Videos/Unboxings

Toshiba Portege G500 unboxed

The other day I managed to get my hands on a new Toshiba Portégé G500 smartphone. Tracy has been on the lookout for a small candy-bar style smartphone to replace her ageing MDA Compact. With its sliding keypad and curvy lines it might be just the ticket!

The best of both worlds
Ideal for business and pleasure, the Portégé G500 gives you the best of both worlds. This quality and compact slider phone uses fingerprint technology to protect the data stored on the handset. Combining phone, email, web and an MP3 player on a Windows Mobile® 5.0 operating system, the G500 helps you to stay in touch whilst on the go.

The above video is an unbox and a quick look at the device, the full review is on its way! You can download the WMV version of the video HERE.

Toshiba Portégé G500 Specification:

You can buy the Toshiba Portégé G500 now from eXpansys (without a contract) for just £269.95 including VAT!

Posted by: Matt

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Orange Samsung i600 problems?

A while ago we unboxed the Samsung SGH-i600 and published this video of the device. Since then the i600 has been released on the Orange network and a number of our regular visitors have been asking if there is any difference between the straight Samsung and the Orange branded version of the i600.

Both devices have exactly the same hardware but there are some software differences as, once again, Orange removed MSN messenger from their version and branded the homescreen and icons. However there seems to be a more worrying problem with the Orange version. As you’ll see in the video below, there are some stablility issues. One of the first things I tried on the i600 is to change the ringtone but simply doing this is enough to crash the device and all one can do is remove the battery as it wont even respond to the power button.

Now I’m not sure if this is a general problem or if I have just been unlucky with the device I have but I shall be asking Orange to exchange this one!

Other than the above there really isn’t any difference between the two versions but you do get an extended as well as a standard battery with the one from Orange.

You can download a higher-res version of the video HERE.

Posted by: Matt

[Post tags: smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Tracy & Matt, Samsung i600, Orange, Samsung, Windows Mobile blog]

Orange SPV E600 unboxed

It’s been some time since we first reported that the Orange version of the HTC S620 (HTC Excalibur) would be made available to business customers as the Orange SPV E600. Since then the news on this device has been rather thin on the ground. However, we have now managed to get hold of and E600 for review. So, once again, we bring you another unboxing video and a preview of the SPV E600.

As mentioned in the video, the E600 has the same hardware as the HTC S620, the differences are software related. One of the biggest differences being that Orange have again removed MSN Messenger and Hotmail support from this device forcing you to look for a third-party IM solution.

The SPV E600 is only available to business customers at the moment. I’m not sure how they make these decisions but if you are a consumer customer you might have a battle on your hands if you want this device!

Orange SPV E600 Specification:

Check out the Orange E600 page HERE.

As always, you can download a higher res version of the video HERE.

Posted by: Matt

[Post tag(s): smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Tracy & Matt, Orange SPV E600, HTC, HTC Excalibur]

O2 XDA Orbit unboxed

A few weeks ago O2 Ireland launched their version of the HTC Artemis, the O2 XDA Orbit. The XDA Orbit is the first device available on O2 to have built in sat-nav. Last week we finally managed to get our hands on one to review.

I haven’t had much time to play with the device yet but I am am impressed with the packaging and presentation of the device so I thought I would provide you with another unboxing video.

I shall be reviewing the Orbit over the coming weeks but in the mean time, feel free to ask questions. 🙂

O2 XDA Orbit Specification:

Head over to the O2 Website for more.

You can download the higher res version of the Video HERE or if you prefer you can watch the video on Soapbox.

Posted by: Matt

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Orange SPV E650 and HTC S710 Unboxed & Compared

The Orange SPV E650 was finally released last week and since then it has proven to be very popular and is the device that we are emailed about most. In fact you probably wont find it at your local Orange retail outlet as, in most locations, it’s out of stock.

Both SPV E650 and the HTC S710 are based on the HTC Vox and are essentially the same device. However, I managed to get my hands on both so thought that I’d do a double unboxing video to see if there are any differences between the two.

A few things I would point out to anyone looking to buy an Orange SPV E650.

You can download the full length video, in higher res, from HERE or if you prefer to use YouTube you can see the video, on two parts, HERE (Pt1) and HERE (Pt2).

The HTC S710 is now available to buy from Clove Technology. Thanks once again to Clove for supplying the S710 for review, and to Russell for letting me borrow his brand new E650 as Orange have yet to find us one!

Orange SPV E650/HTC S710 Specification:

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HTC Advantage (X7500) unboxed

It’s been a long time coming but finally the HTC Advantage is available to buy! Our friends at Clove Technology kindly let us have a look at the device so, following on from our popular Samsung i600 unboxed video, I am pleased to bring you our HTC Advantage unboxing video!

The video above is a quick tour of the device as well as a look at what accessories you get in the box. I’m now off to play with the device for a while and will be back in the near future with a demonstration of the HTC Advantage in use as well as posting a review.

You can also download a higher res version using this link.

If you want to go and buy an HTC Advantage they are now in stock at Clove Technology and you you take a look at our Advantage Voucher post you can save a further £15 off the purchase price!

Posted by: Matt

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Nokia N95 unboxed

Following on from our Samsung i600 videos that I posted over the weekend I have another unboxing video for you, this time the Nokia N95.

Obviously this is not an exhaustive look at the device but should give you some idea of what it’s like physically, how big it is and whats in the box etc. I’ve now passed the Nokia N95 over to ‘Nokia Nick‘ so you can look forward to some news and a podcast from Nick fairly soon.

If in the mean time you want to ask us anything about the N95 please feel free to do so! You can also see our original Nokia N95 post HERE.

Once again you can download a higher res version of the video HERE.

As always, I appreciate your feedback. Let me know what you think of the video concept, is this something we should continue with? You can get in touch via our contact form or leave a comment below. Thanks!

Posted by: Matt

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Another look at the Samsung i600

Further to the Samsung i600 unboxed video I posted yesterday I have a followup video for you.

In the video above you can see me play with the device for a few minutes and have a quick dig through the menu structure and have a look at the applications installed as well as the homescreen set up.

You can also download a higher res version using this link.

Thanks to everyone that provided feedback to the first video, it’s good to know that the effort involved in converting the video wasn’t wasted! Please do get in touch via the feedback form and let us know what you think, should I continue with the video camera or simply stick to words and pictures?

The Samsung i600 is available now from Clove Technology but you can save £20 off the purchase price of the i600 using our voucher. Details can be found HERE.

Posted by: Matt

[Post tags: smartphone blog, Pocket PC blog, Tracy & Matt, Samsung i600, Orange, Samsung, Windows Mobile blog]

Samsung i600 unboxed

We were lucky enough to be able to get our hands on the Samsung i600 so I thought that I would try my hand at a video presentation of the unboxing of the device.

You can see the YouTube video above or if you want to download a higher res version you can use this link.

The Samsung i600 will be coming soon to the Orange network in the UK and the device launched by Orange should be pretty much the same as the one you see here although the Orange version will most likely have the Orange customisation installed.

Please let us know what you think. More videos to follow..

EDIT: Follow-up video can now be found HERE.

The Samsung i600 is available now from Clove Technology but you can save £20 off the purchase price of the i600 using our voucher. Details can be found HERE.

Posted by: Matt

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