iPhone keyboard: Who cares?

The Register is reporting that we might eventually see: An iPhone with a keyboard?

Fervent fans can therefore see no reason to change the iPhone from its current "type on the touch screen, or not at all" design. As one of the more zealous remarked when the suggestion was even mentioned: "The only people who think it needs a keyboard are people who have never used it."

I remember early on blogging about how much I loved the physical keyboard of my Nokia N810 over the iPhone multi-touch. That was last year. I'm here to tell you today that I am a complete and total iPhone multi-touch fan. Sure I make my share of typos-- who cares? The device rocks. And yes I will be getting a G3 version asap.

Put me in the fervent column. You know how I know I'm fervent? I am continuously running the battery dead. I use the crap out of this phone. What more do you need to know?

Nokia N810 WiMAX

Nokia is releasing an N810 WiMAX capable version of its internet tablet next week. If I lived in an area with WiMAX coverage I'd be in line to get one of these right now. I have the Wi-Fi version of the N810, and it is an incredible device. I have an iPhone and iPod Touch, but my meeting and/or conference weapon of choice is the N810 without question.

My toys runneth over

I've got two really interesting pieces of hardware coming soon. The first, and one y'all should get today, or at least before November 26th is the XO laptop. The One Laptop Per Child Foundation (OLPC) is doing an interesting promotion right now: Give One Get One. You buy two, you get one and the other is donated to a child in a developing country. "It's not a laptop project, it is an education project."

Between November 12 and November 26, OLPC is offering a Give One Get One program in the United States and Canada. This is the first time the revolutionary XO laptop has been made available to the general public. For a donation of $399, one XO laptop will be sent to empower a child in a developing nation and one will be sent to the child in your life in recognition of your contribution. $200 of your donation is tax-deductible (your $399 donation minus the fair market value of the XO laptop you will be receiving).

The second toy I have coming is a Nokia N810 Internet tablet. I'm anxious to compare this device to the iPod Touch. It arrives on Monday. I hate waiting, but am doing my best to be patient. I'll give you a report Monday night.

UPDATE: The OLPC has extended the Give One Get One program until December 31st.