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Thursday, March 29, 2007

Multi-Touch Mobile Phones

Well,we have seen Apple already and here you can see an interesting approach to multi touch technology.More than one touch inputs are definitely gonna make our life a lot easier and much more fun!!So,can we expect this technology ported to embedded devices?Well,Jeff Han's enthusiasm has an answer to this,have a quick look at this video and decide it yourself!


Click this if video is not displayed. or you can drool over this Digged article.

Jefferson Han of Perceptive Pixel presents his amazing new human-machine interface at TED 2007.

Simply amazing Jeff!I am going to present a paper on Jeff's Multi-touch input in our Technical Communication class,lets see how well it goes!!But this really is an amazing technology in the making!Sources say that the devices 9touch inputs) are ready to be shipped ;)
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Sunday, March 18, 2007

Free Bluetooth Remote Control for your Windows Mobile

This .Net enthusiast from Montreal is working on this nifty app.Imagine the possibilities of using your Bluetooth enabled windows mobile phone to Browse and play songs on Windows Media Player (PC),Win Amp,Control Power Point presentations (while presentating a paper - really useful) and a lot more!!Jerome calls developing nifty apps a passion and thats what Dot Net makes - a lot easier to create useful applications.This particular app is a bit complicated though!You can download it here.Visit the author's site.This app requires your phone to be activesynced to your bluetooth enabled Laptop/PC via bluetooth.

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Orkut on your Windows Mobile Phones browsers

Orkut has been part of daily lives for many - thanx to Google for a clean looking interface wherein we can scrap our buddies in a giffy! Orkut is complicated for our mobile browsers owing to its heavy use of Javascript which our mobile phones in-built browsers are not ready yet.I sorta stumbled on a work around though.Have attached the snapshots from my Typhoon,applies to other phones as well.Have a gr8 time orkutting!
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Windows Live Search WM5 Smartphones

I should have posted this long back but took sometime settling down in the U.S! Better late than never,Windows Live Search really amazed me! Realtime traffic analysis, Maps and a lot more,particularly searching for a specific address.Have a look at the snapshots from my Typhoon.You can download this software ->here.Maps are currently limited for U.S though,look out for other countries!Well done Microsoft ;)
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Friday, March 16, 2007

missing sync for cingular 8525 (wm5 devices) and macbook

well,I bought a macbook recently and it might sound weird using a Windows Pocket PC and macbook as primary gadgets - cos they r not friendly to each other ;)

while I was searching for a solution,I found missing sync - downloaded a 14 day trial from macupdate.com

Watch the video which I took from my Cingy 8525,hope u like it!!

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Brand New Cingular 8525 / HTC TyTn - Free 1GB microSD,Silicon Cover - $449

I bought this powerful phone on Febuary 16 with a 2 year Cingular contract and then I had to buy a MacBook for my birthday (on March 11).So,after using the phone for 27 days,I exercised my 30 day return policy and got this Brand New box packed Cingular 8525.

You will be getting the following products ::
  • Cingular 8525 (Brand New ,Box Packed,dint' switch the mobile on yet!)
  • 1 GB Brand New microSD - Kingston.
  • Silicon Case (Black)
  • If you want to use this phone with other providers,I can unlock this device for you for FREE.
  • If you wish,I can provide all my software collection that can be used with this PDA Phone. You can even try the latest WM6 operating system!
  • You will even get my ROMs collection which includes the unreleased Cingular 8525 2.06 ROM with aku 3.3!!
  • Unlimited Technical Support (I have been working with these devices for more than 2 years now!!)
  • You can even get this phone for a lower price in exchange with your GSM phone/PDA.
  • Im open to all intelligent offers with this product!!

Specifications:
Cingular Exclusive - Ultra fast 3G UMTS/HSDPA Pocket PC
Single integrated device for simultaneous voice, data, and email
Microsoft Windows® Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC with Messaging & Security Pack
Microsoft Direct Push Technology - Email, calendar, contacts & tasks
Go global with Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA and Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE
Good Mobile Messaging, ActiveSync, & Xpress Mail
Music, MP3 and video support - Windows Media Player 10 Mobile
Sliding QWERTY keyboard with trackwheel for easy navigation
Microsoft Office® Mobile - Access Word, Excel, PowerPoint files
Bluetooth 2.0® wireless connectivity -use multiple accessories simultaneously
2 MP camera with video and flash
Tethers to your laptop as a high-speed modem
Multimedia, text and instant messaging
Integrated Wi-Fi (802.11 b.g) and infrared connectivity
Voice command and voice dialing
Weight 6.21 ounces
Dimensions: 4.43 x 2.28 x 0.86 inches
Talk Time: Up to 5 hours
Standby Time: Up to 10 days
Large 2.8" 240x320 64K color touchscreen
Powered by Samsung 400 MHz processor
Quad-band world phone - GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA - 850/1900/2100 MHz
128MB ROM / 64MB RAM; 51MB user available memory
Average download speeds 400-700 kbps
Additional Security features, including S/MIME support, via the Microsoft Messaging & Security Pack

I listed this item on Craigslist.org as well,hope I get few offers!!
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