benadamson.co.uk » HTC http://benadamson.co.uk a frightning mix of tech, life and food Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:02:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Hip phone holders (hip in one way or two…) http://benadamson.co.uk/2008/05/03/hip-phone-holders-hip-in-one-way-or-two/ http://benadamson.co.uk/2008/05/03/hip-phone-holders-hip-in-one-way-or-two/#comments Fri, 02 May 2008 23:30:16 +0000 Ben http://benadamson.co.uk/?p=14 Are they a sensible place to put your phone when you're not using it instead of putting it in your pocket with all the coins and dust and crap or do they make you look like a class A twatsicle?

VOTE!

Photo of the HTC holder attached to jeans with a retarded hand gesture pointing towards the holder

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. ]]> http://benadamson.co.uk/2008/05/03/hip-phone-holders-hip-in-one-way-or-two/feed/ 0 Looking for a new phone? http://benadamson.co.uk/2008/04/10/looking-for-a-new-phone/ http://benadamson.co.uk/2008/04/10/looking-for-a-new-phone/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:29:34 +0000 Ben http://benadamson.co.uk/?p=4 If you're in the market for a new phone that can do everything you want it to do and a hell of a lot more then may I recommend you take look at the HTC Kaiser (Orange: TyTn II O2: XDA Stellar Vodafone: v1615).

  • 400 Mhz Processor
  • 3G (HSDPA/HSUPA)
  • GPS
  • 3 Megapixel Camera
  • 256MB ROM/128MB RAM
  • Wifi (b/g) / Bluetooth
  • 112mm (L) x 59mm (W) x 19mm (T)
  • Windows Mobile 6
  • QWERTY keyboard

A photo of the HTC TyTN II from Orange

I don't have time to conduct a lengthy review of the phone I'll highlight some pros and cons:

Pros:

  • Full QWERTY tactile keyboard making typing text messages and e-mails incredibly easy
  • GPS allows the installation of Tom Tom negating the need to purchase a separate device (you'll need to buy a car holder though - leaving it lying on the dashboard or the passenger seat isn't ideal since the back speaker is muffled. Google maps works with GPS too.
  • 3G allows for fast Internet browsing. Even better when used with Opera Mini bypassing that awful piece of crap that is pocket IE
  • Reads .pdf files and you can edit Word/Excel documents and view Powerpoint presentations

Cons:

  • Can be sluggish at times and slow to update the screen (easily seen when changing the view from portrait to landscape by sliding out the keyboard)
  • Camera doesn't have a flash associated with it so low light images are sub par
  • Battery life short when using GPS (bigger batteries are available)
  • Cannot withstand being run over by a small car on a gravel track

Price: Contract £89.99 + (£35pm for 600mins, unlimited texts and free evenings and weekends internet) for 18 months on the Orange network with the Dolphin plan.

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