Videos/Unboxings

Viliv S5 Premium 3G unboxing video

Regular visitors will know that we’ve looked at a number of Netbook or UMPC’s in the past and also a few MID’s our current favourite probably being the Dell Mini9 that we reviewed a few months ago.

A couple of weeks ago a company called Dynamism sent me an email asking if I would like to review one of their newer products, the Viliv S5 Premium. To be honest I’d never heard of Viliv before but when the offered to send me their latest S5 with a built in 3G SIM-card I certainly wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity.

The Viliv S5 premium 3G

So having done a little bit of homework I discovered that the Viliv S5 is a pretty well spec’d MID/UMPC that looks a little bit like a smaller version of the Samsung Q1 (a little). There’s a 4.8" WXGA touch screen (1024×600), 32GB solid state drive (128GB SSD coming soon), 1GB Ram, Windows XP, Bluetooth, WiFi and perhaps most notably, build in SiRF Star III GPS chipset. In fact the S5 premium comes with a neat car mounting kit so that you can use it as an in-car SatNav device.

This all comes in a package weighing just over 400 grams! In fact Viliv use the line ‘A True Pocket PC’ and it seems to be true. Well, as long as you have fairly large pockets!

I’m going to be using the Viliv S5 over the next few weeks, hoping to try it out as an in-car SatNav as well as seeing how it performs as an every day portable PC. I’ll eave you for now with the unboxing video which I hope will give you some idea of the size of this thing as well as showing you what a great selection of accessories you get with it!

Viliv S5 premium 3G specification:

• Processor: Intel Atom 1.33GHz (Z520)
• Storage: 60GB HDD 1.8″ / 32GB Solid State HD / 128GB Solid State HD
• Built in HSPA modem (optional)
  WLAN 802.11b/g
  Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
  GPS Sirf Star3
• Battery: 22.9Wh  (6hours movie play back)
• Operating System: Windows XP Home
• Memory: DDR2 1.0GB
• Display (Internal): 4.8″ WSVGA (1024 x 600) with Touch Screen
• Smart viliv virtual HAPTIC keyboard
• Audio, USB, USB (link), Multi I/O for Video Out (optional cable required) and Component I/O Cable TV Out (optional cable required)
• Physical Features:
  Premium-H: 436g with battery / 0.96 lbs
  Premium-S: 402g with battery / 0.88 lbs
  Premium 3G: 410g with battery / 0.90 lbs
  Premium 3G (128gb): 422g with battery / 0.93 lbs
• 154(W) x 84(H) x 24.4(T) mm

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Street Heroes – amazing bus jump!

Just came across this rather unusual video promoting the HTC Hero that I thought you might all like to see. Don’t try this at home kids!

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HTC Magic unboxing video

The HTC Magic is the second handset from HTC to be powered by the Android OS following fairly closely behind the hugely popular G1. The HTC Magic can be purchased SIM-free for around £500 but on-contract it’s a Vodafone exclusive. £500 seems a little steep to me when you consider that you can get the HTC Touch Pro2 for a similar amount of money and that has a QWERTY keyboard, larger screen etc.

The Vodafone HTC Magic

HTC and Android devices have been in the news a lot lately with the launch of the new HTC Hero last week so it’ll be interesting to review the HTC Magic now just in time to compare it to the new Hero when that goes on sale in a few weeks time.

The HTC Magic is an Android™-powered mobile designed to turn heads with its chic design, and command attention with its advanced list of capabilities. Ready to always keep you in the know… it provides the Google suite of services like Mail, Search and Maps geared up for use in the palm of your hand. Further enhanced with video capture and support for tunes via Bluetooth wireless headsets, the HTC Magic is a true entertainment and media powerhouse.

You and your friends dancing the night away, or laughing ‘til it hurts … these are the moments you want captured forever. With HTC Magic’s video recording capability, you now can. But that’s not all, sharing your video is now trouble-free. Send the video by email, MMS or even publish your new masterpiece directly to YouTube™ right from your phone.

 

HTC Magic specification:

• Processor: Qualcomm® MSM7201a™, 528 MHz
• Operating System: Android
• Memory: – ROM: 512 MB – RAM: 192 MB
• Dimensions: 113 x 55 x 13.65 mm ( 4.45 x 2.17 x 0.54 inches)
• Weight: 118.5 grams ( 4.18 ounces) with battery
• Display: 3.2-inch TFT-LCD flat touch-sensitive screen with 320×480 HVGA resolution
• Network: – HSDPA/WCDMA: 900/2100 MHz, up to 2 Mbps up-link and 7.2 Mbps down-link speeds – Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
• Device Control: Trackball with Enter button
• GPS: Internal GPS antenna
• Connectivity: – Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate – Wi-Fi®: IEEE 802.11 b/g – HTC ExtUSB™ (11-pin mini-USB 2.0 and audio jack in one)
• Camera: 3.2 megapixel color camera with auto focus
• Audio supported formats: AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC-LC, MIDI, OGG
• Video supported formats: MP4, 3GP
• Battery: Rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
• Capacity: 1340 mAh
• Talk time: – Up to 450 minutes
• Standby time: – Up to 420 hours
• Expansion Slot: microSD™ memory card (SD 2.0 compatible)
• AC Adapter: Voltage range/frequency: 100 ~ 240V AC, 47/63 Hz
• DC output: 5V and 1A
• Special Features: – G-sensor – Digital Compass

Posted by: Matt

HTC Hero press event full video

Well it’s taken a little while to process and upload but this is the video I recorded of the HTC Hero launch event yesterday. I apologise for the people sitting in front of me, I did my best to film around them but I’m sure you’ll enjoy the content all the same.

It’s a rather long video, over 30 minutes, so you might want to make yourself comfortable and grab a cup of tea before pressing the play button.

I only managed to play with the HTC Hero briefly yesterday but I have to say that I was pretty impressed. I like how deep the new HTC Sense UI goes in to Android and the screen is impressively responsive. The case is made from Teflon which gives it a nice smooth feel and helps to resist dirt and scratches. There’s also a special coating on the screen that’s designed to resist fingerprints so that, in the words of the Chief Innovation Officer, Horace Luke, you spend less time polishing your phone and more time using it!

One thing we also noticed while at the event is that they had a number of demo handsets plugged in to large screens so that you could see the device being demo’d on the large screen. The demo devices had a cable plugged in to the ExtUSB connector on the bottom and the UI was displayed in real time on the large screen. This leads me to believe that the HTC Hero may in fact be TV-out capable. Although not mentioned in the spec it might mean that the device is theoretically capable? Thoughts anyone?

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HTC Hero preview video

As I’m sure you are aware by now, today saw the official launch of the new HTC Hero Android phone. Paul and I managed to snatch one of these new handsets briefly at the launch event and we’ve recorded this little video for you to enjoy.

Obviously we’ll be doing our best to get our hands on the full retail version as soon as they are available and we’ll have an unboxing video and review for you.

We’ll also be back shortly with the full press announcement video just as soon as it’s finished processing and uploaded!

Posted by: Matt

Nokia N97 unboxing video

The Nokia N97 is yet another device launched recently with a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The N97 has been eagerly awaited by Nokia fans that are, perhaps, envious of the QWERTY form-factor of their WinMo counterparts but just don’t like Windows Mobile and/or are happy with Symbian. Granted this is not the first sliding QWERTY phone from Nokia but it’s the first to feature the tilting mechanism.

The Nokia N97

Nokia critics are keen to point out that the N97 is some two years behind the HTC TyTN II but can we consider that a fair comparison? We’ll be looking at the Nokia N97 over the next few weeks and we’ll make the inevitable comparisons to the HTC Touch Pro2 and the Acer M900 which have all hit my desk over the past few weeks.

Have a look at the unboxing video below to see what’s included in the package as well as a quick look at the OS.

Nokia N97 specification:

• Operating System – Symbian S60 5th Edition
• Memory – 32GB Internal
• Display – 3.5 inch (360 x 640 pixel) TFT touchscreen, 16.7M colours
• Proximity sensor for auto turn-off
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Handwriting recognition
• Resistive touch screen with separate touch foil and touch feedback
• Network – (RM-505, Global) WCDMA 900/1900/2100, Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900, HSDPA, GPRS, A-GPS, WLAN
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, UPnP technology
• Bluetooth V2.0 with A2DP
• MicroUSB Connector
• TV Out
• 3.5mm AV Connector
• Built in GPS receiver with A-GPS support
• Nokia Maps 2.0 Touch
• Compass and accelerometer for correct orientation of display.
• Integrated stereo speaker
• MicroSDHC Slot (Support up to 16GB)  memory card
• 5 MP, 2584×1938 pixels, Carl Zeiss optics, autofocus with dual LED flash, zoom up to 14x digital. Secondary (VGA) videocall camera
• Full slide out keyboard
• Talk Time – up to 570 min
• Standby Time – up to 430 hours
• Battery – 1500 mAh (BP-4L)  Rechargeable Lithium-ion
• Dimensions – 117.2 x 55.3 x 15.9 mm
• Weight – 150 grams (with battery)
• Other – Stereo FM radio with RDS and Visual Radio Support

Posted by: Matt

Acer M900 unboxing video

It’s perhaps no coincidence that just a week after the excellent HTC Touch Pro2 (check out our review here) was launched that Acer should release a Windows mobile device that’s pretty similar. I am, of course, talking about the Acer M900.

The Acer M900

The Acer M900 is a similar size to the TP2 and also has a large WVGA (480×800) touch screen display and, perhaps more importantly, a good sized slicing QWERTY keyboard. The M900 is a little cheaper than it’s rival but has a comparable specification so it’s not surprising that we’re being asked whether we think you should buy the Touch Pro2 or the Acer M900 and how one sizes up against the other. The obvious way to do that is for us to now review the M900 and directly compare it to the TP2. We’ll tell you what we think of the M900 and whether or not it is a viable alternative.

So here’s my Acer M900 unboxing video so that you can see what’s included in the package as well as giving you just a little taster of what the handset has to offer.

Acer M900 specification:

• Operating System – Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
• Processor – Samsung S3C 6410 mobile processor 533 MHz
• Memory – 128MB RAM / 256MB ROM
• Display – 3.8" 480×800 pixel TFT Touchscreen
• Operating Frequency – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz – HSDPA / UMTS 850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
• microSD
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP
• MiniUSB
• GPS – Built-in GPS receiver (SiRFstar III)
• Camera – 5 MP, 2592?1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, video; secondary VGA videocall camera
• Battery – Lithium-ion
• Dimensions -119 x 62 x 17.1 mm
• Weight – 188g

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Nokia ‘Comes With Music’

We’ve reviewed several Nokia music handsets in the past and most of their music based handsets ‘Come With Music’. I suspect that many people out there wont be familiar with the ‘Comes with Music’ concept so it’s fortunate that Nokia have released a new video that illustrates the all new "Comes With Music" system.

I’m sure we’ll be reviewing Nokia handsets with the all new system soon so watch this space!

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Toshiba Camileo P30 unboxing video

As you may know, last year we conducted a small group test of digital camcorders as we were looking for for something new to record our unboxing videos on. When we conducted our group test we set a budget of £200 – 250 and at the time the only HD camcorders to fall in to that price bracket were only capable of 720p and in fact not all the cameras on test were HD capable at that price point.

Quite a lot has changed and less than a year later most new camcorders can record 1080p or at least 1080i furthermore many manufacturers have achieved this and have managed to lower prices!

The Toshiba Camileo P30

So here we are looking at one of the latest camcorders from Toshiba, the Camileo P30. This is a pistol-grip style camcorder that looks similar to the Xacti range from Sanyo although the P30 is somewhat smaller and lighter than the equivalent Xacti model.

So as always we are starting our review of the Toshiba Camileo P30 with the unboxing video which you can see below. I’m going to put the P30 through its paces over the next few weeks and will have a written review for you soon.

Toshiba Camileo P30 specification:

• CMOS Sensor: 5MP CMOS Sensor
• Battery: NP60 Li-ion Battery
• Self timer: Approx. 10 sec
• LCD monitor: 2.5inch TFT LCD
• Focusing range: Macro: 1 ~ 80cm; Normal: 10cm ~ infinite
• Lens: 5X Optical Zoom Lens (f=6.8 ~ 34mm; F3.5 ~3.7)
• Exposure control: ± 1EV in 0.3 steps
• Flash: LED Light Flash (for Still): On, Off (LED Light Flash not to cause red-eye phenomenon);
• Storage media: 128MB Nand Flash Memory (Usable storage : around 96MB)
• File format: MOV (video) , JPG(Still)
• Zoom: Digital Zoom 4x (2X for 1080P)
• Interface: HDMI/Mini USB2.0/ TV Out
• Resolution: Still Picture Resolution: High: 3200×2400 / Standard: 2592X1944 / Low : 2048×1536;
• Battery life: Video Recording time: 2 hour; Video Playback time: 1 hour 55min; Picture Taking Q’ty (CIPA): 185 PCS;
• Power Saving Mode: 3 minutes
• OS supported: Microsoft® Windows ® 2000/XP/Vista
• Dimensions: 104(H) x 82(W) x 38(D)mm
• Weight: 135g (w/o battery)g
• Accessories included: 1.CD 2.Quick guide 3.USB cable 4.Video cable 5.HDMI cable 6.battery 7.Power adapter 8.Wrist Strap 9.Tripod 10.Pouch 11.Warranty leaflet 12.Clean cloth
• Other Features: 1. Video Stabilization; 2. Scene support, Auto, Skin, Night, BackLight, Black/White, Classic, Negative;
• White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Fluorescent, Tungsten
• Capacity: Photos taken vs. Capacity (1GB SD): 8 Mega Pixels – 327; 5 Mega Pixels – 446; 3 Mega Pixels – 817; Video recording vs. Capacity (1GB SD): FH(1080p) – 15min; HD (720p) – 30min; WVGA – 25min; VGA – 1 hour; QVGA – 4 hours;
• System Requirement: Microsoft® Windows ® 2000/XP/Vista; CPU Intel Pentium III 800MHz above; 256MB system memory and free 700MB system hard disk space; 4X CD-ROM; 1 available USB port;
• TV Output: Digital: HDMI Analog: Composite Video (NTSC/PAL Selectable)

Posted by: Matt

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LG Viewty Smart unboxing video

We first saw the original LG Viewty over 18 months ago and surprisingly that handset remains popular today and is still offered by many of the mobile networks both on-contract and on PAYG.

The new LG Viewty Smart (LG GC900)

When LG announced the new version of the device, the LG Viewty Smart, I’m sure that a large number of Viewty owners were pleased with the news and will be looking to upgrade. The new handset offers a larger and higher res touchscreen display as well as an improved 8 megapixel camera, TV output (with additional cable), AGPS, photo geotagging, Google maps, etc.

Naturally we’ll have a full review for you within the next week or so but until then you can check out my LG Viewty Smart unboxing video below.

LG GC900 Viewty Smart – Smart Photography.
Take pictures with razor sharp detail, thanks to the 8 mega-pixel camera, autofocus and high quality Schneider-Kreuznah lens. The high ISO 1600 sensitivity and included LED flash lets you take images even in poor lighting conditions. Face detection, smile shutter and a host of other advanced camera options makes sure your photos always look their best. On-board AGPS geo tags your photographs, letting you see where and when your photos were taken.
LG GC900 Viewty Smart – Smart Video.
Not just for stunning still images, experience exceptional video with the LG Viewty Smart. Record video in DVD quality or choose slow motion video for fast moving objections. Support for a wide selection of movie formats, like DivX, lets you simply drag and drop your movies to watch.
LG GC900 Viewty Smart – Smart Display.
See things different with the LG Viewty Smart. The large 3" high resolution WVGA display brings your photographs and movies to life. Wide-screen support lets you see your movies in wide-screen, view complete web pages or just view photographs in pin sharp detail.
LG GC900 Viewty Smart – Smart Interface.
Make using the LG Viewty Smart easy, thanks to the innovative S-Class interface. Use simple gestures to access common features and options. Rotate your finger while taking a picture to zoom, double tap to expand web pages, or simply swipe your across the screen to move through your photographs.
LG GC900 Viewty Smart – Smart Information.
Support for widgets, brings information to you, see the weather or news as easily as checking for missed calls. A built in web browser brings the internet directly to you hand while haptic feedback provides subtle vibrations to confirm on-screen actions.

LG Viewty Smart specification:

• Dimensions: 108.9 x 56.1 x 12.4mm
• Weight: 102g
• Battery:
  – Talk Time: 4 hrs
  – Standby Time: 350 hrs
  – Capacity: 1000 mAh
• Display:
  – 800 x 400 pixels/3 inch
  – Touch Sensitive
  – Haptic Feedback
• Network:
  – GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 (Quad-Band)
  – WCDMA: 900/1900/2100 (Tri-Band)
  – HSDPA (7.2Mbps)
• Camera:
  – 8 mega-pixels (auto-focus)
  – Digital Zoom
  – LED Flash
  – Schneider-Kreuznach Lens
  – Image Stabilization
  – Geo Tagging
  – Smile Shutter
  – Multiple Face Detection
  – Panorama Shot
  – Continuous Shot
• Video:
  – Hi-Resolution VGA Video Recording (DVD Quality)
  – 120fps Slow Motion Video
  – Supported formats: MP4, 3GP, H.264, H.263, DivX, XviD & WMV
  – Video Streaming
• Music:
  – Supported formats: MP3, AAC, eAAC+ & WMA
  – Windows Media Player Sync
• Messaging:
  – SMS
  – MMS (with video)
  – E-mail (POP3, SMTP, IMAP4)
• Memory:
  – Phone Book (1000)
  – Dialled Calls (40)
  – Missed Calls (40)
  – Received Calls (40)
  – 1.5GB (internal)
  – microSDHC (external)
• Call Features:
  – Hands Free
  – Caller ID
• Connectivity:
  – Bluetooth (2.0)
  – Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11g)
• Navigation:
  – AGPS
  – Google Maps
• Features:
  – Accelerometer
  – Office Document Viewer (Word, Excel & PowerPoint)
  – PDF Document Viewer
  – TV Out

Posted by: Matt