - multi-touch - quad-band - two buttons on the front for call/answer (green) and hangup/back-to-main-menu (red), backlit - NFC radio (near-field communications) - wifi (but that's planned) - sane GPS chip (but that's planned) - antenna jacks for the radios (WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS) - work with existing USB charger cables (detect the resistors in them and go to 500mA) The Motorola A780 has the best slot for a MicroSD that I've ever seen on any device. It acts just like a regular full-size SD slot - push the card in to install, and push again to make it pop back out. It pops out far enough that you can easily grab it. And the slot is accessible without removing the back cover (although there is a little rubber cover over that area, to keep it clean presumably). The SIM slot could potentially be built like that too. I guess the goal hasn't been sexy hardware, just hacker-friendly, right? But before being sexy it could at least have really excellent usability. > Either the 500mA charging has to be available at all times (also > when the battery is is completely empty), or a charger which is > able to instatanously power-on the Neo so that there is no > interruption in phone use when the battery is completely drained > must be provided. At least, if everyone insists that it's dangerous to draw 500mA without asking (even though so many devices do just that), we could at least have an easily accessible menu to turn on the 500mA charging (but it's a pain to do that every time you plug in to charge). Or detect the resistors embedded in USB charger cables. Or FIC could sell chargers which are smart enough to answer when the Neo tries to ask for 500mA (both AC kind and 12V kind). A desktop charger would be nice (but I assume some existing Nokia ones from ebay will work? I haven't tried yet) _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community