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tyrion updated RIM BlackBerry Storm

tyrion — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:02:08 -0400

June 9, 2009 at 3:02 pm

tapped as "have it"
disagreed: "no music/app purchasing"
agreed: "Proprietary RIM operating system "
disagreed: "keyboard is cramped"
disagreed: "most web pages only load as mobile versions with limited functionality"
disagreed: "zooming is horrible"
disagreed: "no apps"
disagreed: "no youtube"
disagreed: "clickable screen isn't a good feature"
agreed: "has the ability to cut & paste"
agreed: "built in GPS"
agreed: "user replaceable battery"
agreed: "Typing in both portrait and landscape modes "
agreed: "very good web browser "
agreed: "Can be used as a tethered modem "
agreed: "Downloadable 3rd party apps "
disagreed: "No tactile keyboard "
agreed: "Blackberry Application Center is carrier-specific, with apps not necessarily working across all Blackberries "
disagreed: "interface can be slow"
disagreed: "tactile touchscreen can take some getting used to "
agreed: "no WiFi connectability"

tyrion updated Nokia N810

tyrion — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:20:03 -0500

December 16, 2008 at 4:20 pm

tapped as "have it"
agreed: "Built in VoIP support with Skype"
agreed: "Palm OS Garnet emulation allows use of Palm PDA applications and games"
new pro/con: Not enough RAM / Bloated OS
disagreed: "Way too expensive for what it offers."
disagreed: "Only one microSD storage slot, compared to two full-size SD slots on the N800"
disagreed: "Low video bandwidth and restricted PowerVR accelerator usage prevent fluent full-resolution video"
agreed: "Low video bandwidth and restricted PowerVR accelerator usage prevent fluent full-resolution video"

tyrion commented on Nokia N810

tyrion — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:17:37 -0500

December 16, 2008 at 4:17 pm

"I finally got my hands on one of these, and wrote about it on my blog."

tyrion responded to the thread Scheduled community meetings

tyrion — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:47:20 -0500

December 10, 2007 at 5:47 pm

Saturday or Sunday are easier, I could stay up till 2/3 here on a Friday or Saturday night which wouldn't be too late for ye...

tyrion responded to the thread Scheduled community meetings

tyrion — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:05:42 -0500

December 7, 2007 at 5:05 am

19:00-21:00 GMT?

tyrion commented on 2 items

tyrion — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:34:51 -0500

1. commented on Sorapot Modern Teapot - November 21, 2007 at 6:34 am

"If the heat is dissipated to the metal handle will it be hard/hot to hold?"

2. commented on Nokia N95 - November 21, 2007 at 5:43 am

"I may be biased tword Symbian, but this Device looks very nice. One of the things I like most about it is third party application support (which the iPhone utterly fails at currently). You can hook up your Slingbox setup, or use ControlFreak to manage WinAmp over bluetooth, or use WirelessIRC for IRC+Twitter on the go. Add Python, native binary and PHP+MySQL web server support and you have an amazing development platform. I can see this taking off much more than the iPhone in application driven environments, stock traders who need to keep on top of the market and do everything they would do at their desk when in the loo, sales people in large firms who need to keep track off all their contacts, records, invoices, &c. when on the road, Project managers who want to keep abreast of SVN commit comments for their teams... the list goes on. Oh, and it's fantastic for gadget nuts (like me) too. Sure you have to charge it every day, but I've been charging my phone every night since my N-Gage. It does have 3G too, N95-1 for Europe and N95-3 for North America."

tyrion updated iRex iLiad

tyrion — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:30:33 -0500

November 21, 2007 at 6:30 am

agreed: "Can run open-source and third-party applications"
chose iRex iLiad over Sony Reader PRS-500
chose iRex iLiad over Bookeen Cybook Gen3

tyrion updated 2 products

tyrion — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:28:46 -0500

1. updated Nokia N95 - November 21, 2007 at 5:28 am

disagreed: "No support for 3G networks"
disagreed: "Lackluster alphanumeric keypad (non-QWERTY)"
disagreed: "Poor standby battery life (~1 day before requiring charge)"
agreed: "Expensive (~$700)"
agreed: "Great multimedia capabilities"
agreed: "Integrated GPS and mapping"
agreed: "Wi-Fi connectivity"
agreed: "High quality 5 mpx camera for photos and 30 fps video"
chose Nokia N95 over HTC Touch
chose Nokia N95 over Apple iPhone

2. updated Nokia N810 - November 21, 2007 at 5:27 am

chose Nokia N810 over HTC Advantage 7501
chose Nokia N810 over Nokia N800
agreed: "Adds a full QWERTY sliding keyboard"

tyrion updated iRex iLiad

tyrion — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:10:25 -0500

November 20, 2007 at 6:10 pm

agreed: "Able to browse the web"
agreed: "Built on Linux"

tyrion commented on Amazon Kindle

tyrion — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:34:49 -0500

November 20, 2007 at 5:34 pm

"This seems to be a very interesting concept that has one minor and one major failing. Minor failing: EVDO only. I'm not sure if offering EVDO only is the best option, it effectively means that you must use cell signals to use this device (from what I can see). Why can't I use my home Wi-Fi connection? In a rural area it may be easier to hook a $50 Wi-Fi router up to a cable/ADSL (or, god forbid, dial-up) modem than go hunting for a EVDO signal. After all, we read books most at home so it makes sense to have Wi-Fi on this thing. Second problem with EVDO is that you alienate all of us over here in Europe (or at least the parts I frequent). But from what I can see this is tied to contracts anyway, so that's out the door in any case. Major Failing: Closed platform What about the E-Books I already own? Any digital playback device should allow you to play back a file, regardless of it's source. And what's the point in having a device that can only browser Wikipedia (maybe edit / comment) and Amazon's site? The entire point of a device that has the potential of accessing the internet is to give it just that... access to the internet. All of it. It has the potential to browse, comment and contribute to something like ProductWiki here, why not let people use if for that? I think these guys are potentially scared of getting sued for allowing dubious content on this device (so they cut Wi-Fi and any other sync), and perhaps the cell companies wont allow them to use the device to browse the web untethered on their networks. If both of these are true they may have shot themselves in the foot by being too nice. On a positive note, there are a few things I like. The QWERTY keyboard is very appealing. I might not get a device with a QWERTY keyboard over a touch screen device, but I know many people who would. Having an e-book reader with newspaper and magazine subscription support is superb, these are media which should be taking full advantage of readers like this, and now they can. However, if we're paying for magazines and newspapers we should not be charged for blogs and E-mail. RIM do not charge per E-Mail (your carrier may charge for data transfer, but it seems like there is some deal here for a lifetime data plan or something). And 10 cents to receive e-mail? What on earth? That makes no sense, forward the E-mail as a text to your mobile. So, to summarise: Needs Wi-Fi (and UTMS if they want to branch outside North America) Needs to open up to third party applications (full web browser) Great to see Magazine and Newspaper subscriptions Nice to have a device with a QWERTY keyboard "

tyrion updated 2 products

tyrion — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:58:19 -0500

1. updated Amazon Kindle - November 20, 2007 at 4:58 pm

agreed: "No internet browser"
agreed: "Can't share books with friends"
agreed: "Limited to buying from the Kindle store"
disagreed: "plain ugly"
disagreed: "QWERTY keyboard is overkill"
agreed: "Blogs, newspapers, etc are limited to Amazon's choice"
disagreed: "Can also read blogs, newspapers and magazines"
agreed: "Lightweight, only 10 ounces"
agreed: "Wikipedia access"
agreed: "Screen uses real ink"
agreed: "Electronic paper technology is awesome, real ink and you can read outside!"
chose Amazon Kindle over Sony Reader PRS-500

2. updated iRex iLiad - November 20, 2007 at 4:56 pm

chose iRex iLiad over Amazon Kindle

tyrion updated 2 products

tyrion — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:26:17 -0400

1. updated Eva Solo Smiley Bowl - October 23, 2007 at 12:26 pm

agreed: "Sleek design"
agreed: "Has a place to put the discarded parts"

2. updated Nokia N810 - October 23, 2007 at 12:11 pm

added a link http://www.lugradio.org/episodes/86

tyrion updated 3 products

tyrion — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 18:23:02 -0400

1. updated Nokia N810 - October 22, 2007 at 6:23 pm

edited the description
updated the features

2. updated SanDisk Sansa e260 4GB - October 22, 2007 at 6:12 pm

new pro/con: Will run Rockbox

3. updated Rockbox - October 22, 2007 at 6:11 pm

edited the description
changed category from to
added a link http://forums.rockbox.org/
added a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockbox
added a link http://www.misticriver.net/forumdisplay.php?s=67fc39d3a616cfd61452acabee89b643&f=125
edited the description
tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
added the image: Rockbox loading screen on iRiver H340
added a link http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/BuyersGuide
added a link http://www.rockbox.org/
edited the image: Gigabeat WPS
added the image: Gigabeat WPS
added the image: Example WPS
added the image: Custom WPS on iPod
added the image: Doom on iPod

tyrion updated Rockbox

tyrion — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:20:07 -0400

October 22, 2007 at 5:20 pm

new pro/con: Doom
new pro/con: Custom UI (skinning)
new pro/con: Does not support DRM crippled music
new pro/con: Supports Recording (certain players) to multiple formats
new pro/con: May shorten battery life (iPod)
new pro/con: May improve battery life
new pro/con: Supports Multiple Codecs
added the image: Rockbox
changed the thumbnail