Not too long ago, Proximi gave iPhone users a glimpse of how copy and paste could work on their handsets with the release of MagicPad. Unfortunately, the copy and paste functionality only went as far as the limitations of Apple’s SDK allowed; while you could copy from one MagicPad document to another, you couldn’t copy from a MagicPad document to Safari. It wasn’t exactly what iPhone users were looking for, but it was the start of something awesome.
Early this morning, Palm released a couple of official press photos of the Treo Pro along with a short video. The company didn’t reveal a whole lot of information other than the following, the Treo Pro smartphone features a one-touch Wi-Fi button, GPS, Windows Mobile 6.1 and a high-resolution flush colour touch screen. Slashgear managed to get the video and it is after the break
Dave over at Mobility Today has just posted his video review of the HTC Touch Pro, good to see that he agrees with our review over the usability, speed and power of this HTC phone. You can check out Dave’s video after the break and also our review right here.
WMExperts have posted a quick look video at the Iris Web Browser that runs on the WebKit rendering engine which powers the iPhones Safari browser. Unfortunately it looks a bit slow for prime time use but does render pages very nicely which is a big plus on a Windows Mobile device. Check out the video after the break.
Do you find that as soon as you get on a bus, train or plane that you have to turn the volume up on your MP3 player because the surrounding noise is too loud? Maybe you can not ever get a long enough sleep on the train because you have that person making plans with there friends sitting next to you. Well doing the long commute to work everyday I’ve come across this and a lot more. This is where Sony’s Digital Noise Cancelling Headphones (MDR-NC500D) come in. If you have never heard of noise cancelling headphones the easiest explanation I can give you is a microphone is placed near the ear, an anti noise sound wave with the opposite polarity of the sound is created and arrives at the microphone and this cancels out the external noise (and that was the simple explanation).
HIGHLIGHTS:
LOWLIGHTS:
TECHNICAL SPECS
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Open Air Type |
NO |
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Closed Type |
YES |
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Capacity (W) |
1.5 |
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Driver unit (mm) |
40.0 |
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Frequency response (Hz) |
14-22,000 |
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Sensitivity – POWER ON (dB/mW) |
102.0 |
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Sensitivity – POWER OFF (dB/mW) |
100.0 |
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Magnet |
Neodymium (360kJ/m3) |
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Impedance – POWER ON (Ohm) |
40.0 |
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Impedance – POWER OFF (Ohm) |
100.0 |
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Noise reduction effective range |
40 – 1,500 Hz |
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Noise reduction rate (at 300 Hz) |
17 dB |
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DC power source (V) |
1.5 |
|
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AAA |
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30.0 |
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Power switch |
Manual |
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Noise cancelling ON/OFF switch |
YES |
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Cord type |
OFC single sided |
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Cord length (m) |
1.2 |
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Plug |
L shaped stereo mini plug (Gold) |
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Weight (g) |
225.0 |
REVIEW
I will start with a few of the disadvantages of those headphones, firstly the biggest complaint I have is that you cannot run the headphones with the noise reduction turned off. You might ask why you would want to turn it off! Its not necessarily you that wants it turned off but if you are on a long train journey and the battery dies you cannot use them anymore I had this happen to me once whilst testing them and it is very annoying, not to mention the really loud set of beeps that the headphones emit just before the power runs out.
The next is the size of the carry case, now there is keeping your headphones safe and then there is this. I have seen laptop bags smaller, if you where going away on a business trip for a couple of days you would have to take a large case just because of the headphones, although it does come with a shoulder strap.
Now I’ve had my little moan I have to admit these are the best headphones I have ever used. To start with when you open the case up you can see that everything has its place, even the aeroplane converter(which is included) has a little pocket.
You can either power the headphones using the internal battery which Sony claims 16 hours of usage or you can use an additional two AA batteries and this takes it up to 28 hours. From my first charge I only got around 11 hours but I am sure once the battery had been used a few times this would increase.
Once you put the turn the headphones on its very hard to explain the feeling, I passed them around at work to see if anyone could describe the sensation and after I managed to get them back the best description we could come up with would be when you go diving and your ears block the water out. If you’ve never been diving then it could also be when you take off in an aeroplane and the pressure builds in your ears (but without the uncomfortable feeling). Its very weird your ears are working but don’t hear anything. I was wearing these headphones for 2 hours at a time and they are so comfortable that you forget you are wearing them, well apart from the flat line across the top of your hair. They feel very sturdy and are finished to an excellent quality, even the carry case has a good finish.
I tried these on in the office and on the train, in the office they took out the noise of the air conditioning and most of the chatting. On the train most of the noise was reduced by a substantial amount and made it a pleasant journey. Just a warning to all you train commuters, because the noise is reduced this also means the station announcements are reduced as well and if you happen to fall asleep then you are most likely going to end up waking up at the end of the line. I had a few lucky escapes waking up just before I pulled into the station. Also walking to and from the station all the background noise is taken away this means that where ever you go wearing your headphones you can have the volume on your MP3 player lower. This is great when reports are showing slight deafness in younger people due to loud music. Finally there is a ‘monitor’ button which while held allows you to turn off the anti-noise and mutes the MP3 player and listen to the surrounding noises whether it is a train announcement or to listen out for cars if you are about to cross a road.
CONCLUSION
These are the best headphones I have ever put near my ears. The build quality and style of the MDR-NC500D is second to none and they come with all the accessories you could ever want.
Would I buy a pair? Unfortunately not, to me the £200 price tag is to expensive for a pair of headphones, even if they are as good as the MDR-NC500D. If you do a lot of travelling and money isn’t so much of a decision maker then you’ve got to have to buy these headphones.
Review by: Russell
There are a lot of small form factor laptop and UMPC style devices finding their way on to the market at the moment, each of them hoping to be the next Eee PC. The problem is that many of them are simple copying the Eee PC concept and not putting a great deal of ‘new stuff’ in to the mix.
So are Gigabyte hoping to break the mould with the M912? On the face of it the M912 may seem similar to the other UMPC’s on offer from Acer or MSi but there is a difference with the Gigabyte and that come in the form of a touch screen and hinge mechanism that allows you to use the M912 as a tablet PC as well as a more conventional mini-laptop.
Nigel is currently working on the review of the Gigabyte M912 which should be online within the next few weeks. For now you can enjoy the unboxing video below:
Gigabyte M912 specification:
EDIT: Our Gigabyte M912 review is now live!
Posted by: Matt
Managed to get my hands on the much anticipated HTC Touch Pro today and I have had a few minutes to put together a quick video look at the hardware and software of the device and I have to say so far I am very impressed with the usability and overall speed of the TouchFlo UI. I will be writing up a full review, but before I do I will be using the device for a few days to make sure I get a good feel for it. In the meantime check out the video after the break.
Ever since the HTC press conference announcing the HTC Touch Diamond three months ago people have been asking “Where’s the one with the Keyboard?” Well finally, thanks to Clove Technology we’ve been able to get our hands on an HTC Touch Pro review unit.
The phone arrived just a few hours ago so I decided to record the customary unboxing ceremony for you to have a look at:
My initial thoughts are that the Touch Pro is an extremely nice device, the screen seems to be more sensitive than the Touch Diamond and it looks like HTC have spent the extra time with the Pro refining a few things. The TouchFlo3D interface seems more fluid and that QWERTY keyboard it great. It’s a little bit bigger than I had anticipated and looks almost twice as thick as the Diamond plus the additional 50 grams may not sound like a lot but make it close to 50% heavier. Also, that TV-out feature that everyone has been talking about requires a special cable that you have to buy separately!
We’ll have a full review for you soon but expect some comments and photos over the next few days too!
EDIT: More photos can be found HERE.
EDIT (again): Our HTC Touch Pro review is now live!
HTC Touch Pro specification:
Posted by: Matt
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Pocketnow.com have reviewed the Celio Redfly with a series of well presented videos. They take time to raise a few of the problems with the device, however it’s all mostly positive. Watch and enjoy.
Phone Arena has a review the of the I-mate Ultimate 8150. It is a good looking phone, but does it have what it takes to set it apart from the rest? We have the video after the break.
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