I would prefer camkeyd. The camera key is in the perfect position for the indexfinger when you hold it in landscape mode. For swiping you have to move your fingers/hand.
If you use camkeyd to bring up the task switcher, you still have to select the thumbnail afterwards. btw, from the photos that I have of the test N9 consumer device, I cannot tell if it has a camera button or not. I can see 3 silver coloured buttons protruded on the right. Looks like Volume up, down plus a power/lock button just below it. I really hope it does have a camera button. If so, we could probably get camkeyd-like daemon/app created for the N9 as well anyways. =)
K123, can you confirm if it does have a camera button or not?
If you use camkeyd to bring up the task switcher, you still have to select the thumbnail afterwards. btw, from the photos that I have of the test N9 consumer device, I cannot tell if it has a camera button or not. I can see 3 silver coloured buttons protruded on the right. Looks like Volume up, down plus a power/lock button just below it. I really hope it does have a camera button. If so, we could probably get camkeyd-like daemon/app created for the N9 as well anyways. =)
K123, can you confirm if it does have a camera button or not?
It has a two action camera button, we already confirmed the buttons earlier in the thread :P
450€-500€ before taxes and subsidies. that would be my guess. just have a look at the price point of X7.LOL.
except the SoC everything else is „high-end“, especially
the OS!
And if guys like k123, zeh...are not playing games with us then the way you interact with this device seems „super-future-high-end.
To be fair, no actual proof of SoC, only supposition. K123 said he THINKS it's single core and zehjotkah speak about "same SoC as the first Nokia WP Phone".
Not forgetting that this phone got HDMI out that is not present in TI OMAP 3 soc.
To be fair, no actual proof of SoC, only supposition. K123 said he THINKS it's single core and zehjotkah speak about "same SoC as the first Nokia WP Phone".
Not forgetting that this phone got HDMI out that is not present in TI OMAP 3 soc.
Mmm confusing...
I'm going to say this again, but this is the third and last time. OMAP3 can output HDMI.
To be fair, no actual proof of SoC, only supposition. K123 said he THINKS it's single core and zehjotkah speak about "same SoC as the first Nokia WP Phone".
Not forgetting that this phone got HDMI out that is not present in TI OMAP 3 soc.
Mmm confusing...
i know, but zeh also said the dev-device would be announced at MC and N9/ION would have U8500. I think it was the same source who was telling him the N9/Ion will use the same SoC like Nokia WP7.
EDIT: to underline what tswindell said just have a look at this video of the motorola droid x
webOS feels more like a phone OS. PIM: I would say they're on par. But webOS doesn't have a homescreen/widgets like maemo where you can put a calendar overview. So you have to start the calendar app. But I'm not a heavy PIM user, I only trust my brain..
Yes, the camera is a downgrade. I love to do macro shots with the N900. Not possible with a webOS device up to date.
There are some similarities regarding the UI comparing webOS and Harmattan. No wonder as the webOS UI designer works on Harmattan now.
That's nice then. I always thought webOS was the best looking mobile OS ( Maemo is a close second). But I do think the UI designed for capacitive touchscreens doesn't look elegant/sleek. IMO the buttons and other interface elements are too big to be elegant. It has to be useable for people with sausage fingers.
That is what I like about Maemo 5. Nice color themes (fully personalizable) and and good sized buttons.
I do like the Typeface of webOS. I use it on my N900.
Besides isn't Skillman the person who designed the hardware? And Mattias Duarte the software?
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@ jakiman: If you use camkeyd to bring up the task switcher, you still have to select the thumbnail afterwards. btw, from the photos that I have of the test N9 consumer device, I cannot tell if it has a camera button or not. I can see 3 silver coloured buttons protruded on the right. Looks like Volume up, down plus a power/lock button just below it. I really hope it does have a camera button. If so, we could probably get camkeyd-like daemon/app created for the N9 as well anyways. =)
i know, but zeh also said the dev-device would be announced at MC and N9/ION would have U8500. I think it was the same source who was telling him the N9/Ion will use the same SoC like Nokia WP7.
exactly. and distributing the dev device was in fact the plan until some days before the MeeGo Conference, confirmed by more than this one source of mine. even semi-confirmed by the maemo council as far as I remember.
The U8500 is the SoC Nokia will be using for their Windows Phone devices. If it will be used in their first devices: I don't know. Based on the statement that the Consumer Harmattan Device will use the same SoC as their first Windows Phone devices, I assumed it will be the U8500.
Clear enough?
