Neowin at Digital Life 2007: Palm Centro

One of the most talked about products, heading into the start of Digital Life, was Palm's new compact smartphone, the Centro. While it is much thicker than devices such as the Motorola Q9 and Samsung Blackjack, the Centro does keep the other dimensions well within respectability, though it's still unclear why Palm thinks it's anything worth mentioning. In reality, the smaller device size creates a larger problem. As an owner of the Samsung Blackjack, I already thought that keyboards on PDA styled devices shouldn't get any smaller if they wished to remain useable. Apparently, Palm never realized this. The keyboard on the Centro is entirely too small to effectively type on.  In order to hit only one button, I had to use the edge of my finger nail and, even then, it was tough. I can't imagine how anyone can be expected to type out an email or use the included instant messaging application with any kind of efficiency. The buttons are too small and too close to each other. The only good thing about the keyboard is the responsiveness that one expects from the keys (when you can actually press one) on a Palm device. Read full story...

 


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