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966 days ago
Well, that's it for my coverage of CTIA 2007 - I hope you enjoyed the videos, photos, and write-ups about the Windows Mobile hardware, software, and accessories that I found at CTIA. Hopefully you discovered new applications and devices that you didn't know about before - I know I sure did! Special thanks to other Web sites that linked to these stories and helped spread the word about this project - your help was invaluable since this blog is so new not many people knew about it. I just might be back again next year - who knows? That's not it for Windows Mobile events this year however: if you're a developer interested in Windows Mobile, MEDC 2007 is coming up quick: April 30th to May 3rd in Las Vegas at The Venetian Hotel. With events like "ISV Speed Dating" and a "Sumo Robot Competition", this event looks like it will be a great opportunity for Windows Mobile developers to network, learn, and pitch their ideas to other professionals (and even have a little ...966 days ago
While at CTIA 2007 I had a chance to get some hands-on time with the HP iPAQ 500 Series Voice Messenger (whew, quite the mouthful!). This is a Windows Mobile Standard smartphone with some decent specs: quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, WiFi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 1.2, a Texas Instruments OMAP 850 200mhz processor, a two inch colour display running at 176 x 220, 64 MB of RAM, 128 MB of Flash ROM, a microSD slot, and an 1100 mAH battery that provides up to 6.5 hours of talk time and 188 hours of standby time. It weighs in at 3.6 ounces (102 grams) and is 16.3 mm thick. This is an enterprise-focused device, so it's not meant to be sleek and sexy like many of the new Windows Mobile devices - although I have to ask myself, can't an enterprise user take advantage of a T-Mobile Dash or Samsung Blackjack just as well as this device? I'm not the only one asking that question. The battery life is impressive, and the device felt sturdy - but the lack of a QWERTY keyboard may turn off some users. It ...966 days ago
This is one of the applications that I didn't get a full demo of (I shot this photo over the shoulder of someone else getting the demo), but MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile seems like a very interesting Windows Mobile application. Their Web site says coming soon, but I have brochure with some details about the application. On the whole, it seems similar to Orb in that it allows you to use your Windows Mobile device to access videos or recorded TV shows on your home computer (presumably running some form of the MY-IPTV software). The MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile software client that runs on the Windows Mobile device is a custom software application that uses MPEG-4/h.264 video, which is a format highly optimized for mobile video scenarios. The software also seems to have full control over the TV watching on the remote PC - unlike Orb, which uses a Web browser and takes time to switch channels - MY-IPTV Anywhere Mobile supports changing channels directly inside the device. This is definitely ...970 days ago
"Inrix Traffic takes the stress out of commuting by providing all the key traffic related information you need – real-time incidents, real-time traffic flow, key route travel times and predictive traffic flow – for over 60 metropolitan areas across the United States. Wherever you want to go in traffic – from home to work, work to home, to that next meeting or your special night out on the town – with Inrix Traffic you can find out what traffic will be like on your planned route and either plan accordingly or use a more optimal route." A few days ago I sat down with Michele Largé from Inrix, and she gave me a comprehensive walk-through of the application. In a nutshell, Inrix Traffic takes the mystery out of traffic. Almost all of us get caught in a traffic jam of one sort or another every week, and we always wonder exactly what the hold-up is. There's also the question of what the best time to get in the car and drive is in order to avoid the bulk of the traffic. Inrix's ...970 days ago
I posted about the new release of Mercora M a few days ago, but there's been a new development: Mercora has teamed up with Microsoft and they've kicked off a new promotion that will get you six months of free use of Meroca M. Check this out for more information. Mercora M normally costs $14.99 USD per quarter, so this offer is worth $29.98 USD. You'll need a smartphone with WiFi or an unlimited data plan though, because streaming music burns up the bandwidth.
