At first glance, the HTC Fuze seems to be a few steps back from the Tilt that it replaces, but there’s a lot of added features that replace the ones removed. The form-factor isn’t nearly as ground breaking as the Touch Diamond, and the lack of tactile hardware buttons and hardware softkeys on the keyboard are likely concerns for business oriented uses. Originally published on Pocketnow on November 19, 2008. More Hardware articles from the …
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Designer & web developer since the mid 1990's starting on the DEC intranet. User experience consultant since 1998. Photographer since 1995. Tech journalist since 2002.Fediverse Profile
Wanted: Dead-Zone Warning Application
A friend of mine, who takes many business calls while driving between meetings, recently mentioned to me an excellent idea for a Windows Mobile application. Wouldn’t it be great if there was a program that would give you an audible alert as to when you might be traveling into an area where your phone will lose reception? It could be user configurable so that when the signal strength reaches a certain low, a notification appears/sounds …
Continue readingAT&T Fuze in the House: Unboxing Video
The new HTC Fuze has just been released on AT&T as an update to the popular HTC Tilt. While we’ve already reviewed it’s twin cousin, the Touch Pro, there are still some interesting differences to be had on the AT&T version. Stay tuned for more, but meanwhile, take a look at what it comes with. Originally published on Pocketnow on November 12, 2008. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingTouch Diamond Supports Holographic Imaging
I bet you didn’t think you’d see holographic 3D imaging on a smartphone so soon. Well, Pauloke of XDA-Developers has written a little proof-of-concept application for the Touch Diamond. It uses the accelerometer in the Touch Diamond to alter the angle of view of some 3D graphics in order to make them appear three dimensional. As you tilt the device and look from different angles, it seems like you’re looking at spherical objects floating in …
Continue readingT-Mobile G1
Originally published on Pocketnow on November 7, 2008. More Reviews articles from the Pocketnow archive.
Continue readingHow to get Android to Show Album Art
Since the T-Mobile G1 does not come with any type of media player syncing software that you install on your desktop, you’re kind of on your own for figuring that out. It turns out the G1 is recognized in Windows Media Player as a USB mass storage device and you can set up automatic syncing of playlists just like you would on Windows Mobile. Unfortunately, album art is not synced, unless it has already been …
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