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Current Sony PRS500 owner considering a Kindle 3 3G. I sort of have an inkling about each of the following questions, but I'm hoping some users might report their experiences to me.

1. How easy is it to type on the K3's keyboard, say compared to an iPhone touchscreen or a hardware keyboard on a smartphone (Blackberry, Droid, etc)? I'm not talking about writing a book, but how annoying is it to type out a couple of paragraphs?
2. Can you both read and write emails on Gmail.com?
3. Is nytimes.com accessible on the K3? On a similar note, how do io9.com and lifehacker.com look (the mobile versions are acceptable)?
4. Are todoist.com, simplenoteapp.com, evernote.com and librarything.com functional on the K3? I don't mean just seeing the information in my accounts, but actually doing stuff: adding todo items, adding/deleting books, etc. (once again, mobile versions are acceptable, as long as they work)
5. Does Google Maps work on the K3? Can I actually enter starting and destination addresses and get directions?

I am well aware that 3G speeds are slow on the K3, but I don't expect to use the web-centric features too often. It just seems to me that my mobile web needs are minimal enough that getting a smartphone with web would be overkill. If the K3 can handle the operations described above, I can get a dumbphone with a cheaper plan.

I know some of the questions up there require a bit of work, so I'd appreciate any info, even if it's just one question.