Apple's touch-screen interface makes navigation easy, but who wants to type even a haiku on that screen? Instead of endlessly stabbing at a soft keypad, give the Sidekick 2008 a try. T-Mobile's QWERTY keyboard remains the best one we've seen on any cell phone--spacious and easily stowable. If only more smart-phone makers would follow and improve on Danger's design. I wish Danger's updated Sidekick had a deeper OS and less emphasis on the teen scene.
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The 10 Most Overrated Products
Hype springs eternal. Lots of technologies, products, and services don't merit the praise heaped on them. Here are 10 tech items that don't live up to their billing--and 10 that deserve respect that they don't receive.
Overrated: Touch Interface; Underrated: A Good Keyboard
Overrated: Nintendo Wii ; Underrated: Sony PlayStation Portable
Overrated: Mini Notebooks; Underrated: Ultraportable Laptops
Overrated: iTunes Downloads; Underrated: Slacker and Pandora
Overrated: Facebook; Underrated: Multiply
Overrated: Apple iPod Touch; Underrated: Microsoft Zune
Overrated: Google Apps; Underrated: OpenOffice 3.0
Overrated: Adobe Photoshop CS4 ; Underrated: Paint.Net
Overrated: Windows XP; Underrated: Windows Vista
Overrated: Streaming Video; Underrated: Blu-ray Disc
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