Mobile Devices – Smaller is better?

Introducing the iKIT – a new product by IMOVIO that is being called a ‘sub-subnotebook’ which makes subnotebooks look enormous in comparison. This little device is 95mm x 65mm x 15.5mm, which is tiny even compared to my Samsung Jack’s 110m x 57mm x 15mm frame, especially considering it has a clamshell design.

Which brings me to the main point: is smaller really better? I’ve never been one to claim that size does matter, but as devices and electronics shrink, are you – the user – in for a better experience?

Take for example, my Samsung Jack. It’s a rather small device that is very thin and has a full QWERTY keyboard which is fantastic for sending SMS messages. Unfortunately, my thumbs are rather stubby, which results in sending more typos than I care to admit.

Another example is the iPhone, which did away with the tactile keyboard entirely and utilizes an on-screen keyboard input which I have not had the best of experiences with. I have to use my pinky – the thinnest finger I have – to enter any sort of word properly.

And now we have the iKIT, which appears to have much bigger keys than my Samsung Jack, and a tactile keyboard which won’t give me the same problems as the iPhone, seemingly solving my problems with such devices.

But you have to wonder – is this the direction the mobile device market is headed? Does the consumer experience increase as the size of the device decreases? Are those of us with stubby fingers forever cursed to send typos?

Let me know, I’d love to know.

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I think now the days, portability and versatility are the keys to the new technology. no one would want to carry around a huge cell phone like the old days in their pockets, and obviously, the more function a phone has the better, since time and efficiency are really important to a lot of people. my suggestion is, people with stubby fingers should try the stylus pen on touchscreen phones. or maybe some design that can be voice sensitive, but obviously way better than the ones we have right now with the voice dialing system.
first

I think now the days, portability and versatility are the keys to the new technology. no one would want to carry around a huge cell phone like the old days in their pockets, and obviously, the more function a phone has the better, since time and efficiency are really important to a lot of people. my suggestion is, people with stubby fingers should try the stylus pen on touchscreen phones. or maybe some design that can be voice sensitive, but obviously way better than the ones we have right now with the voice dialing system.