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on the treo 600, small keypads and face grease

during my recent layovers in various airports around the country, i've noticed that the treo 600 is quiet popular with the early-adopting suits, which makes seems to jibe with the anectodes of treo madness sweeping the nation . i've been drooling over the treo , but i had a few reactions to seeing it in the wild that surprised me. firstly, it's uglier in real life than it is in print. i know this bucks the conventional wisdom, but i think it really is ugly and clunky. secondly, after seeing people pressing the device against their faces while making calls, i can't help but think that the tiny qwerty keyboard would be susceptible to accumulation of, er, face grease.

i know, nobody wants to talk about it, but facial oils are a reality and you have to wonder how easy it is to use the keyboard with a good layer of slippery face grease.

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