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After over three years, I replaced my trusty Nokia 6131 flip phone (you know, the model that opens with like a ST:TOS communicator at the press of a button) with a shiny new Samsung Wave smartphone. Squee!
So why the squee?
1. the in-built mp3 player (together with my Sennheiser in-ears) produces actually a clearer, more balanced sound than my Sony Walkman E443 mp3-player! (Tested with KAT-TUN's No More Pain and the X OST I and II)
2. the video player handles HD files & softsubs (and the stuff looks good despite the small display!) - finally, I have the TB- and X anime references literally at hand!
3. it can be charged via a power cord *or* an USB cable. The latter also allows to access phone memory and micro SD card (I currently have 16 GBs in, but it can handle up to 32 GB) like a memory stick. Today, I actually ran the portableapps suite from the micro SD on my work comp. Perfect! And the short USB wire is a lot easier to carry than the power cord!
4. battery is replaceable and - under heavy use (it came with a free game that's almost as addictive as block-out; is permanently connected to my own (or my university's) WiFi, and plays X-Destiny again (and again (and...())), you get the picture) - lasts roughly 2.5 days. I expect longer once the novelty-squee-induced prodding slows down.
5. It has Java, allowing for countless phone applications to run on it, until native apps are developed, and Flash is supported as well - YouTube on the train is fun!
6. The phone OS is open, the SDKs are freely distributed.
and
7. I don't have half as many troubles with the touchscreen than I thought I would have. :)
And what does that mean?
The Wave replaces...
...my old phone, my mp3 player, my scheduler (adding the benefit of automatic synch between the three different calendar systems I use), and my 2nd USB stick. Now I have my mails on-the-go (ditto i-net & chat), which were always more important than calls for me, and and a usable PDF & Doc viewer for commuting times.
Overall, it reduces my average tech load by 258 g (and three devices), while increasing performance (see above). Not bad. Not bad at all. SQUEEEE!
The Wave will not replace...
...my Sony eReader, because eInk screens are more eye-friendly and the device gives my own stories this decidedly "bookish" feeling!
...my work & travel laptop, becauseHow am I supposed to take over the world with just a single 1GHz processor? ;) - obvious!
So why the squee?
1. the in-built mp3 player (together with my Sennheiser in-ears) produces actually a clearer, more balanced sound than my Sony Walkman E443 mp3-player! (Tested with KAT-TUN's No More Pain and the X OST I and II)
2. the video player handles HD files & softsubs (and the stuff looks good despite the small display!) - finally, I have the TB- and X anime references literally at hand!
3. it can be charged via a power cord *or* an USB cable. The latter also allows to access phone memory and micro SD card (I currently have 16 GBs in, but it can handle up to 32 GB) like a memory stick. Today, I actually ran the portableapps suite from the micro SD on my work comp. Perfect! And the short USB wire is a lot easier to carry than the power cord!
4. battery is replaceable and - under heavy use (it came with a free game that's almost as addictive as block-out; is permanently connected to my own (or my university's) WiFi, and plays X-Destiny again (and again (and...())), you get the picture) - lasts roughly 2.5 days. I expect longer once the novelty-squee-induced prodding slows down.
5. It has Java, allowing for countless phone applications to run on it, until native apps are developed, and Flash is supported as well - YouTube on the train is fun!
6. The phone OS is open, the SDKs are freely distributed.
and
7. I don't have half as many troubles with the touchscreen than I thought I would have. :)
And what does that mean?
The Wave replaces...
...my old phone, my mp3 player, my scheduler (adding the benefit of automatic synch between the three different calendar systems I use), and my 2nd USB stick. Now I have my mails on-the-go (ditto i-net & chat), which were always more important than calls for me, and and a usable PDF & Doc viewer for commuting times.
Overall, it reduces my average tech load by 258 g (and three devices), while increasing performance (see above). Not bad. Not bad at all. SQUEEEE!
The Wave will not replace...
...my Sony eReader, because eInk screens are more eye-friendly and the device gives my own stories this decidedly "bookish" feeling!
...my work & travel laptop, because
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Date: 2010-08-12 17:16 (UTC)From: (Anonymous)I never see/try Sennheiser but im sure its very precious for you
Bigger microSD card to switch like a flashdisk? i read at the site you recommend at, looks like too much work to remove the battery then change again.. well 16 gigs sound enough for me :)
I agree, locked phone are annoying. too bad we done have amazon here.. maybe i can try hard enough to buy online, but it wont have any guarantee :( sigh i can only wait..
Once i heard USB charging may damage a phone, or the micro data card inside.
once even mine was broken, the repairman said it bc of different in ampere/volt or something.. and i use data cable to copy music from laptop-phone -_-|| never again i did that <>
But mine wasn't an international brand, so i shouldn't mention it anyway XD
oh btw, http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/27/interpads-10-inch-tegra-2-toting-android-tablet-may-make-german/ cus it include word 'german' in there lol
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Date: 2010-08-12 19:34 (UTC)From:I also don't have to remove the card. I put it in and when I have to access its content, I can hook the Wave via USB to the computer and all I have to do is tell the Wave that I want to access the memory. :)
Don't remind me of all the Android-tablets-in-the-making out there by who knows when. Every week there's a new rumor of some more or less obscure company coming up with "the iPad killer gadget". I've yet to see a working prototype. It's just ruckus about the tablet-PC hype. I ignore it as best I can. It drives you nuts, otherwise.