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| Blog General Travel Hockey Technical Gaming Links About Blog Archive Current Blogs November 2008 (1) October 2008 (3) September 2008 (1) August 2008 (4) July 2008 (3) June 2008 (1) May 2008 (1) April 2008 (3) March 2008 (3) February 2008 (3) January 2008 (1) 2007 (67) 2006 (23) 2005 (32) 2004 (10) Blog Tags General DVDs (2) Funny (6) Gadgets (5) Hawt (1) Movies (10) Music (5) Pets (3) Recipe (14) TV Shows (1) Web (20) Travel Calgary (2) Edmonton (12) New York (7) Niagara Falls (2) Pittsburgh (5) Washington (4) Hockey Pittsburgh Penguins (17) Technical .NET (2) Java (4) Software (3) Work (2) Gaming Commodore 64 (1) Master System (1) Xbox 360 (13) GamerTag ![]() The rarely updated blog of Joel Dixon | < It's Funny, laugh | Four out of Five times >Friday, October 12, 2007Phone Pontificating# Posted by Joel Dixon at 12/10/2007 10:11:56Updated by Joel Dixon at 17/02/2008 14:48:42 My current phone is a Nokia 6230: ![]() I have mine set to English though As a phone it's met all of my needs well: MP3 ring tones, basic internet surfing, decent calendar (compared to my last phone) and it's one of the few camera phones that lets you turn off the shutter sound effects (useful for silent up-skirting). The ol' 6230 was also the subject of the 7th entry on this blog. I've had the phone for just over 3 years, which is a long time for me (the one before this lasted just over 1 year before I upgraded) - but unfortunately I think time's running out. As a phone (for making calls) - it's still perfect for me, but the screen size is too small for Internet use and the built-in calendar can't be synched. I've been taking an interest in phones again over the last month or so - and have come up with a few alternatives. I have no idea what to choose though ![]() New Phone - Nokia N95 ![]() The Nokia N95 has received goodish reviews pretty much all the features I want including WiFi and GPS. Unfortunately runs the "Nokia Web Browser" and the screen isn't as big as I'd like. Huge Phone - Nokia E90 ![]() The Nokia E90 is part of the Communicator brand - and is tailored to business users, but offers WiFi, a range of 3rd-party apps and a gigantically wide screen. The price tag is a big downer at the moment - and the size / weight might be an issue. Cool Phone - Apple iPhone ![]() I'm not really cool enough to own one of the iPhones, but it sure is hawt. It has a Safari browser, some Google inter operation (maps and video) and apparently it's an ok MP3 player (I still love my iPod). Again, price tag is pretty large - and the phone isn't "open" enough for me. Not a Phone - Nokia N800 ![]() When reviewing phones the Nokia N800 was perfect for me. Nice sized screen, WiFi, Opera browser (and a Mozilla browser available too) and it cost around $400. The only problem is that it isn't actually phone, it's just an Internet Tablet. But I guess I can just keep my phone as a phone - and use the tablet for anything internet related. This one bears further investigation. Goo Phone ![]() Another one I've been watching for a while, apparently Google are working on a mobile-based operating system and trying to get phone companies to put it on their phones. Rumors and "leaks" are all over the web, but nothing concrete has materialised. This would be great for me (as I use Google software for mail, calendar, RSS reading, instant messaging, online documents etc) - and Google generally do things well. I just don't know how much longer I can hold out for this one. Geek Phone ![]() This one is very interesting, OpenMoko is a completely open-source operating system (using free software) for phones. Hardware manufacturer FIC have created the Neo1973 which is due to be released this year. With the open-source community behind it - you know it's going to have 3rd-party offerings, and you know it's going to be patched frequently! Not sure if I want my phone to me a proverbial version 0.1 - but it's another phone I'll be keeping my eye on. Of course - it's possible I'll just purchase the next Banana Phone I see: ![]() # Posted in the General section and tagged as: Gadgets, Web Back to Top Comments
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