TDL Mobile - All Comments

re: The iPad: So Close

Mark Williamson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:09:30 GMT

Thanks to Ians link to engaget I think the MS Courier is the killer product in this new space between smart phone and net book. I have been waiting for a product like this and it does what the ipad etc should ie inking in a small form factor and hopefully great price. Windows tablets have been too expensive to have as an extra PC to my main lap top and I don't like having a laptop open in a meeting. This gives me the full filofax /time management capability in a nice package. It looks like MS will do an apple on apple this time and hit the sweet spot after others have created the new product class. Go for it MS. When can I have one for a review.

re: TDL Mobile Show #24 - Apple iPad Special

Mark Williamson — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:15:17 GMT

The thing that all these slates lack is the ability to do basic inking with a pen.

I wanted a tablet to take notes in meetings but found then too bulky and awkward.

To me the killer slate would be like the ipad but the ability to take notes on e paper and then send them to your pc you archive. I have paper in meetings but find a netbook to limited

I looked at the pastic logic Que looks good, Ipad looks good but end up with no ink. Perhaps the Win 7 slate will hit the spot

Mark.

re: The iPad: So Close

gadget — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:29:42 GMT

todays papers called it the Electronic Roof Tile. Nuff said

re: The iPad: So Close

chrisoldroyd — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:14:22 GMT

You say it fills the gaps between a smartphone and a laptop, err what gap, as far as I can see there isn't one, why do I need another device to carry around, its all about convergence to me.

I think Apple are trying to create a gap where there isn't one, having said that though I wouldn't bet against them doing it but the iPad needs a lot more features for it to become a hit.

re: Will the revival of the tablet mean the death of the eReader?

Garry [WMA] — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:43:15 GMT

I really doubt it. The main reason eReaders are popular is the ease of reading on E-Ink screens. Reading off an LCD is not quite the same.

Also with the glut of E-Readers I saw at CES I am expecting some reall price competition this year. An E-Reader sub 50 quid may prove pretty attractive.

re: TDL Mobile Show #11

jonathand — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:11:28 GMT

Hopefully!!!! Il be back on the show this week or next if Orange/BT ever get around to fixing me broadband connection!

Great show guys!

re: Awesome, I don’t need iTunes anymore!

subarunut — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:39:19 GMT

About time. the iTunes virus, oops was that my outloud voice, is the major reason i have not wanted an iPhone. Though I am still holding out to get my hands on the new WinMo6.5 before I decide to make the plundge.

re: Awesome, I don’t need iTunes anymore!

simonster — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:26:08 GMT

Yeah, this is super cool...it's available as a portable app too, no install required. With this I can go back to a single music library - I was using two to make sure iTunes didn't mess with my meta data etc.

re: Awesome, I don’t need iTunes anymore!

jonathand — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:42:05 GMT

I have been using CopyTrans for a while, I purchased the full set of apps a short while ago and find them to be fantastic!

re: Project Pink a Reality?

F1Mad — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:55:23 GMT

Hmmm, personally, I think Microsoft has completely missed the boat when it comes to the Mobile/SmartPhone. I don't say that lightly, either, as I develop software solutions using solely Microsoft technologies at present.

The one problem for Microsoft HAS been the wide diversity of host Mobile phones - varying processors, display resolutions/orientations, input mechanisms, etc, etc. HOWEVER, the other factors that I feel have killed off Windows Mobile are:

* Stability of OS - Windows Mobile doesn't even compare to the iPhone's OS in this case

* Ease of Use - setting up things like Wireless Access, Bluetooth paring, etc, are a complete breeze on the iPhone OS, and a complete pain at best on Windows Mobile

* The AppStore - the main success story for the iPhone that has made everyone else sit up and listen

I just hope that Microsoft will learn from this, stop flogging a dead horse, and make sure that the same doesn't happen to Media Center!

re: Project Pink a Reality?

F1Mad — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:52:59 GMT

* Stability of OS - Windows Mobile doesn't even compare to the iPhone's OS in this case

* Ease of Use - setting up things like Wireless Access, Bluetooth paring, etc, are a complete breeze on the iPhone OS, and a complete pain at best on Windows Mobile

* The AppStore - the main success story for the iPhone that has made everyone else sit up and listen

I just hope that Microsoft will learn from this, stop flogging a dead horse, and make sure that the same doesn't happen to Media Center!

re: Project Pink a Reality?

eyeball2222 — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:58:20 GMT

I think you're right, Apple have managed to advance this area rapidlly because they own the hardware & platform, and they dont have to bow and scrape to the hardware vendors in the same manner. I just hope Microsoft's aspirations are matched when it comes to the quality of the hardware... Although from pictures I saw, looks like they may.

re: Palm's Second WebOS Device: Palm Pixi

Ian Dixon — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:10:02 GMT

looks nice, will it more expensive than the pre?

re: Wikitude Drive – AR Navigation System

cw-kid — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 11:17:16 GMT

Its called Augmented reality, Click on BBC have been talking about the technology and what it might be able to offer in the future in their last two shows. Think it's going to be a big new tech area.

Imaging standing in some city you point your camera phone and it will tell you all sorts of things about what you are looking at, where are the nearest restaurants or tube stations, wikipedia points of interest, information about buildings and land marks all over laid on the phones camera image.

re: Welcome to The Digital Lifestyle Mobile Blog

conniec — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:53:02 GMT

Coming from WInMo (HTC Advantage, HTC Fuze, XV6700) I had hesitated to buy iPhone because there was no stereo bluetooth and no tethering. Now that these are available in iPhone, I took the bait and purchased one. At first, I was also was having problems with iTunes. But now that I'm fully into it, I find that I have more control over syncing than I did with ActiveSync and WMP. Once you get used to it, maybe you will hate it a little less (grin).

re: Dock It!

jonathand — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:20:43 GMT

Thats a cool dock, I just bought a cheap black one to match my black 16GB 3G which cost about £8 on eBay but having the hub built in is a great idea, might have to get one myself.

re: Dock It!

bfrost — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:43:29 GMT

Yes, I like things to be reassuringly heavy. Bake some sand in the oven until non-conductive and then fill it with the sand! (Or stuff in a plastic bag full of sand!).

Brian

re: Dock It!

daniel woolstencroft — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:11:11 GMT

Does the iPhone 3G(s) fit in there OK then? Looks like it's made for the older iPods. I guess there'd be no firewire charging problem given it uses USB (Apple took firewire charging out of the 3G and subsequent revisions), so assuming the size is right it seems like a nice, cheap alternative.

Oh, does it come with mains power? Or do you have to have it plugged into a PC to charge?

re: Welcome to The Digital Lifestyle Mobile Blog

bfrost — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:22:19 GMT

Why do you hate ITunes? It's not as pretty as WMP but it works well and provides a clean Excel-like track interface which is actually good for block-sorting your album collection so that its ready for WMP and therefore for Windows Media Center!

Bri