Apple iPhone covert operations
Gizmodo have a sneaky picture of the iPhone factory line. So I guess these phone aren’t forged in the lava’s of Mordor. In fact, quite the opposite, looks a little like Tesco’s packaged donuts.
Gizmodo have a sneaky picture of the iPhone factory line. So I guess these phone aren’t forged in the lava’s of Mordor. In fact, quite the opposite, looks a little like Tesco’s packaged donuts.
Orange (again) have announced they will be providing a new deal for those looking for a mobile internet solution outside of their phone. This will directly compete with 3’s slashing of mobile broadband package deals. Mobile New International reports:
Orange have released a new service for finding local Wi-fi networks that work for you wherever you might be. Sounds like a must have link on any mobile phone with Wi-fi. We have the full statement after the break.
Thanks to Noor Kheir
Those Germans are odd folks. Here is one of the hilarious things the mobile companies get up to over there in Germanland. Those whom have ordered an iPhone and are currently awaiting stock are receiving a nice papercraft iPhone to keep them happy in the interim. Hilarious if you haven’t ordered one, but I know if if I was waiting I would be fuming.
Story from Gizmodo
Today HeroCraft announced their latest game, Travel Genius. Looks like it’s going to be a fun and education game when it’s launched next month. Check out the press release below have a look at the at the game trailer on HeroCraft’s website.
HeroCraft announces the forthcoming release of an unique geographical quiz Travel Genius for PDA & Smartphones.
Whoever said learning couldn’t be fun? Travel Genius sets out to prove otherwise.
Meet a smart geographical quiz which helps you to test your world knowledge, get to know more about our planet and make the whole world seem a smaller place. This ingenious new game puts you, the intrepid explorer, through your paces as you navigate your way to capital cities, oceans and seas, mountain ranges, famous battlegrounds, landmarks and much more.
Play a simple game, progressing level by level through exotic locations or test your mettle in a timed game where speed is of the essence as you track down those hard-to-find places. Perform well enough and you’ll be able to access the frantic finger flexing bonus game!
Travel Genius – go travelling the world from the comfort of your armchair!
The detailed information about the game, including screenshots and trailer will be available soon on the HeroCraft PDA site – http://smart.herocraft.com.
Official Date Release – August 25, 2008.
Posted by: Matt
[Post tags: smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Travel Genius, HeroCraft, Tracy & Matt]
Over at PMP Today is a article about the rumoured ZunePhone. It would be a nice entrance the new incarnation of Windows Mobile to be packaged on a dedicated phone from Microsoft. Everything is pure speculation at the moment so I guess you could throw anything into the mix.
Apple have posted 3 new 3G iPhone adverts to encourage you to take the plunge. The adverts are pretty straight forward with no gimmicks or arty concepts. It explains some of the nice features and breaks down some techno babble into layman’s terms.
Actor, writer, director and all round funny guy Stephen Fry has announced his dislike of the little HTC Diamond. Mr. Fry doesn’t appear to be the biggest fan of the Windows Mobile platform and seems to greatly prefer the Apple movement at the moment. He points out a number of the flaws already know however as Edward J. R. points out over at msmobiles.com "Stephen Fry is wrong because HTC Touch Diamond has no multi-touch display at all."
Having just arrived in the South of France it got me thinking how this trip relied on Mobile Technology and how much it has benefited us compared with making a trip some 10 years ago. First off the Gete (French Farmhouse) was all sourced through the Internet, the various on route hotels again booked online along with the tickets to get through the Channel Tunnel. These details were all emailed and stored on my iPhone for a paperless system.
INTRODUCTION
This is the third MP3/Media player from SanDisk that I’ve reviewed. The first was the Sansa e260 over a year ago and the second the Sansa View was about 6 months ago.
The most impressive thing about the entire range has to be the battery life. Using the e260 for about an hour each day for example it’s almost a month between charges. The only downside to that is the risk of loosing the power cable between charges!
As with other models the Fuze comes in a very small package – with just a carton inside holding the mp3 player itself, connection cable and earphones. Take a look at our unbox video for a more detailed look at the Sansa Fuze.
SanDisk Sansa Fuze specification:
DESIGN
The Fuze is a very compact MP3/Media Player that, to be honest, looks like an iPod clone. Taking a look at the front of the Fuze there’s a small, 1.9" display. The display is quite low res at just 220×176 pixels. There’s also a jog dial that rotates as well as working as a d-pad style navigator. There’s also a simple HOME button on the front.
On the left there’s a microSD card slot which is, fortunately microSDHC compatible. Below that is a simple MIC which means you can use the Fuze as a voice recorder.
The right side is fairly bare, just a simple two-function switch which serves as a power switch and a hold switch.
On the bottom there’s a 3.5mm headphone socket which will allow you to use any standard headphones. The bottom is where you’ll find the proprietary sync and charge socket. I know I frequently moan about proprietary connectors almost all player manufacturers have their own connector type.
SOFTWARE
Once again SanDisk have used the same interface as on previous models. The scroll wheel suits the interface perfectly – and much better than the latest non-touch iPod. The main menu is icon based, but changes to text as we go deeper into mp3/video lists.
The main menu consists of Music, Photo, Voice, Video, Extras and Settings, all selected with the scroll wheel.
The music library filters are pretty standard to both Sandisk players, and players in general, with Play All tracks starting us off at the top, along with Artist, Album, Songs, Genres, My Top Rated, Recordings, and Playlists as options. On the playback screen, you get thumbnail album art, track info, and a time-elapsed meter. Pressing the select button takes you to a neat graphic-level meter, full-size album art, and the next song.
Sound Quality
The sound quality of the Fuze is once again on-par with it’s predecessors and still far better than the iPod Nano. Comparing the same MP3 track and using the same headphones the Fuze beats the Nano hands-down. While I don’t have the equipment to demonstrate this with fancy graphs the Fuze simply sounds better and more full-range and compression artifacts seem a lot less noticeable and the audio is a lot more pleasing.
There are various EQ modes and sound level adjustments available in the menu too which will help get the sound perfectly suited to various audio devices.
Pros:
Cons:
CONCLUSION
Once again SanDisk have done a good job with this Media Player. If you want a small unit with excellent battery life and you wont be rejected by your friends for not having an iPod then the Fuze is well worth considering. This is the sort of MP3 player that you can set playing, stick in your pocket and then forget about.
Unfortunately the screen that SanDisk have put in the device is really only adequate for using the on screen menu. It’s far too small and low-res to be useful as a video player.
Review by: Matt
[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Tracy & Matt, Sandisk, Sansa Fuze, Media Player]
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