G+_Richard Sequeira Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 After seeing Apple watch's crown, I was reminded of my first ever smart device, the Sony Clie. The jogdial on the upper left side was really useful for scrolling through your to do list one handed. I missed it when I upgraded to a Palm device. One observation though. The jogdial broke within 2 years. This is the disadvantage of having a mechanical component on a device. Easily worn and torn. Remember the Tungsten T slider? We shall see if the Apple Watch will be as easily damaged or not.? Edit : photo taken from a tech TV review page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mel Ezzo Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I remember my Clie. At the time it had a higher resolution display than the Palm and a great interface with the jogdial. I stopped using palm devices around 2008 and switched to a work provided blackberry. Until recently I didn't think that smartphones did everything as well for me as the palm platform did. As I plan on getting a Note 4 phone I am excited to get a stylus back and see how that compares to my old clie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Zulhaimi Abdul Hamid Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Mel Ezzo Enjoy! I've had a pen driven Galaxy Note 10.1 for a couple of years now. It can do a lot of things and good for scribbling notes but not the same one-handed convenience as the jogdial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Trautman Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Great observation Zulhaimi Abdul Hamid. I never used one of these but I can see the utility of it right away. Good point also about the durability of a mechanical interface control. We just assume Apple has a "better button" but it might be the achilles heel of the device. Did your SONY device buzz or beep with notifications or reminders? I'm curious. Blackberry devices were pretty discreet and had a bunch of controls for what noise to make for what events. I'm hoping Apple's approach brings forward a kind of "silent" notice method which others adopt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Zulhaimi Abdul Hamid Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 The Clie? It was almost 14 years ago when I had it, I can't even remember now if it had a reminder. On the jogdial, the tactile feel as you scroll was a joy to the senses. Oh btw, I once had a BB with a dial. Suffered the same fate. I'm sure technology has advanced since then. Perhaps Apple Watch will not have the same issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Jeremiah Burns Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I had that model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ali Buchan. Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I can't remember which model it was that I had but loved it and the ability to write on it to input text. It called graffiti wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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