By Seb Janacek, 28 October 2008 15:48
The iPhone 'nano'
Considering Apple's never-ending quest to make its products smaller, it's possible an iPhone 'mini' or 'nano' might make an appearance at some point. The main problem with this design is the input mechanism. The soft keyboard and intuitive spelling prediction make the iPhone a reasonably good interface for typing.
However, reduce the display size by half and you're left with a keyboard usable by only the most diminutive of woodland folk. Not to fear, you've clearly forgotten that an iPhone has a back to it, which is an ideal place for a second interface, which you can manipulate while looking at the front.
Verdict: 3/10
Sounds bonkers because it is. However, given Apple's minimalist design approach it's likely only a matter of time before a more diminutive iPhone is available.
Credit: US Patent and Trademark Office
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1. Mark Walton
Of all the things I thought I'd never see on silicon, a Turducken reference has be up there...nice one :-)
2. Michael Gilligan
The old ACT Apricot Mouse/Trackball [many years ago] used a neat approach ... This had a gentle magnetic detent on the vertical encoder, so the cursor moved "stepwise".
... Might be worth another look.