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pinguino1
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On 2008-09-23 05:59:45, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
Oh god her voice is terrible.
"I just love this giant touchscreen"
"See how I've added the time and weather forecast for Bridgetown Barbadoes? I'm going there soon."
"Looking through my photos is really cool"
Aaaaaaah! Shut up! She sounds like a computer voice.
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[ This Message was edited by: Muhammad-Oli on 2008-09-23 05:02 ]
HA HA HA it is a computer voice!... you are like friend who argues with the lady voice in his GPS turn by turn. lol
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pinguino1
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On 2008-09-23 08:23:44, Boinng wrote:
On 2008-09-23 01:17:41, pinguino2 wrote:
I'm been following this thread I believe Max is right from the first post. I am not expert on touch screens and I don't think Max is one either but for at least 10 years I've read or heard about multitud of different touch technologies some maybe don't exist any more.
But surely I read some where about accoustic pulse sensitive screens I though it was for some high end technology aparatus but now that Max mentioned it I realized we have it in our hand without even knowing. Others that come to head now seems may not be a reality yet like: Resistive, I think this the one that needs preassure, Capacitive I believe this is the one iPhone uses, Infrared, optical, reflexive...
I suggest you read through the thread again, including the link I posted to an article on the subject - in short, surface acoustic screens are not used in phones or PDAs and never have been. All these screens, bar the Iphone/Ipod Touch use resistive screens, made up of layers of glass and plastic (usually with a top layer of plastic) which allow for some flex and movement however small. These screens are all "soft", in that they all have to be sensitive to physical pressure on the screen - that's how resistive screens work. Only the Iphone/Ipod Touch uses a capacitive screen, which requires no movement and is made of solid optical glass.
Sorry to be labouring this point, but this is a simple fact - whether you can see the movement or not, and however tough the screen might be, a resistive screen is - by definition - softer and more flexible than any other type of screen. It has to be.
[ This Message was edited by: Boinng on 2008-09-23 07:24 ]
Thanks Boinng, well taken. It was an interested discussion. |
rog
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I have written a short overview on the X1 screens (via screenshots) and posted some videos of different apps in action. You can find them here:
http://www.se-community.com/index.php?s=192
For the non-German-speaking folks: just follow the links 
CHeers,
Rog.
PS: All this is based on a pre-production unit.
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Creid
Joined: May 13, 2007
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i rang o2 last week. the bloke said x1 is out on contract o2 uk mid oct. can anyone confirm ? |
Humble
Joined: May 18, 2008
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Am I being overly paranoid about the issue with the battery cover?
Even on this clip you can see two patterned stickers along the seam of the cover, I know he seems to be a fashion geek, but putting stickers on your Phone hmmm, Or is it primarily functional for another reason ...hint ?
@WHERES MY !@#^& XPERIA BATTERY COVER!!! phew found it ...wheres that sticky tape that will blend with my elegant X1?
http://www.wallpaper.com/tech[....]csson-xperia-x1-in-action/2665
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ricster2000
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On 2008-09-23 23:42:00, Creid wrote:
i rang o2 last week. the bloke said x1 is out on contract o2 uk mid oct. can anyone confirm ?
I rang up today as I'm due an upgrade this month. The lady on the other end just told me that they were awaiting confirmation from....somebody, they didn't give me a date. Considering O2 germany have already confirmed, I think its only a matter of time for the UK. |
mats1
Joined: Oct 07, 2003
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has anyone tryed this link
www.kinetic-mobile.com/xperia-micro |
Creid
Joined: May 13, 2007
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as a loyal uiq-er, i dont know a lot about wm. . . was browsing all the apps you can get and im very impressed. can you installed any wm app ? can you install pocket pc apps ? and what apps and games do people rate ? cheers |
blasjw
Joined: May 06, 2004
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On 2008-09-23 19:59:19, pinguino2 wrote:
On 2008-09-23 05:59:45, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
Oh god her voice is terrible.
"I just love this giant touchscreen"
"See how I've added the time and weather forecast for Bridgetown Barbadoes? I'm going there soon."
"Looking through my photos is really cool"
Aaaaaaah! Shut up! She sounds like a computer voice.
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[ This Message was edited by: Muhammad-Oli on 2008-09-23 05:02 ]
HA HA HA it is a computer voice!... you are like friend who argues with the lady voice in his GPS turn by turn. lol
Sounds like a Swedish voice to me. With the strange choices of words and different things I'm sure the whole thing was done in Sweden.
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max_wedge
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On 2008-09-23 18:01:43, Nitro Fan wrote:
Realistic concerns? well I see this as a realistic concern
as for camera quality
It will be the same crap as all camera phones, The key element in any camera is the lens and most camera phones lens's are dog pooh if you want a camera buy a camera not a phone!
I'm not saying your concern itself isn't serious, just that the likelyhood that the X1 won't support HWR is EXTREMELY LOW, and for now, until anyone says any different, you should consider that it does support HWR and double check when it comes out before buying it to be sure. You can then concentrate on finding answers to questions that are more unclear.
Look, the fact is EVERY SINGLE WM PHONE to-date supports HWR, so you simply can't rely on the fact some dodgy marketing website didn't mention HWR as evidence that X1 may not support HWR (when every other WM phone does).
Of course it will support HWR. you can gloat on the "I'm not as smart as a 5th grader" thread if I'm wrong 
btw, about camera lenses, I agree partially however you can't really separate lenses and sensors. If either is poor the other makes little difference.
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Muhammad-Oli
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On 2008-09-23 19:59:19, pinguino2 wrote:
On 2008-09-23 05:59:45, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
Oh god her voice is terrible.
"I just love this giant touchscreen"
"See how I've added the time and weather forecast for Bridgetown Barbadoes? I'm going there soon."
"Looking through my photos is really cool"
Aaaaaaah! Shut up! She sounds like a computer voice.
HA HA HA it is a computer voice!... you are like friend who argues with the lady voice in his GPS turn by turn. lol
Haha, I can imagine myself arguing with a GPS voice. That sounds a lot like me. 
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max_wedge
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It'd be even funny if the GPS argued back: "I TOLD you TURN LEFT! You didn't listen to me and now look what you've done, ran up the arse of that Mercedes. I also told you to renew your insurance, I suppose you didn't do that either?"
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Muhammad-Oli
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Heh heh, lucky I don't have a GPS then eh? Not much use for one in little old New Zealand.
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max_wedge
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On 2008-09-24 03:01:47, Muhammad-Oli wrote:
Heh heh, lucky I don't have a GPS then eh? Not much use for one in little old New Zealand.
Yeah, you can see all of New Zealand from the top of Mt Victoria can't you?
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anonymuser
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On 2008-09-24 00:42:00, Creid wrote:
as a loyal uiq-er, i dont know a lot about wm. . . was browsing all the apps you can get and im very impressed. can you installed any wm app ? can you install pocket pc apps ? and what apps and games do people rate ? cheers
Yep, you can install pretty much any app designed for Windows Mobile Professional (the current name for Windows Mobile with a touchscreen, as opposed to WM Standard meant for candybar phones) or Pocket PC, which these devices were previously known as. Obviously you might hit the odd compatibility problem with some of the older software, particularly with the slightly non-standard screen of the X1, but most well-written software should adapt all right. There is a massive back catalogue of software out there, including a lot of good freeware, and the totally open standard is definitely a strength of WM.
On 2008-09-23 19:09:32, Caspa wrote:
Right... serious question now...
Whats the likelyhood that we will see Blackberry Connect support for it?
My boss has said that its gotta use BB otherwise its a no no as the Active Sync users in the company are costing way to much!
BB Connect on WM6.1?
The software is definitely available - http://na.blackberry.com/eng/[....]enabled/os.jsp#tab_tab_windows - the rest is just down to the networks.
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