Comments on: The T-Mobile G1 keyboard: A lesson in failed ergonomics http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/ News About Tech, Money and Innovation Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:13:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: xxooxx http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-903207 xxooxx Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:46:43 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-903207 Laptop Battery <a title="Laptop Battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>Laptop Battery</strong></a> Laptop Batteries<br><a title="Laptop Batteries" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>Laptop Batteries</strong></a> discount laptop battery<br><a title="discount laptop battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>discount laptop battery</strong></a> <br><a title="notebook battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>notebook battery</strong></a> notebook battery<br><a title="computer battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>computer battery</strong></a> computer battery<br><a title="replacement laptop battery" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>replacement laptop battery</strong></a> replacement laptop battery<br><a title="notebook batteries" href="http://www.laptopbatteryclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>notebook batteries</strong></a> notebook batteries Laptop Battery Laptop Battery Laptop Batteries
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]]> By: David G. http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-890736 David G. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:29:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-890736 I think you're holding it wrong. I can tell because your the angle that your thumbs is bent at is too high. My hands are bigger, and they don't look that cramped holing the G1. Ergonomics is as much about user technique as the design of the device. You're holding it as if it were a frisbee you are about to throw out. Hold the device vertically. Embrace it with your extended fingers. Put your index fingers behind the screen, so that your index fingertips are touching both the screen and the main body of the phone. All fingertips except for you pinkies should be touching the back of the phone at a natural angle. Curl your two pinkies at the bottom to hold it up. Keep your wrist straight and make a triangle. This gives you freedom of movement for your thumbs. Relax. Spread out. Enjoy. I think you're holding it wrong. I can tell because your the angle that your thumbs is bent at is too high. My hands are bigger, and they don't look that cramped holing the G1. Ergonomics is as much about user technique as the design of the device. You're holding it as if it were a frisbee you are about to throw out. Hold the device vertically. Embrace it with your extended fingers. Put your index fingers behind the screen, so that your index fingertips are touching both the screen and the main body of the phone. All fingertips except for you pinkies should be touching the back of the phone at a natural angle. Curl your two pinkies at the bottom to hold it up. Keep your wrist straight and make a triangle. This gives you freedom of movement for your thumbs. Relax. Spread out. Enjoy.

]]> By: Tose http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-876685 Tose Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:24:55 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-876685 I love the G1's keyboard. I've used my G1 for a while now, and I don't even notice the "chin." And oddly enough, I'm left handed so on a standard keyboard I use my left thumb for the space bar; but on the G1 I tend to use my right thumb. I love the G1's keyboard. I've used my G1 for a while now, and I don't even notice the “chin.” And oddly enough, I'm left handed so on a standard keyboard I use my left thumb for the space bar; but on the G1 I tend to use my right thumb.

]]> By: ryan.j http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-867216 ryan.j Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:19:27 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-867216 whilst i disagree with the "its good because it's not apple" sentiment, the g1's keyboard is fine - you just have freakishly small hands and are holding it funny anyway.<br><br>although i'm going to go ahead and assume that there is an element of "its not ergonomic because it's not apple" in your thinking there. whilst i disagree with the “its good because it's not apple” sentiment, the g1's keyboard is fine – you just have freakishly small hands and are holding it funny anyway.

although i'm going to go ahead and assume that there is an element of “its not ergonomic because it's not apple” in your thinking there.

]]> By: Cory http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-862723 Cory Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:24:32 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-862723 If you used the G1 for more than the 30 minutes, or even Single night that you took to write this little entry, then you would know that the keyboard is actually very easy to type on. and you learn to use it well, and fast very very easy. I got used to it on my G1 after about 3-4 days or so. Now typing is a breeze. Yes the chin on the bottom of phone is sort of in your way. but NO one should have to re learn how to hit space with there left. I use my right. Not to mention the way your holding the phone in that picture is only one way of many. Try doing the same thing but the right hand under the chin of the phone. so your wrists together. it makes it very easy to type.<br>The G1 is a great phone, and i like it more than the iphone for the simple reason of it's not apple, and it has a physical keyboard! If you used the G1 for more than the 30 minutes, or even Single night that you took to write this little entry, then you would know that the keyboard is actually very easy to type on. and you learn to use it well, and fast very very easy. I got used to it on my G1 after about 3-4 days or so. Now typing is a breeze. Yes the chin on the bottom of phone is sort of in your way. but NO one should have to re learn how to hit space with there left. I use my right. Not to mention the way your holding the phone in that picture is only one way of many. Try doing the same thing but the right hand under the chin of the phone. so your wrists together. it makes it very easy to type.
The G1 is a great phone, and i like it more than the iphone for the simple reason of it's not apple, and it has a physical keyboard!

]]> By: A million G1s by the end of 2008 » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-834745 A million G1s by the end of 2008 » VentureBeat Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:41:16 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-834745 [...] month with a fair amount of buzz (though not iPhone-level buzz). Reviews of the device have varied; I hate the keyboard, but love having the ability to run applications in the background. Overall, though I’d say [...] [...] month with a fair amount of buzz (though not iPhone-level buzz). Reviews of the device have varied; I hate the keyboard, but love having the ability to run applications in the background. Overall, though I’d say [...]

]]> By: Ergonomics » 2008 National Ergonomics Conference and Expo to Focus on Ways to ... - PR Newswire http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-834082 Ergonomics » 2008 National Ergonomics Conference and Expo to Focus on Ways to ... - PR Newswire Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:31:31 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-834082 [...] The T-Mobile G1 keyboard: A lesson in failed ergonomics - Venturebeat.comI have pretty average-sized hands for a guy. And trying to use the keyboard on T-Mobile’s new G1, the first phone built to run Google’s Android platform, is ridiculous. I got my hands (literally) on the device for the first time this weekend, and … [...] [...] The T-Mobile G1 keyboard: A lesson in failed ergonomics – Venturebeat.comI have pretty average-sized hands for a guy. And trying to use the keyboard on T-Mobile’s new G1, the first phone built to run Google’s Android platform, is ridiculous. I got my hands (literally) on the device for the first time this weekend, and … [...]

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]]> By: I feel it in my fingers: The G1 has cheaper parts than the iPhone » VentureBeat http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-833520 I feel it in my fingers: The G1 has cheaper parts than the iPhone » VentureBeat Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:29:45 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-833520 [...] already made it clear that I hate the keyboard on the G1, but the other buttons on the device are nothing to write home about either. Incredibly, with only [...] [...] already made it clear that I hate the keyboard on the G1, but the other buttons on the device are nothing to write home about either. Incredibly, with only [...]

]]> By: Ergonomics » The T-Mobile G1 keyboard: A lesson in failed ergonomics - Venturebeat.com http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-833355 Ergonomics » The T-Mobile G1 keyboard: A lesson in failed ergonomics - Venturebeat.com Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:13:20 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-833355 [...] The T-Mobile G1 keyboard: A lesson in failed ergonomics - Venturebeat.comI’m a guy, I have fairly big hands, but even for me using the keyboard on T-Mobile’s new G1, the first phone built to run Google’s Android platform, is ridiculous. I got my hands (literally) on the device for the first time this weekend, and … [...] [...] The T-Mobile G1 keyboard: A lesson in failed ergonomics – Venturebeat.comI’m a guy, I have fairly big hands, but even for me using the keyboard on T-Mobile’s new G1, the first phone built to run Google’s Android platform, is ridiculous. I got my hands (literally) on the device for the first time this weekend, and … [...]

]]> By: Home Biss http://digital.venturebeat.com/2008/11/08/the-t-mobile-g1-keyboard-a-lesson-in-failed-ergonomics/comment-page-1/#comment-833303 Home Biss Sun, 09 Nov 2008 13:42:19 +0000 http://venturebeat.com/?p=100187#comment-833303 <strong>T-Mobile G1 keyboard has bad ergonomics...</strong> Americans have bigger, fatter fingers and hands than Asians; that’s why they’re having problems with Android-powered T-Mobile G1 phones. Perhaps Google should abandon their American and European markets and concentrate on marketing those Android-po... T-Mobile G1 keyboard has bad ergonomics…

Americans have bigger, fatter fingers and hands than Asians; that’s why they’re having problems with Android-powered T-Mobile G1 phones. Perhaps Google should abandon their American and European markets and concentrate on marketing those Android-po…

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