saturnine

Google Nexus One Review (touch input, battery life, conclusion) (Download Squad)

Apr 13th 2010 6:14PM Thank you! This was just the review I was looking for as I am a WinMo6 user myself (there are many still out there). Most reviews seem to expect the user to already be intimately familiar with Android & therefore leave much to be desired. I want to know how the file system works, how the browser looks, how to configure the device, etc. You have covered these in more detail than any other review I have read to date.

The lack of physical buttons for media control has bewildered me ever since I saw the 1st iphone. Then HTC et. al. had to follow suit. I'm glad to see I am not the only one bothered by this, but it seems strange I don't hear more about it. These things have accelerometers, couldn't they provide an option when the media player is active & the screen in standby, tilt the thing or shake it to advance the song? That could be rather awkward, to say the least, but it would be something. Alternately, swipe the trackball to advance the song, click it for pause, etc. At least there is the trackball to move around in a text field. I see on the HTC Evo they forgo this altogether. How do iphone users cope?

I understand your sentiments about the stylus, & perhaps when mobile devices get even closer to replacing laptops, they will make a resurgence. Especially for handwriting & drawing apps, as you mention.