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\"johnd\"<\/p>\n

By Harry McCracken<\/p>\n

The time I\u2019ve spent with Verizon Wireless\u2019s Droid X has made one thing clear to me: I like great big smartphone screens. As impressively elegant as the iPhone 4\u2032s 3.5\u2033 retina display is, the X\u2019s 4.3\u2033 superscreen makes for larger type and easier tapping. It\u2019s like the difference between a highly refined sportscar and a roomy SUV. I hope phones in both sizes flourish.<\/p>\n

And then there\u2019s Dell\u2019s Streak\u2026which makes the Droid X look like a pipsqueak. At five inches, its screen is so expansive that it\u2019s not clear upon first glance whether this device is a phone. It is. Or at least it can be one: The Dell executive I spoke with at a demo yesterday described the Streak as being \u201ccapable of making phone calls.\u201d In other words, Dell sees it as a data device that does voice rather than a phone that does data.<\/p>\n

The Streak is currently available in the UK from wireless carrier O2; consumers who sign up for two years of data-only or data\/voice service can get it for free, and it costs about $500 without a contract. Dell intends to bring it to the states later this summer, but hasn\u2019t announced any specifics about pricing or or carrier partnerships.<\/p>\n

If nothing else, the company deserves credit for being gutsy enough to enter a market with an exceptionally checkered past. The OQO and FlipStart PC flopped, as did Microsoft\u2019s UMPC. Intel\u2019s Mobile Internet Device platform doesn\u2019t seem to be going anywhere, either. Sony\u2019s UX series is history. Archos continues to build mini-tablets that run Windows and Android, but it caters to gadget nerds, not the masses.<\/p>\n

Basically, there\u2019s never been much evidence that anyone other than a few geeks wants a computing gadget that\u2019s bigger than a smartphone and smaller than a netbook. (The iPad is a lot thinner than a netbook, but its screen size\u20139.7 inches\u2013is similar.)<\/p>\n

And yet the Streak is pretty interesting.<\/a><\/p>\n

[This post is excerpted with Harry McCracken’s permission from his Technologizer<\/a> blog.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\"oncomputers\"<\/p>\n

By Harry McCracken<\/p>\n

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