Monday, July 2, 2007


The main point in having a swiveling top half is omitting an outer screen – if the user wants it, he can turn the internal display faceup or, conversely, handle it in a conventional fashion. Most consumers, though, took this as another quirk and never fell for it. Indeed, turned up, the screen picked up smudge in no time, which lent the device somewhat pared-down feel. This form-factor didn’t naturalize – two displays were much handier, and these models were favored by the mass market. From that point on, joints were no longer an option.

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