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Why are japanese cell-phones considered hi-tech?

Their design is horrendously outdated. and they don’t seem to have much of a foreign market.

All in all, they seem to pale in comparison to smartphones like apple’s iPhone, or HTC’s entire smartphone line.

I haven’t used one though…from what I know, apparently japanese cell-phones sport high end hardware. While the iPhone’s key features for example, are the touch screen and the software.
The fact that japanese phones don’t use a gsm network has absolutely nothing to do with the “hi-tech-ness” of their phones.

A recent article asked about why their phones didn’t have a large foreign market. It’s actually termed “galapagos syndrome” or w/e…their phones are too exotic and only suitable for a certain culture or environment.

I think the main point however, is that many of the articles that claim japanese phones to be hi-tech are outdated. and that smartphones have caught up with them.

Or you could say, there is simply a difference between “cell-phone” and “smartphone”. and that “cellphones” are more advanced.

Why are japanese cell-phones considered hi-tech?


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Posted by - August 29, 2010 at 10:00 pm

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Cradle Ipod

Cradle Ipod

Contact your personality with the iPod Touch Accessories

Before the iPod, the music industry was a boring place. Record sales continued to decline, artists continued to come up with the poor to ever increasing prices. with the birth of MP3 music, digital idea became a home. but iPod, this idea was given the means to truly thrive. the iPod is the only digital music popular, practical and profitable type of music. Many bands, forced to release a solid radio hit first, could fill the rest of their albums with filler, most people, buying this album for a song, felt as if they had lost their money.

with iTunes and the iPod, listeners can now buy the song you want without having to think about albums or CDs or stamps labels: they can focus on the music for the music, and nothing but music. with the release of the iPod Touch, Apple make the use of their players digital music easier, a touch screen, carefully designed to reduce the effort required to use each of the features of the iPod, became the heart and soul of these new iPods. but with a new iPod comes the need to redesign the accessories, and accessories for the iPod Touch are certainly unique, particular and completely geared toward the iPod Touch user.

If the iPod is the hip, the iPod Touch is even more fashionable, is a symbol status, a device much more than just a Music Player, and nothing less than his own world. iPod Touch accessories are tailored to highlight the ability this extraordinary machine, but are designed specifically for the size, shape and functions of the iPod. Consequently, accessories for iPod Touch are really the only accessories that can be used with this device, listeners must be sure to buy the right accessories to get the most out of their iPods.

Cases, carrying bags and bracelets are all aimed toward protecting an iPod Touch while still providing full accessibility. these accessories must iPod Touch take account of the touch screen, where before cases could simply cover the screens with a protective film, now the display should remain exposed for usability. however, the screen filters are available to keep the life of the screens, and other cases, but not necessary useful for when the iPod Touch is, at least you can protect your device when you have a place to another. bracelets are designed for exercise enthusiasts, that slide over the top arm and hold the iPod in place, either on a treadmill, a weight machine or a yoga mat.

IPod Touch Accessories remove personal staff music device. Several docking systems designed to connect the iPod to speakers or equipment in a safe and secure, they must also be specially designed iPod touch. Each varies in size iPod, and forcing an iPod in a cradle for a different device can damage both the accessory and the iPod. these accessories iPod Touch are often worth the money, however, as they allow a listener to connect your iPod anywhere as a portable music library, whether to encourage a party or simply sit and relax.

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How do you Cradle your iPod in the Car?

Advice on harvesting iPod Speakers

Today, you can have a party anywhere as long as you have an iPod and a set of iPod speakers. They are so small, but they can boom the bass and shake up the place.

iPod speakers are portable, so you can carry everywhere, or model home, not can be carried everywhere due to some restrictions as it is larger and heavier and therefore not the hand, not battery operated and work only when connected to a outlet.

the battery-operated portable models and has a size slightly larger than the iPod Nano and weighs half an ounce just a few! Despite Portable iPod speakers offer better sound than most computer speakers can not compete with iPod speakers home alone or may occur independent stronger, sharper and a booming sound, these iPod speakers are powered directly from an outlet that gives much energy compared a low voltage battery.

Here are the best iPod speakers we can dance our seat with their booming sound.

-IBlasting iBoom room with speakers

iBoom is the new DLO speaker. IBoom speakers sport an amorphous form and has a slot in the front, which serve as a hub for iPod or iPod mini. the four speakers only need 20 watts per channel to start producing the sound. iBoom iPod speaker also has a built-in handle, an AUX in port, and can run either on AC power or six “D” batteries. When plugged in to an AC supply, the iBoom iPod speakers will charge the iPod snug. Smart design, iBoom speakers look pretty good with a white iPod cradled on him.

the more points for iBoom are (1) low power consumption, but could still produce a decent sound, (2) portable and (3) charge an iPod when running on A / C. – “What is the new Black?

for Altec Lansing, the answer is still black.

Altec Lansing inMotion iM3 iPod speakers come in the usual Apple white and now black. its weight is about 15 to 16 ounces and is sized only slightly larger than the iPod.

Altec Lansing is known for creating the sound system that can produce sounds in different higher ranks to the lower level. And now that he has Altec Lansing speakers for the iPod, they expected to be of high quality. in fact, these speakers have an amplifier D class for creating rich sounds, audible.

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Posted by - July 20, 2010 at 2:00 pm

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Devour phone less fulfilling than Droid

SAN FRANCISCO — its name suggests that it will eat the competition for breakfast, but despite a sprinkling of positives Motorola’s new Devour smart phone left me hungry for something more.

With the user-friendly Android operating software, the Devour lets you surf the Web, check e-mail and update your Facebook status with relative ease over Verizon Wireless’ network. The phone ($100, after a rebate, with a two-year contract) is available through Best Buy and will start selling from Verizon this month.

Unfortunately, the phone’s features are less aggressive than its name. a seemingly cramped touch screen, unimpressive camera and weird keyboard layout made me prefer its more full-featured, pricier cousin, the Motorola Droid ($200, after a rebate, with a two-year contract), which is available from the same wireless carrier.

At first glance, the Devour’s solid-feeling, brushed aluminum body and slide-out keyboard radiate user-friendly vibes. The phone’s face has just one mechanical button — a nifty touch-sensitive square at the lower left that can be used for scrolling down lists and Web pages and selecting things.

In addition to running the Android software, the Devour comes with Motorola’s super-social Motoblur software, which displays content such as e-mails, Twitter tweets, Facebook updates and news in little on-screen “widgets.”

Like the Droid, the Devour is a husky hunk of a handset — it weighs 5.9 ounces, making Apple’s 4.8-ounce iPhone look like a flyweight.

has a smaller screen than both, however — 3.1 inches diagonally compared with 3.7 inches on the Droid and 3.5 inches on the iPhone. This is the same size as Motorola’s first Android phone, the Cliq. But because the Droid raised the bar when it was released in November, this now seems irritatingly small by comparison.

Once I tired of trying to tap out messages using the on-screen keyboard, I slid open the physical keyboard and found it nicely spaced, with easy-to-press raised keys.

Sadly, its layout made it hard to type e-mails and insert common characters such as commas and the “at” symbol. instead of using the area on either side of the space bar for character keys, the Devour breaks up the standard QWERTY format and devotes this real estate to letter and character keys.

And a separate key that lets you access symbols and other special characters is awkwardly placed on the bottom far right of the keyboard. This made me, a righty, feel all thumbs.

I was also unimpressed with the Devour’s 3-megapixel camera. many photos looked washed-out. and although it has a number of simple photo-editing options, such as the ability to adjust the color of your images, I was miffed to see that it doesn’t include a flash or zoom. at least there is a good amount of space to store your photos and other media, because the handset comes with an 8-gigabyte microSD memory card.

I was surprised by the Devour’s external speaker, which was quite clear for listening to music or watching videos aloud.

I wasn’t as thrilled with the dedicated volume buttons on the side of the phone, however: They’re next to a button that activates voice commands, and I kept hitting that when I tried to lower the volume.

The Devour is proficient at standard smart phone tasks, and it can certainly handle basics such as surfing the Web, checking e-mail and updating Facebook and Twitter. if you’re hankering for a slab of smart phone that is more advanced, however, chances are you’ll find the Droid more satisfying.

Devour phone less fulfilling than Droid


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Posted by - March 9, 2010 at 3:00 pm

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XDA Orbit or HTC Touch?

I’ve been looking into getting my first smartphone as the features and look are far better than a normal cell phone. At first, their prices made me think twice until I found a HTC touch for £150 and the orbit for near the same price.

I want a smartphone just for general use, not for business but would love a phone with wifi, maybe gps and a nice interface with a touch screen. At first, the touch drew me in and I thought I would buy this as i’m not too bothered with inbuilt gps, but the xda orbit seems to be very similar in it’s features but with the added bonus of gps at a similar price. Admittedly, I liked the Touch due it’s looks but looks obviously aren’t everything. as you can see, I am torn between these two budget smartphones so any help with a comparison would be helpful or any feedback from someone who has had experience of either/both smartphones. thanks in advance.

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Posted by - February 16, 2010 at 6:00 pm

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