One of the things that struck me as strange about the Open Pandora was the keyboard - that's a lot of static buttons. I really thought that touch interfaces like the iPhone were going to put paid to a lot of static hardware interfaces. (and didn't star trek TNG have video touch interfaces?)
I'd also have to disagree. I can type very very quickly with the iphone keyboard, and even with just an audio response (haptic is not possible because the vibration lasts too long) it's enough feedback to feel comfortable. I type about 10 ~ 20 mails on it a day, some of them long winded and rambling. (I blame my train…