I think the biggest problem is size. People want phones on them at all times, so they need to be pocketable. At that size you're not going to get more than a 'thumb' keyboard, like the G1 or Blackberry. Such keyboards are fine for the odd email or text, but they don't cut it when it comes to serious typing tasks like writing articles, or coding.
Netbooks are great because they are extremely portable (although not pocketable) and yet are big enough for many tasks, such as programming. In fact, early netbooks were smaller (7/9 inch) and the market seems to have stabilised at the slightly larger 10", since you get a nearly full-size keyboard. I don't see that total convergence is really possible due to the size issue. ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
