Typing on the Kindle 2
After having my Kindle for a few months, I am suprised to say that I
am fairly happy with the keyboard. Being a person who doesn't like
wide keyboards (I type with my iPhone in portrait mode rather than in
landscape), I thought that I really wasn't going to like the indle
keyboard because it was pretty wide. The fact is, however, that I do
like the keyboard on the Kindle 2. One of the biggest things that I
like on the keynoard are the chichicklet style keys. I love the fact that each letter has its own seperate little circle on which it resides. I feel that this mkes the keyboard a lot easier to type on. Another reason why I like the chicklet style of keys on the keyboard
is because it makes the design more visually appealing and pleasing. Also, even though the Kindle is pretty wide, it is actually pretty easy for me to type on. There are a couple of problems that I have with the Kindle keyboard though. The first, although it isn't really a problem for the Kindle as much as it is for me, is the period key. Although I think it is nice to have and I do use it from time to time, I am so used to the iPhone keyboard that I always hit the spacebar twice and expect a period. This would be a good addition for the Kindle. Second, one problem I do have with the keyboard, is the SYM or symbol key. I hate the fact that I have to constantly press it whenever I want to use something as trivial as a comma. Would it have killed Amazon to add another row above the numbers for the symbols? Or they could have even put the symbols on the same keys as the numbers. Just get rid of the symbol key! Finally, being a fast typer, one thing that really irks me about the combination of the Kindle keyboard and the E-Ink screen is that it doesn't keep up with me, it lags behind. I have to sit and wait every single time for it to catch up! What really sucks about its slowness, however, is the SYM key. Whenever I need to insert a symbol into a sentence, I have to sit and wait for the Kindle to catch up with my typing in order for it to open the symbol menu. Even with these problems, I still enjoy typing on the Kindle. It may not be the greatest device for, say, composing a novel on, but it is quick and easy to use for short text inputs.
am fairly happy with the keyboard. Being a person who doesn't like
wide keyboards (I type with my iPhone in portrait mode rather than in
landscape), I thought that I really wasn't going to like the indle
keyboard because it was pretty wide. The fact is, however, that I do
like the keyboard on the Kindle 2. One of the biggest things that I
like on the keynoard are the chichicklet style keys. I love the fact that each letter has its own seperate little circle on which it resides. I feel that this mkes the keyboard a lot easier to type on. Another reason why I like the chicklet style of keys on the keyboard
is because it makes the design more visually appealing and pleasing. Also, even though the Kindle is pretty wide, it is actually pretty easy for me to type on. There are a couple of problems that I have with the Kindle keyboard though. The first, although it isn't really a problem for the Kindle as much as it is for me, is the period key. Although I think it is nice to have and I do use it from time to time, I am so used to the iPhone keyboard that I always hit the spacebar twice and expect a period. This would be a good addition for the Kindle. Second, one problem I do have with the keyboard, is the SYM or symbol key. I hate the fact that I have to constantly press it whenever I want to use something as trivial as a comma. Would it have killed Amazon to add another row above the numbers for the symbols? Or they could have even put the symbols on the same keys as the numbers. Just get rid of the symbol key! Finally, being a fast typer, one thing that really irks me about the combination of the Kindle keyboard and the E-Ink screen is that it doesn't keep up with me, it lags behind. I have to sit and wait every single time for it to catch up! What really sucks about its slowness, however, is the SYM key. Whenever I need to insert a symbol into a sentence, I have to sit and wait for the Kindle to catch up with my typing in order for it to open the symbol menu. Even with these problems, I still enjoy typing on the Kindle. It may not be the greatest device for, say, composing a novel on, but it is quick and easy to use for short text inputs.
