For years, Microsoft Voice Command has been the most advanced, most well-integrated Voice control and text-to-speech application on any mobile device. I use it on my motorcycle with a Bluetooth enabled helmet as well as in the car all the time. It will speak incoming caller ID names to me… it will read text messages, appointment reminders, and email subjects to me… I can ask it to play music by artist, genre or album… I …
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Remember Your First Windows Phone?
… or Windows Mobile Device or Pocket PC or Windows CE Palm-Sized PC or Smartphone? Yes, Windows Mobile has had a lot of names over the years, and we’ve started a little reminiscing around here. So why don’t you tell us about your first foray into the Windows PDA/Phone? What did you like about your first device? How did you come across it? What do you miss about it? Originally published on Pocketnow on March …
Continue readingMore Meat or More Fluff in Windows Mobile?
Which do you want to see more of in future versions of Windows Mobile? Meat or Fluff? Meat would be the kind of stuff that really fills you up. We’re talking about something really useful that totally and surprisingly makes your life easier. Something that you might think to yourself afterwards, “How did I ever live without this before?” Something like Windows Vista’s auto-searching Start menu would fit this category. The Fluff is the stuff …
Continue readingWindows Mobile vs. Your Car: Wireless Clarion FB275BT
If you saw our first “Windows Mobile vs. Your Car” video, you may be wondering how the same phone based voice recognition, media player, and GPS navigation integration might work on a stereo with integrated Bluetooth handsfree and advanced audio distribution profiles. Today we show you how a Windows Phone would work with the Clarion FB275BT car stereo head unit. Pros – AV Remote Control Profile lets you control the media player using hardware buttons …
Continue readingRebuttal: Ten Reasons Why Windows Mobile 6.5 Misses The Mark
Last week, Engadget’s Joshua Topolsky wrote an editorial article listing 10 reasons why Windows Mobile 6.5 misses the mark. ZDNet’s Andrew Nusca wrote a similar article a little while later. It is unclear as to whether either of these bloggers have actually used Windows Mobile 6.5, but let’s take a look at their arguments… Read on… 1. The underlying code is still based on Windows CE 5 just as Windows Mobile 5 was. How exactly …
Continue readingWhy the 3.5mm Headset Jack is Stupid
Every time a new smartphone comes out, especially from HTC, some one complains about its lack of the legacy 3.5mm stereo headphones jack, but if you look at the reasoning behind HTC’s alternative ExtUSB port, you’ll see that what they did is much better. First of all, every smartphone needs a plug that allows you to recharge the battery. It also needs something to provide data transfer with a desktop computer. And finally, it needs …
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