Re: Not "Internet Tablet". "Online Document Viewer"
 

I read the fiirst five chapters of Martin Cruse Smith's Red Square into text using Dragon NaturallySpeaking in XP. One of the main characters was named Jak. Dragon NaturallySpeaking picked up that unusual spelling and many others in just a few pages --- it was amazing. I didn't have to train, it just learned. I did the same thing with Guns, Germs and Steel and something I think was called The Columbia Encyclopedia of World History. In all cases speech to text was much easier than typing, especially since my computer is a better speller than I am.

Yes, you would do much of the formatting later. But getting the text input is a huge step.

I want my N800 to do that! Or, more likely, some future small computer.

Re: Not "Internet Tablet". "Online Document Viewer"
 

FWIW, as far as the hardware is concerned Nokia built the N800 exactly to my specs.. it's almost scary!
About input methods: For voice input etc. I refer to Karel's posting, it summarized the reality pretty well. When it comes to hardware thumb keyboards, I have one of those on my Zaurus and I never use it. The on-screen keyboard is faster, the hw keyboards never have the keys I want quickly available. Handwriting: I can't do it. I'm way faster with a stylus than with graffiti-like input -- on my Palm I use it only for up to max. 3 letters and only in 'write anywhere' mode and when the on-screen keyboard isn't on screen at the time.

It would of course be completely fine with me if there was a write-anywhere accept-any-handwriting system available, even though I myself would probably stick to the keyboard anyway. Options are good, if for no other reason that it could sell more units, which would again be good for customers, i.e. me. For HW thumb keyboards though I have problems seeing the light. It increases HW costs for sure.

All in all: For me, the N800 as it is is good. Just as I want it. I'll be adding a foldable BT keyboard at some stage, but I have trouble finding one with my national letter layout.