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Z200 for lefties what\s the point? |
morbodestroys
Joined: Sep 25, 2003
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From: Sydney
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i dont get it - what is so special about this phone? i'm a born leftie and imho i would find the new keypad arangement annoying.
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/340/C2676/
Virgin Mobile today unveiled the left-handed Sony Ericsson LH-Z200 mobile phone. Designed with a reversed keypad layout, the buttons are switched from right to left instead of standard left to right. With about seven million lefties in Britain alone, this handset will defiantly please these consumers.
This simple but clever design makes dialling, texting and menu navigation quicker and easier for anyone left-handed. Famous left-handers include Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman, Prince William, glamour model Melinda Messenger and former Sex Pistols front man and 'I'm a Celebrity' contestant John `Rotten' Lydon.
Steven Day, the left-handed Corporate Affairs Director at Virgin Mobile, said: "We have been approached by thousands of left-handed customers who told us they wanted a phone which would work for them. Britain's seven million left-handed people should not be ignored and Virgin Mobile is the first mobile company in the world to offer a solution to this problem working in partnership with Sony Ericsson. We are confident there will be huge interest in this product."
In addition to the redesigned keypad the new Sony Ericsson LH-Z200 boasts all the great features of the right-handed variant with an innovative flip design and integrated aerial, top quality colour screen, polyphonic ringtones and a built-in modem.
Virgin Mobile and Sony Ericsson plan to produce a range of left-handed phones and their soon to launch 3G phones will also have left-hand friendly keypads.
The Virgin Mobile Sony Ericsson LH-Z200 will be available early April. The retail price is GBP119.99.
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Atlis
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If it isn't just an april joke, it's just kind of useless thing. I have many lefthanded friends and none of em mentioned problems in using fonez. I personaly have no problems using my phone with right or left hand anytime.
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bart
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on a site it says that its a joke.
hmm the idea isn't that bad i think. it would boost up the sales. tobad they chose the Z200
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Atlis
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;-) Wooow!
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Vlammetje
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it wouldn't boost slaes as everybody is used to keys being left to right...... you'd have to re-accustom yourself to reversed arrnaged keys 
April Fools day everybody 
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caff
Joined: Jun 14, 2002
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From: Australia
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see this here:
http://a site/news/2[....]ricsson_lhz200_for_lefties.php
haha !
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TheGlassJAw
Joined: May 17, 2003
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From: london
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did anyone notice the yes and no buttons are wrong? the no button is the call button, the yes button is the hang up button. they must have ment to do it so you can see its an april fools joke |
Neil Chen
Joined: Jan 03, 2004
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From: Inniskilling
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I've seen left handed books that work from back to front.
Some of the website have the press release dates as being March 31st. In the unlikely event that this is serious I'll be chasing after one of these phones just to confuse the majority of the population - "right Supremacists" as I call them!
Seriously though - more left handed devices are needed in the world and those that are cost on average 3 times the price of the right handed equivlent. |
Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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From: Liberty City
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OK,quick question.
Im left-handed and i can back this up by telling you im left-footed too when it comes to kicking your head in,oops!,im mean a football 
My question is,what hand do you right handed people mostly use when your using a computer mouse?
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atcoby
Joined: Aug 22, 2003
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Does anyone really believe this? I was at work today (virgin mobile) and this phone was gettin every sucker that walked in the door! Believe me... Not true! ;-)
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Vlammetje
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On 2004-04-02 01:42:16, boyi wrote:
My question is,what hand do you right handed people mostly use when your using a computer mouse?
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rest my head on my left hand while scrolling with my right hand... 
I've NEVER used a mouse with my left hand 
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Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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My point is it makes no difference most of the time but some people seem to think we do everything the opposite,i use the mouse exactly the same way as you do @vlam (surprise! surprise!)
All it is (for me anyway) is i write with my left hand and kick better with my left,but thats it! I even use my phone with both hands so if anyone thinks you can get a left-handed phone will believe you can get a left-handed spanner
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