Tuesday, March 4, 2008
MobilityToday.com - Review of iPhone Display Protector
MobilityToday.com - Motorola Q - Key Test (VIDEO)David Ciccone, Founder of MobilityToday.com put together this review of the invisibleSHIELD for his Motorola Q. Be sure to watch him whack his Motorola Q with his car key to test how strong the shield really is.
Monday, March 3, 2008
iPod reborn
The iPhone’s iPod functions are like no iPod we’ve seen before—but I’d hazard a guess that they closely resemble the look of iPods to come. Without a scroll wheel to use in navigation, the iPhone’s iPod features take some getting used to. It took me quite a while to figure out how to toggle into and out of Shuffle mode. (The controls appear when you do a single tap on the screen.)
When held in a vertical, or portrait, orientation, the iPhone’s iPod menus are reminiscent of the old iPod, but with much more detail. Instead of a main menu, there’s a row of five buttons along the bottom of the screen. You can customize four of them with elements you might remember from the iPod’s main menu (including Artists, Genres, Videos, and Podcasts). The fifth, called More, is the home for all the options that didn’t make it onto the row of buttons.
When you’re in a list—of artists, for example—you can scroll through it by flicking your finger, or use the same vertical A-to-Z quick index feature that’s present in the Phone’s Contacts list (assuming you’ve got a long enough list of artists or songs). Tapping on an Artist brings up a list of albums or, if they have only one album, a list of songs from that album. Conveniently, you can now choose to begin shuffling at almost any point: all songs, all songs by a particular artist, or all songs in a particular album.
When the iPhone’s in a landscape orientation, the iPod interface switches into Cover Flow mode, in which you flick through a row of album covers. Find a cover that looks intriguing, and tap on it to see its contents. It looks great, but I’m still not convinced about how useful Cover Flow is as a feature—on the iPhone or anywhere else.
Due to its large, high-resolution screen, the iPhone excels as a video player. It’s the largest canvas a video iPod has ever had, at 480-by-320 pixels. (The current video iPod’s display resolution is 320 by 240.) And the widescreen aspect ratio, while not quite a Hollywood-standard 16:9, is still better for watching widescreen movies and TV shows than the 4:3 ratio of the video iPod.
Of course, the iPhone doesn’t have a large hard drive on which to store a massive video library. That means you have to be judicious with the amount of content you load on the iPhone. And if you convert your own videos (from DVDs or other sources), you’ll want to spend the extra time compressing and resizing them to fit on the iPhone. But I was able to load up my 8GB iPhone with 350 songs and eight hours of video, and still have 3GB left over. So while loading an entire season of a TV show onto an iPhone is basically impossible, there’s certainly enough room (especially in the larger model) for a nice selection of viewing options. And in a nice touch, the iPhone offers to delete videos off its flash drive after you’ve viewed them, to free up more space.
There are also several things the iPhone doesn’t do that the iPod does. It won’t output video to a TV, for one, and its iTunes synchronization process is much more like Apple TV than an iPod. I often drag-and-drop music and video onto my iPod when I attach it to my Mac, but the iPhone will only sync with a library or playlist on a specific Mac or PC. If you want to drag-and-drop, you’ll need to do it into a playlist that you’ve set to sync with the iPhone.
There’s also no support for embedded lyrics in music files, and no voice-recorder support, either with the iPhone’s internal microphone or with various iPod voice-recorder add-ons.
When held in a vertical, or portrait, orientation, the iPhone’s iPod menus are reminiscent of the old iPod, but with much more detail. Instead of a main menu, there’s a row of five buttons along the bottom of the screen. You can customize four of them with elements you might remember from the iPod’s main menu (including Artists, Genres, Videos, and Podcasts). The fifth, called More, is the home for all the options that didn’t make it onto the row of buttons.
When you’re in a list—of artists, for example—you can scroll through it by flicking your finger, or use the same vertical A-to-Z quick index feature that’s present in the Phone’s Contacts list (assuming you’ve got a long enough list of artists or songs). Tapping on an Artist brings up a list of albums or, if they have only one album, a list of songs from that album. Conveniently, you can now choose to begin shuffling at almost any point: all songs, all songs by a particular artist, or all songs in a particular album.
When the iPhone’s in a landscape orientation, the iPod interface switches into Cover Flow mode, in which you flick through a row of album covers. Find a cover that looks intriguing, and tap on it to see its contents. It looks great, but I’m still not convinced about how useful Cover Flow is as a feature—on the iPhone or anywhere else.
Due to its large, high-resolution screen, the iPhone excels as a video player. It’s the largest canvas a video iPod has ever had, at 480-by-320 pixels. (The current video iPod’s display resolution is 320 by 240.) And the widescreen aspect ratio, while not quite a Hollywood-standard 16:9, is still better for watching widescreen movies and TV shows than the 4:3 ratio of the video iPod.
Of course, the iPhone doesn’t have a large hard drive on which to store a massive video library. That means you have to be judicious with the amount of content you load on the iPhone. And if you convert your own videos (from DVDs or other sources), you’ll want to spend the extra time compressing and resizing them to fit on the iPhone. But I was able to load up my 8GB iPhone with 350 songs and eight hours of video, and still have 3GB left over. So while loading an entire season of a TV show onto an iPhone is basically impossible, there’s certainly enough room (especially in the larger model) for a nice selection of viewing options. And in a nice touch, the iPhone offers to delete videos off its flash drive after you’ve viewed them, to free up more space.
There are also several things the iPhone doesn’t do that the iPod does. It won’t output video to a TV, for one, and its iTunes synchronization process is much more like Apple TV than an iPod. I often drag-and-drop music and video onto my iPod when I attach it to my Mac, but the iPhone will only sync with a library or playlist on a specific Mac or PC. If you want to drag-and-drop, you’ll need to do it into a playlist that you’ve set to sync with the iPhone.
There’s also no support for embedded lyrics in music files, and no voice-recorder support, either with the iPhone’s internal microphone or with various iPod voice-recorder add-ons.
IPHONE - ITS IN THE DISPLAY
The iPhone’s display is excellent. Yes, it’s big and bright, but its most impressive trait is its high resolution: It’s 160 dpi, more than twice the traditional Mac screen resolution. Jamming that many pixels together in such a small space means that everything on screen looks smooth, not pixelated. Digital photos and videos look gorgeous, and even the colorful icons on the iPhone’s home screen are so bright and clear that sometimes it’s hard to believe that you’re looking at a computer screen and not something physical, like a sticker. On-screen text looks sharp, more like printed text in a book or magazine than drawn with pixels on the screen.
Of course, the iPhone’s screen isn’t just for looking at: It’s the key driver in the device’s interface. Using the iPhone is a tactile experience—it’s all about touching your fingers (or, if you’re daring, your thumbs) to that screen. Instead of dragging a scroll bar or clicking a mouse, you move through screens on the iPhone by a combination of taps, flicks, and other finger gestures.
The original Macintosh changed the world by providing a physical control to move a cursor around on a computer interface. But the iPhone does it one better—instead of pushing around a mouse in order to make a disembodied arrow or hand move up on the computer screen, it’s your finger doing all the moving. When you touch a photo, Web page, or e-mail message on the iPhone and slide with your finger, it moves along with your touch, as if you were moving a real, physical object. There’s no cursor on the iPhone because your finger is your pointer—which, despite what your mother might have told you, is just what fingers are designed to do.
Of course, the iPhone’s screen isn’t just for looking at: It’s the key driver in the device’s interface. Using the iPhone is a tactile experience—it’s all about touching your fingers (or, if you’re daring, your thumbs) to that screen. Instead of dragging a scroll bar or clicking a mouse, you move through screens on the iPhone by a combination of taps, flicks, and other finger gestures.
The original Macintosh changed the world by providing a physical control to move a cursor around on a computer interface. But the iPhone does it one better—instead of pushing around a mouse in order to make a disembodied arrow or hand move up on the computer screen, it’s your finger doing all the moving. When you touch a photo, Web page, or e-mail message on the iPhone and slide with your finger, it moves along with your touch, as if you were moving a real, physical object. There’s no cursor on the iPhone because your finger is your pointer—which, despite what your mother might have told you, is just what fingers are designed to do.
TIPS TO CHOOSE THE BEST IPHONE DOWNLOADS
iPhone is an internet enabled multimedia mobile phone and holding one is prestigious for the gadget gurus. But an iphone without media downloads is absolutely waste of your money. You have 7 hrs of video playback and 24 hrs of audio playback. So get ready to load your iPhone. There are lot of sites which offers free downloads,pay per download services and unlimited iphone downloads for a initial one time fee. These videos and music are usually compatible with your iPod too. You are getting a combo deal for the price of one.
But do a basic research on what to look for when choosing the iphone download service.Here are the most important tips to choose the best iphone download service.1.The Price that you want to spend for iPhone Downloads - Free or PaidThis is an important factor. I will suggest you to avoid free downloads .Why ? Ask yourself why any one will like to give you free iphone downloads. Most of these sites are scam sites .They might just collect your information and sell it to others. There are many users who report about the spywares ,viruses and other programs that gets installed along with these free iphone downloads and it affects your system performance and speed. So be very careful if you are choosing a free download service.If you decide to spend for the media downloads you have two options. A one time fee or pay per download. Most of the unlimited iphone download sites offer a 49$ life time membership where you can download unlimited movies,music,games,softwares and more. If you decide to choose the pay per download you can pay according to your download. But if you are a media person then you will end up paying a lot . Go for a 49$ one time membership fee for unlimited iphone downloads.2.User Interface and Ease of Use :You pay for an iphone download service and you have to download the media from your membership area to your iphone. Go for the membership which will offer you a friendly user interface where you can easily choose the media and download them effectively. Some sites offer a very easy to use interface but you may not get to know how to use it. Go for the sites that offers you with proper guides to navigate , select and download media for your iphone.The media you download from some of these sites may not be ready to use. You may have to convert them using a software that comes along with the membership. Go for the sites that offer you media directly to your iphone so that you don’t have convert them to compatible format.3.Security and Support :Another important factor. Never compromise your iphone security for the media. Some of the viruses that come along with the free downloads will cost you a lot more than you pay for a secured download. Go for the site which follows security measures and offers you a secured downloading service.A lot of sites offer a good pre-sales support but will end up with a poor technical support after you pay for the service. Read the user reviews from User Forums and know about these sites.Make sure you go for the sites which will offer you excellent after-sales technical support.4.Media Collection :All these sites offer a huge selection of music and movies.But some sites offer more than just movies and music.Go for the site that allows to download softwares,games,TV shows,E-Books along with movies and music.Get ready to download and enjoy the true power of iphone with unlimited iphone downloads.5.Download Speed :Some sites offer unlimited downloads but they dont have faster download site.After all you are paying for the membership why not get the fastest download service available.If the download service is slow then there is no point in having a unlimited download service.6.Money Back Return Policy :All these sites have a ironclad 8 week return policy.You are not under risk at this point of time.Any time if you dont like the product simply ask for the refund.They will process your refund.Go for the sites which offers a moneyback guarantee so that you can try the product for free for the first 8 weeks
But do a basic research on what to look for when choosing the iphone download service.Here are the most important tips to choose the best iphone download service.1.The Price that you want to spend for iPhone Downloads - Free or PaidThis is an important factor. I will suggest you to avoid free downloads .Why ? Ask yourself why any one will like to give you free iphone downloads. Most of these sites are scam sites .They might just collect your information and sell it to others. There are many users who report about the spywares ,viruses and other programs that gets installed along with these free iphone downloads and it affects your system performance and speed. So be very careful if you are choosing a free download service.If you decide to spend for the media downloads you have two options. A one time fee or pay per download. Most of the unlimited iphone download sites offer a 49$ life time membership where you can download unlimited movies,music,games,softwares and more. If you decide to choose the pay per download you can pay according to your download. But if you are a media person then you will end up paying a lot . Go for a 49$ one time membership fee for unlimited iphone downloads.2.User Interface and Ease of Use :You pay for an iphone download service and you have to download the media from your membership area to your iphone. Go for the membership which will offer you a friendly user interface where you can easily choose the media and download them effectively. Some sites offer a very easy to use interface but you may not get to know how to use it. Go for the sites that offers you with proper guides to navigate , select and download media for your iphone.The media you download from some of these sites may not be ready to use. You may have to convert them using a software that comes along with the membership. Go for the sites that offer you media directly to your iphone so that you don’t have convert them to compatible format.3.Security and Support :Another important factor. Never compromise your iphone security for the media. Some of the viruses that come along with the free downloads will cost you a lot more than you pay for a secured download. Go for the site which follows security measures and offers you a secured downloading service.A lot of sites offer a good pre-sales support but will end up with a poor technical support after you pay for the service. Read the user reviews from User Forums and know about these sites.Make sure you go for the sites which will offer you excellent after-sales technical support.4.Media Collection :All these sites offer a huge selection of music and movies.But some sites offer more than just movies and music.Go for the site that allows to download softwares,games,TV shows,E-Books along with movies and music.Get ready to download and enjoy the true power of iphone with unlimited iphone downloads.5.Download Speed :Some sites offer unlimited downloads but they dont have faster download site.After all you are paying for the membership why not get the fastest download service available.If the download service is slow then there is no point in having a unlimited download service.6.Money Back Return Policy :All these sites have a ironclad 8 week return policy.You are not under risk at this point of time.Any time if you dont like the product simply ask for the refund.They will process your refund.Go for the sites which offers a moneyback guarantee so that you can try the product for free for the first 8 weeks
iPhone in a nutshell
Found this review on this site about the iPhone. Great review with a lot of good information.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/iphone-review.ars
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/iphone-review.ars
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
ATTENTION ALL iPHONE USERS
So, you've finally gotten your hands on Apple's wonderful iPhone? There's no doubt that it's a work of genius, among the hottest products from Apple ever to hit planet Earth so far. Though one could argue that it's not yet perfect, it would just be a matter of time, knowing Apple. So if you've already got one, wouldn't you like to load it up by filling it with your favourite games, music and movies without spending a fortune?
To help you, we've reviewed a website that is specifically designed for providing iPhone content and legal unlimited downloads for a one-off fee of around US$50.But the problem is, how would you know if this site is for real?Unfortunately, the internet today is filled with tons of scams, cheats and fakes which make it very hard for you as a consumer to know what’s real. Luckily, we've weeded through the crap and selected the top legitimate one for you.Essentially, all the services provide you the following:• Unlimited 24/7 downloads• Millions of music, movies, games and software files• Lifetime membership• One-off fee of around US$49.95• Video to iPod/iPhone conversion software• Spyware/virus scanner to ensure only clean downloads• Online tech support• 8-weeks money back guarantee
To help you, we've reviewed a website that is specifically designed for providing iPhone content and legal unlimited downloads for a one-off fee of around US$50.But the problem is, how would you know if this site is for real?Unfortunately, the internet today is filled with tons of scams, cheats and fakes which make it very hard for you as a consumer to know what’s real. Luckily, we've weeded through the crap and selected the top legitimate one for you.Essentially, all the services provide you the following:• Unlimited 24/7 downloads• Millions of music, movies, games and software files• Lifetime membership• One-off fee of around US$49.95• Video to iPod/iPhone conversion software• Spyware/virus scanner to ensure only clean downloads• Online tech support• 8-weeks money back guarantee
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