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sdjeff
sdjeff 9 months ago
Right Side D-Pad

The D-Pad looks to be on the right side of the device. Has anyone ever used a device with a configuration like this? As trivial as it sounds, it makes my head hurt a little thinking about it.

I'm I crazy?
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deinfinityx
On a phone probably not, but if you look at a regular keyboard the d-pad is on the right so this actually makes a little bit of sense, does look weird though.
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ickthegeek
Yes, on my Atari 2600!
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darkangel9685
now is it a optical pad(like BB Onyx) or a regular d-pad (like N97) on the right
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tatrtalk
My HTC phone had a dpad on the right side if you had the keyboard out... I had the Cingular 8125.
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jupigare
jupigare gdgt staff 9 months ago
My old LG enV had a d-pad on the right side of the QWERTY, and I never had a problem with its placement.
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chuck07
env touch has the same. probably that whole line + the voyager
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dagamer34
It makes sense to put the d-pad under the thumb of your dominant hand, especially if you have to press down hard on the buttons from them to click.

If it were more of a d-pad on a ball, then you could probably get away with putting it on the left side of the phone.
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thatdidnthurt
Problem is, not everyone is right handed. All you right handed people screw it up for the rest of us!! :)
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kjaggy
they're releasing a lefty version in 2010.

just kidding... flip the phone upside down for lefty mode!
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KelchM
I don't really know if thats a valid argument, afterall all us righties grew up using a dpad under our left thumb. I really do not think the side matters at all.
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