Posted by Muhammad-Oli
SE delivered my P5i testing unit just yesterday and I was shocked to find some amazing never before seen features! The phone is amazing, just as PeterKay has said in other threads... But he never mentioned the fact that it has a Time Machine!
See below for a picture I just took of the P5i:
While I love this feature, I can't help but think that SE could maybe have reduced the size of the Time Machine, as it makes it a little hard to pocket. Also, I feel it would have been better if they made the Time Machine a removable accessory, rather than a permanently attached feature.
I really wasn't expecting this from Sony Ericsson! As you can see it follows SE's current design ideas by making products look good. I think it looks fantastic... Even better when you get your hands on the real thing!
Enjoy!
Posted by OffLineR
What is the time range??
CAn you specify time as well??
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Its got full forward and backward functionality and it even stops you going back in time too far that earth doesn't exist! You can set a date to go back to right down to what hour you arrive. This is easily done with the touch screen.
Apparently they're going to release a Christian version which goes back a few thousand years, and a Non-Christian version which can go back millions of years! Its still a little buggy though.
Posted by fumi_moon
I want a pink version of that!
No really I do...
I bet it will be quite buggy at first, I feel for those who will use it before the first firmware. being stuck in some time period with a buggy firmware sucks...
Is it true what the rumors says about it having a coffe maker? a source of mine said so anyway...
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Yeah almost happened to me just this morning. Luckily I was able to reboot and get back. Haven't tried any more time travel since, may do a bit more tomorrow. Will let you know how that goes!
Yep you're right about the coffee maker! Its in the Time Machine part of the phone. As time travel isn't the quickest way of getting around the place, they've fitted it with a comfy leather chair as you can see in the image, as well as a few other features to keep you entertained, like a full AM radio and a cake mixer. Presumably you'll be able to make a decent coffee cake.
Haven't heard or seen anything about a pink coloured one yet.
Posted by chuksy
you guys are flipping joking
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
What? I swear, i'm not!
Posted by OffLineR
This topic deserves to be at the garbage section =)
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Why would you say that? The only place this should be is in the Sony Ericsson general section, because its no longer a rumour is it?
Posted by Dextrr
@ Muhummad-Oli:
I applaud your courage for leaking the pictures of this stunning piece of engineering before Peter Kay.
Since your beta-testing this unit, I'd like to know about the 'Flux Capacitor'; is it the old 64MB one from the P990i or the newer 128MB P1i one? Or even better a 256MB 'Flux Capacitor' would be quite nice.
Any word if this baby can play VHS tapes as well?
Thanks!
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
@Dextrr: Thanks! I was contemplating whether I should or not, but I had got sick of waiting for PeterKay to show some pics, so when my testing unit arrived, I thought, "hell why not?"
In regards to the flux capacitor, it is quite an upgrade over 128MB P1i unit. Its a 512MB one! I think you will be quite impressed with its power, although when the Time Machine is in use, there is not much memory left for other PDA features.
An interesting thing to note is that without using the Time Machine, SE has quoted a battery standby time of up to 3 months! Although I had to charge mine just an hour ago after heavy time travel use this morning. Interestingly, the flux capacitor uses 2 gigawatts of electricity to operate, almost twice that of the Time Machine in the film, Back to the Future!
I don't think it has VHS tape playing functionality. Sorry to disappoint you on that one!
[ This Message was edited by: Muhummad-Oli on 2007-11-12 08:56 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
WHAT?! Are you serious?! A garbage thread? You guys are gonna be extremely red-faced when the SE announcement comes around!
Posted by OffLineR
Ha ha ha
I told u so
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Well i'm going to continue for those who believe me! Are there any more questions about the P5i?
Posted by OffLineR
How long will the battery last???
How can we charge it if we go too before the electricity
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
@OfflineR:
SE quotes 3 months standby time, but they haven't told me anything yet as to how long its supposed to last under normal usage.
But I charged mine up full last night and after using the time travel feature a lot this morning, it needed charging again by lunchtime. So i don't believe it lasts long under extensive use.
You shouldn't worry about the battery dying on you though, as there is a solar charger built into the device. So if you travel in time somewhere where you can't recharge, all you need is sunlight! It gives you good warning of the battery running out though.
Hope this answers your question!
Posted by Dextrr
Muhummad-Oli:
I am very interested in the P5i and am seriously considering buying one as soon as it hits SE furniture stores. What really sealed the deal for me was the futuristic look and antique leather chair!
Now onto my question, does it come preloaded with TomTom time traveling maps? Is there an option for 'turn by turn' voice guided directions if I were to lose my way halfway time traveling to the Renaissance era?
Thanks in advance!
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
@Dextrr:
There is no need for TomTom! You will have heard the rumour that the P5i has GPS... Well Sony Ericsson has gone one step further and developed GTSPS! (Global, Time and Space Positioning System). This application works seamlessly with all the other apps and looks great on the P5i's screen!
The system always seems to know where you are. A voice tells you through the speakers where you are, when to turn right, when you've gone past your exit, etc. The only problem I found was that it once mistook 2107 AD for 2107 BC! So it was trying to take me forward several thousand years, rather than backwards 100 years when I pressed the home button! (You press the home button to instantly travel back to the present time) This is obviously a bug that will be worked out before it is released!
[ This Message was edited by: Muhummad-Oli on 2007-11-13 09:56 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
TIME-TRAVEL UPDATE:
Today I made another attempt at time-travel. I decided to go back in time only a few years to test its short distance time-travel capabilities. Man! Big mistake! I don't believe SE have fully tested this yet! I tried to go back to the year 2000 and the machine got stuck in a backwards time warp and within seconds I had gone back in time to the 1930s! Minutess later and it was about 1758! I desperately tried to stop the P5i but there was nothing I could do! I had to wait about 3 hours before the machine reached it's backwards limit (about 8000 years because SE gave me the Christian unit... I believe the Non-Christian unit is still under heavy development). After that, it was another 3 hour trip back to the present. Of course, I didn't lose any time of my day because it took me back to the time I left, but it was a real pain in the ass! SE has a lot of work to do on the P5i... I have already found a few bugs and I've only had it a few days!
Lets hope this one isn't another K850i!
Posted by xell
M-O: By all means, be careful to what extent you use the time travel feature.
runs out of testers for this unit because of preterm ageing.
It occured only recently to them, that, as you described, no time passed in the real timeframe, while you lost 6 full hours travelling 8000 years in the past and back. Some testers of the Non-Christian units, so state my sources, aged up to 30 years after the return. They now receive medical treatment.
One very tragic case is with the German Karl Ranseier, whose dehydrated body, merely a skeleton, was recovered from a returned P5i testing unit.
Just be careful, mate. We do not want to lose you like Karl.
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Wow thanks for the warning! I don't think I will be using this feature a lot anymore before the testing unit is sent back. I'd like to see the bugs fixed before I begin to use it extensively!
I was disappointed that SE gave me absolutely no warning on the possible dangers of time-travel and using such an advanced unit. All I got was a 10 page instruction manual of which only one page was devoted to time-travel. I am thoroughly annoyed and will put in my complaint to SE shortly!
Poor Karl, I had heard of him being a tester for SE. But I think there has been a cover-up surrounding his death. SE could get in a lot of trouble!
Posted by vladn02
lol this reminds me of my time traveling machine....
so imagine this, your at a pub/bar getting drunk you had about 6 beers, your sitting there thinking damn i have to stop drinking so i can sober up to drive...
well have 6 more beer follow by 2 shots and wam bam you teleported and your at home lol, you dont know how you got there your car is parked in the grass outside, its all good!
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
@vladn02:
Hahahaha... Not quite the same type of Time Machine. Yours is probably more useful though!
Posted by Mizzle
W960's got Time Machine, as well. And I'm not even kidding like you
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Who says I'm kidding? What? Shhhhh...
Anyways my P5i prototype has been sent back to SE just like PeterKay's. I believe the actual reason was that the Time Machine function just really sucks. I hope they can fix it up quickly so I can have it back!