http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/sony-ericssons-z558-clamshell-with-touchscreen-and-stylus/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:52:49 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/sony-ericssons-z558-clamshell-with-touchscreen-and-stylus/comment-page-1/#comment-7031 CrunchGear » Blog Archive » Sony-Ericsson Z558 Coming to America Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:24:32 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/sony-ericssons-z558-clamshell-with-touchscreen-and-stylus/#comment-7031 [...] From out of left field somewhere comes word via MobileWhack news that the Sony-Ericsson Z558 has been approved by the FCC. The Z558, you might recall, is a basic clamshell save for the dope touchscreen and stylus. As this phone was originally meant for the Chinese market, (touchscreens seem easier for Chinese characters,) we never expected to see it stateside. Why would we need a touchscreen when we have T9? [...] [...] From out of left field somewhere comes word via MobileWhack news that the Sony-Ericsson Z558 has been approved by the FCC. The Z558, you might recall, is a basic clamshell save for the dope touchscreen and stylus. As this phone was originally meant for the Chinese market, (touchscreens seem easier for Chinese characters,) we never expected to see it stateside. Why would we need a touchscreen when we have T9? [...]

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/sony-ericssons-z558-clamshell-with-touchscreen-and-stylus/comment-page-1/#comment-6454 Elodie Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:32:25 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/sony-ericssons-z558-clamshell-with-touchscreen-and-stylus/#comment-6454 that would be totally awesome, if... the screen looked big enough to draw more than a single letter or two on XDD being obsessed with touch screens/tablet pcs/tablets/etc though, I think this is really neat! :D that would be totally awesome, if… the screen looked big enough to draw more than a single letter or two on XDD being obsessed with touch screens/tablet pcs/tablets/etc though, I think this is really neat! :D

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/sony-ericssons-z558-clamshell-with-touchscreen-and-stylus/comment-page-1/#comment-6441 TH Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:57:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/10/05/sony-ericssons-z558-clamshell-with-touchscreen-and-stylus/#comment-6441 Using the stylus as a small external flash memory would be a neat idea. The stylus in the pic looks like an USB memory stick, although smaller. Using the stylus as a small external flash memory would be a neat idea.
The stylus in the pic looks like an USB memory stick, although smaller.

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