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Originally Posted by ArcherPDA
1. Reader software - needs ability to ad user-selected RSS feeds.
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True, but this isn't really a change from the 500. There are a number of apps that will format RSS feeds for the Reader, by the way, both the 505 and the 500.
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Originally Posted by ArcherPDA
2. They got the Menu button wrong. This is the most important button;
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If I had to pick a most important button, I'd have a tough choice between the power switch and the next page button. Of course the power switch isn't really a button, so I'd go with the next page, I guess.
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Originally Posted by ArcherPDA
and the primary navigation tool to get through various menus (hence the name). This button should be more prominent; maybe exchange places with the enter button (and some ergonomic changes on the enter button, not so concave.)
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The menu button on the 505 is a good deal more prominent than it was on the 500, so they're moving in the right direction. I wouldn't want it where the enter button is, however -- it makes too much sense to me to have the enter button with the directional/selection ring. I like the concavity, but that's all a matter of preference, of course.
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Originally Posted by ArcherPDA
3. The right side page forward button is more style than substance. Since page forward should be hit maybe 1000 times more than page back; it should be easier to press. The current page forward button has a physical shape that makes it a bit small for easy key press; the page back shape faces the opposite direction, and therefore has a larger surface area on the right side for easy key press.
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That's a good point. I guess they were trying to compromise between a round button and an arrow. In any case, the D shape does indicate which direction each button will take you, which I like, and these buttons on the 505 are
huge compared to the 500's, so I count it another "right direction" step.
