The Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i is a budget friendly laptop that should handle basic computing …
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i-mate JAMin Review
I just can’t get that good old Bob Marley song out of my head now! The Dutch site, Pocketinfo.nl has posted a nice review of the i-mate branded version of the HTC Prophet dubbed “JAMin.” It’s the same size as the wildly successful mate i-JAM, but adds Windows Mobile 5.0, high-usability hardware button arrangment, a better camera, Bluetooth 2.0, and WiFi. On the down side, the processor is downgraded to a Ti OMAP processor just …
Continue readingShort Take: Shure’s QSHI3 QuietSpot Inline Headset
(all images link to higher resolution) Figure 1: Here’s how the headset fits in your ear. It seems to stick out a lot. LISTENING The QuietSpot Inline has a thin plastic tunnel that digs deep into your ear canal. The rubber isolator on the end can be replaced for more comfort, but it’s really not comfortable at all (for me at least). The rubber seal designed to keep noise out, also keeps the air pressure …
Continue readingNeuros 442
Neuros 442 Firmware v2.4.1 December 5, 2005 Review by: Adam Z Lein, Senior Editor Jump to: PAGE 1 | PAGE 2 INTRODUCTION Media players that include video playback like the latest Apple iPod are all the rage these days. While this isn’t within our typical realm of Windows Mobile coverage, we were eager to review the Neuros 442. What sets the device apart from the rest is its open-source Linux operating system. That means anyone …
Continue readingShort Take: Tao Electronics’ Spectare Portable
FEATURES The Spectare Portable features a 1" color LCD screen that displays images at 96 x 64 pixels and 4096 colors. At 1.5" x 1.5" x 0.4" and 4 ounces, the Spectare Portable should run for about 2 hours on it’s internal battery. Figure 1: On the left you see the On/Play button which turns the screen on. A second press will do a slideshow of your images. The left and right arrows let you …
Continue readingPDA France Posts Updated HTC Roadmap
PDA France has posted an updated roadmap of upcoming HTC products that we should see in 2006. The newest addition (in-so-far-as imagery), the HTC Artimes, sports an interesting directional navigation device that we havn’t seen on a PDA before; it uses a track ball. Here’s a sampling of the specs: HTC Prophet Quad-bande: Edge, GPRS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Irda, 2M pixels camera with flash, SDIO, 2.8″ QVGA screen, 128MB ROM, 64 MB RAM HTC Star Trek …
Continue readingMicrosoft Adds Windows CE Developer Wiki
Microsoft’s MSDN developer website has added a collaborative resource for Windows CE developers. Created by a program manager in External Research and Programs at Microsoft Research, the “Windows CE Developers WiKi” will support both platform and application developers. A separate wiki targeting Windows Mobile application development launched several months ago. A Wiki is like open source documentation where many users can contribute to the accuracy of information. And now MSDN has added this type of …
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