> The keyboard is less userfriendly then an onscreen keyboard ...
I can see how 'swype'-like features would help the onscreen keyboard, but apart from that I have fond memories of typing on the physical keyboards of old dumb-phones with pretty good speed.
This seems like a great device, and although it may be impractical in some ways, it's got a very Hitchhiker's Guide vibe to it.
I would love to buy it if it's reasonably priced with a great battery life.
AFAIK battery life for the Pyra is expected to be around 10 hours, which is good for a handheld games console (for comparison, the new 3DS XL has about 3.5 to 7 hours battery life).
As for the price, it'd depend on what you meant by reasonable, but isn't going to be an impulse purchase for most. You may wish to consider the Pandora, which is the predecessor of the Pyra, you might get lucky with finding one for a reasonable price on eBay.
I can see how 'swype'-like features would help the onscreen keyboard, but apart from that I have fond memories of typing on the physical keyboards of old dumb-phones with pretty good speed.
This seems like a great device, and although it may be impractical in some ways, it's got a very Hitchhiker's Guide vibe to it.
I would love to buy it if it's reasonably priced with a great battery life.