Three lines of the viewing area are used for text display and selection menus. I politely smile at fellow air travellers who struggle with 20 pounds of PC and accompanying hardware, and hope I won't be caught in the crossfire when airlines impose a one carry-on item rule. Best of all, I no longer struggle with Microsoft DUN and hotel PBX's. I suggested in my previous review that additional consideration be given to streamlining the navigation from function to function within applications. I'm happy to report that the current generation of menus and buttons make it much easier to navigate than before.
Unified messaging remains elusive.
Email processing through this interface is more straightforward than earlier proxies I tried, and it's easily configured by adding a bookmark. I'm still desperately waiting for an easy way to delete a sequence of mail messages, but at least the Delete process is less chatty than before. Alphanumeric entry for email and info sites is less tedious than before. It's not perfect, but better. But I still need a phone, I hate chicklet keyboards, and PDAs with useful handwriting recogition are overtaken by events, so the Duette comes out on top.