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Dell's latest product, the Streak, will make its U.S. debut on Friday, with consumers able to place pre-orders for the device starting Thursday. When Dell unveiled the Streak in May, it immediately grabbled the attention of tech-watchers. It sports a 5-inch color, multitouch screen, runs on the popular Android platform and is powered by a 1 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. Other features and capabilities include 3G, WiFi and Bluetooth wireless support; integrated GPS; a 5 MP camera with flash; and Micro SD memory that is expandable to 32 GB.
Can you say "Dell Kin"?
While there are unquestionably issues around how the Streak was brought to market, the views given air-time here are strangely rigid in terms of product innovation. For example, one of these "experts" pronounces the Streak "too big to be a smart phone" -- who made him the final word on what size is optimal for different market segments? The 5" screen is almost perfect for someone who doesn't want to spend a lifetime pinching to zoom -- I'd even go for a 6" screen, which is likely still pocket-able in a suit jacket. I do hope that Dell gets with it on the marketing front, but if they keep dropping the ball, then I surmise that another manufacturer will start supplying the 5" segment -- note the emergence of 4"+ screens on some other devices. At any rate, congratulations to Dell for bringing something different to market.
