The Pyra will only be a speaker phone if you don't have a headset.. so no taco talking involved. Also there will be a wifi only model for those who don't need it or are too embarrassed by the phone features.
You're able to do taco talking, though, in one video ED shows you can have one speaker on your ear and the mic next to your mouth. Still looks silly.
But still not as silly as the NGage, and that WAS supposed to be a phone (unlike the Pyra
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Thanks. I skipped to the pyra part. That screen looks nice and big. I'm officially more enthusiastic for a Pyra after watching that.
I don't want to criticise anyone. Are there people that would skip the 3/4G version for this reason? I never planned on using my Pyra to speak directly into only because it would irritate me to do so since it wasn't designed to aid in this use (taco talking and such). I figured most people would want 3G or 4G for data, not voice (while I want it specifically for voice and messaging), but now I see that illuminatus85 already said that.
I still need to watch that video. I think I remember him showing how you can talk on it in another video before that one.
Want it for both data and voice.
Then "dispense" with thine sarcasm fiend.<---
Perhaps I am overlooking the sarcasm this time. Many people care a lot about how their actions and possessions are judged by others, and do some really stupid shit because of that. My question still stands. My guess is that most of those considering a Linux based gaming handheld that looks like a blocky knockoff of the early DS line might not mind using it for making calls. It is hard for me to tell, since many people want to have the coolest new whatever (I think it is pretty obvious that at present the Pandora and Pyra don't have mainstream cool appeal, or something).<---
The headphone socket will support both standards (via a chip) of mobile phone handsfree kits. So you can use headphones with an inline microphone or a headset. You don't have to hold the pyra near your face unless you really want to.
