We’ve seen accelerometer features implemented before on Windows Mobile devices such as VueFLO in the HTC Advantage, and even the old Tilt Control add on for the old iPAQ Pocket PCs years ago. Generally the accelerometer implementations haven’t been anything that spectacular or user-friendly. The Touch Diamond is about to change that. The “Teeter” game that the Touch Diamond includes, is extremely cool. Basically you tilt the phone and the little ball on the screen …
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Opera & YouTube on the Touch Diamond
In this video, I’ll show you how Opera Mobile 9.5 and the YouTube applications work on the HTC Touch Diamond. Opera Mobile is the default browser in the Touch Diamond, but luckily Internet Explorer is still available. Opera 9.5 and the YouTube application are good examples of some of the worst user interface designs I’ve ever seen. Not only is it inordinately difficult for users to discern the destinations of navigational buttons, but there’s actually …
Continue readingFITALY 5 Now Available
Back in the old days, when I would predominantly use touch-screen-only phones, and Windows Mobile 2003 was all the rage, the FITALY software input panel was a great way to enter text using a stylus. Its one-point-friendly keyboard layout made typing text very quick and easy. Well, Fitaly is still around, and it’s now at version 5! You can find detailed descriptions of what’s new, on their website. Many of you will be most happy …
Continue readingTouch Diamond’s TouchFLO 3D Usability
You’ve already seen the Touch Diamond’s boot up video which teaches you how to use the TouchFLO 3D interface. In the video below I’ll show you around a little more and add some of my thoughts on the interface. As Horace Luke of HTC said in a press conference about the Touch Diamond and its new TouchFLO 3D interface; “You should be able to carry a bag and walk down the street and get to …
Continue readingWindows SideShow for Windows Mobile Development Beta
Wow, this is some good news! As reported by the unwired.net: Microsoft gives SideShow some love by releasing Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile. Not yet mass-market ready, Microsoft’s Windows SideShow for Windows Mobile Developer Preview v0.01 is an application for Windows Mobile 5 and Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PCs and Smartphones that allows you to use your Windows Mobile device as a Bluetooth SideShow-compatible device. This enables you to use your phone as an extra …
Continue readingAndroid is Starting to Get Good
The Android Community website has posted some new live images and videos of the latest version of the Android operating system. Android seems to change it’s user interface drastically from build to build, but this one finally has something impressive to show, albeit potentially not very useful in real life. This device supports an internal compass that you can use with Google’s Street View on maps. Pointing the device in a different direction will rotate …
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