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Yosef commented on iLane

Yosef — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:21:32 -0400

August 29, 2010 at 11:21 am

"I'm totally spoiled by iLane. Not only will it notify you of emails, text messages and appointments in the car, but it will read them to you as well, and is controlled entirely through voice commands. I spend a large amount of my time in the car and on the road, and usually this was time when I couldn't be very productive. Previously I could listen to my radio or iPod and if I needed news or weather information, I'd have to tune into the local radio station and wait. Enter iLane. Now I can clear my inbox, reply to emails, get on-demand news and weather content and more, without taking my eyes off the road or my hands off the wheel. For me, this means never worrying about being bored in traffic, or behind on work."

Yosef updated 2 products

Yosef — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:21:28 -0400

1. updated iLane - August 29, 2010 at 11:21 am

new pro/con: Currently only works with Blackberry
new pro/con: More features and security than every similar product
new pro/con: Email replies are an mp3 voicenote attachment, no speech-to-text yet.
new pro/con: Text-to-speech
new pro/con: Access to content
new pro/con: High level of security (256 bit AES)
new pro/con: Hands-Free Blackberry Control in the car
untapped as "want it"
tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
edited the description

2. updated RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 - August 29, 2010 at 11:12 am

tapped as "love it"

Yosef commented on 3 items

Yosef — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:06:15 -0400

1. commented on Michelin X-Ice Xi2 - August 13, 2010 at 1:06 pm

"I've had these tires on 3 different vehicles now. 1) a supercharged RWD convertible, 2) a V8 RWD sedan, 3) a FWD wagon. In all 3 situations, this tire has performed FLAWLESSLY. Most notably is on the convertible. Most people don't drive their sports cars in the winter, but the X-ice's narrow design and deep grooves allowed it to cut right through the snow and the sipes kept it firmly planted on icy hills and roads in my rarely-plowed neighborhood. I found my little convertible smoothly gliding past big 4x4s and AWD SUV's who were stuck in a ditch or snowbank. The right tires in extreme winter conditions are everything- and these are the right tires. However, if you drive on salted/regularly plowed/de-iced roads, you may not need something quite this good."

2. commented on Michelin Primacy MXV4 - August 13, 2010 at 12:58 pm

"Bought these tires as a replacement for the Michelin Energy MXV4 on my big old large soft RWD car. For me, they are strictly a 3-season tire because the rubber is a bit too hard to be of any use in the winter. In fact, having bought them in the summer, I still had to break them in a little before they gripped as well as the old Energy MXV4s did. However, this change in tread compound will probably result in a longer usable life, but I'm not even going to bother running them in the winter."

3. commented on Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 - August 13, 2010 at 12:53 pm

"I've had these tires on two different cars: One FWD and one RWD. They are smooth, well-balanced, consistently average, quiet tires from new right up until their replacement. On the FWD car, they are great all-season tires, but don't expect much performance from the big squishy sidewalls in turns. On the RWD car, they serve as decent summer/rain/light snow tires, but don't put down the power in the winter as well as proper winter tires do. A lower profile tire would arguably have better handling characteristics but sacrifice the ride quality, so as a luxury tire, the MXV4 does a good job. Tread life on these have been great, but upon replacement we found that they no longer are being produced, and now the Primacy is the new MXV4."

Yosef updated 4 products

Yosef — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:00:21 -0400

1. updated Michelin X-Ice Xi2 - August 13, 2010 at 1:00 pm

new pro/con: Excellent prices
new pro/con: Unparalleled winter traction
new pro/con: Overkill if you don't drive in heavy snow or on ice regularly.
tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
new pro/con: If used above 10 degrees Celsius, they will wear prematurely
new pro/con: Sipes cut into the tread create excellent traction on ice
new pro/con: Very soft and sticky

2. updated Michelin Primacy MXV4 - August 13, 2010 at 12:55 pm

new pro/con: Excellent build quality
new pro/con: Quiet, soft ride
new pro/con: Tall, squishy sidewalls sacrifice performance in corners for soft ride
new pro/con: Different, slightly more slippery compound used in this tire vs. the older Energy MXV4

3. updated Michelin Energy MXV4 S8 - August 13, 2010 at 12:50 pm

new pro/con: Have been replaced by the Primacy MXV4
new pro/con: Good tread life
new pro/con: Poor grip in winter on a more powerful RWD vehicle
new pro/con: Tall, soft sidewalls soften handling
new pro/con: Decent grip in winter conditions on FWD
new pro/con: Smooth and quiet ride
tapped as "have it"

4. updated Pioneer AVIC-N5 - August 13, 2010 at 12:44 pm

new pro/con: 10GB hard drive
new pro/con: Expansions like Bluetooth, XM, Sirius, iPod control and voice command pack usually cost a lot of money on top of the purchase price.
new pro/con: Availability of Bluetooth, iPod control, voice command pack, steering wheel control, and many others makes it very expandable
new pro/con: Video lockout bypass can be a bit tricky
new pro/con: Cannot enter navigation parameters while driving unless you bypass the unit
new pro/con: Fully adjustable subwoofer preouts
new pro/con: Vehicle dynamics screen shows g-forces, speed, voltage and lots of other goodies
new pro/con: Motorized screens can be prone to failure
new pro/con: iPod adaptor works extremely well and delivers great sound quality
new pro/con: Built in EQ - fully adjustable and programmable EQ presets
new pro/con: Can play DVDs while doing turn-by-turn navigation (if bypassed or you have another screen attached)
new pro/con: Excellent quality tuner
new pro/con: Easy to use
tapped as "love it"
new pro/con: Expandable as a video source for multiple screens
new pro/con: DVD-based navigation
tapped as "have it"

Yosef commented on 2 items

Yosef — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:41:20 -0400

1. commented on RIM BlackBerry Storm - August 13, 2010 at 2:41 am

"This phone is very well constructed and extremely durable. I have owned one for about a year now, and have some notes to share. 1- Don't even bother using this phone if you don't upgrade to OS 5.0 or better. The interface is painfully slow in previous versions but is many times better with the update. Not only is the phone extremely faster, but much more stable and reliable. 2- This device would be better with Wifi. 3- Extremely solid build, amazing camera, screen, video recording, connectivity, build and decent battery life (all of which improve with os 5) 4- Difficult to type long emails or messages without some practice, HOWEVER- if you set it to SureType in portrait mode and full keyboard in landscape mode, your experience will improve. SureType allows for one-handed operation in portrait. If you plan on writing all your emails on this device, just get the Torch 9800 5- Lack of 3G makes it a little slower in terms of surfing experience and difficult to compare to the iPhone 6- You learn to love the soft touch/hard touch option. Selecting items is very easy with a light touch and pushing a little harder engages the click, which I find useful in ensuring I don't make any typing errors. And the spelling suggestions are there in the unlikely event that I mess up anyway. 7- The touch screen centers selection around the middle of your fingertip as opposed to many touch devices which require a more focused pressure point, which leads many people to use fingernails. I find the Storm's interface way more easy-to-use in this regard vs. others. With all of these notes, I have vowed to keep my Storm 9500 forever as a backup phone to my venerable Bold 9000. I find myself switching to the Storm from time to time and enjoying the overall user experience as well as the 3rd party apps while still being able to conduct business and send/receive emails from it."

2. commented on RIM BlackBerry Bold - August 13, 2010 at 2:25 am

"I've had my Bold for several months now. Having used several older Blackberry devices and a few newer ones, I can safely say the following: As with many RIM devices, this phone can really only be appreciated once you make the update to OS 5.0 or better. The phone is quicker, and the browser is much better with 5.0. I find the device to be extremely stable, and lock functions can be customized with a little practice setting one up. The experience is fantastic on the Bold, with excellent sound and video quality and OS5 making full use of the 3G for a lightning-fast browsing experience. This phone is also more reliable/less buggy than the newer Bold 9700 in my experience. I have experienced very few errors or glitches that are always solved with a battery pull, as opposed to the 9700 which has a tendency to become unresponsive or shut down mysteriously. I will likely have my Bold for a long time. PS- the user interface is easily changed using the Blackberry theme builder or even just by playing around with your settings."

Yosef updated 3 products

Yosef — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:39:56 -0400

1. updated RIM BlackBerry Storm - August 13, 2010 at 2:39 am

found Yosef's review helpful
found hipotecas's review unhelpful
new pro/con: Google Maps with satellite imagery and street view is AMAZING on this phone
tapped as "love it"
agreed: "First touchscreen Blackberry "
agreed: "better call reception than the iPhone"
new pro/con: More recent OS 5.0 or better makes this phone feel completely different and MUCH faster/more responsive
agreed: "built in GPS"
agreed: "tactile touchscreen can take some getting used to "
agreed: "Frequent Crashes on .75"
agreed: "interface can be slow"
tapped as "have it"
agreed: "Can be used as a tethered modem "
agreed: "has the ability to cut & paste"
agreed: "user replaceable battery"
agreed: "Downloadable 3rd party apps "
agreed: "Typing in both portrait and landscape modes "
agreed: "very good web browser "
agreed: "no WiFi connectability"

2. updated RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 - August 13, 2010 at 2:25 am

agreed: "5MP camera with LED flash"
disagreed: "standard BlackBerry look and feel"
agreed: "dated aesthetic for a consumer device"
agreed: "802.11N WiFi, Bluetooth and 3G connectivity"
agreed: "great battery life compared to most other phones on the market"
disagreed: "underpowered compared to other consumer based devices from the likes of Apple, HTC and Motorola"
agreed: "the first phone to run RIM's latest BlackBerry 6 operating system"
agreed: "fully plastic construction"
agreed: "quite bulky compared to QWERTY-less devices"
agreed: "full slide-out QWERTY keyboard - a BlackBerry specialty that blows most other phone keyboards out of the water"
agreed: "not the revolutionary device most were hoping for to keep RIM competitive in the consumer market"

3. updated RIM BlackBerry Bold - August 13, 2010 at 2:20 am

new pro/con: Poor battery life after a couple months of use
disagreed: "locking the phone does not disable volume/track control button on side"
disagreed: "Immature app-store "
disagreed: "Browser isn't as good as the iPhone's"
disagreed: "Not a touch screen"
disagreed: "Pointer scrolls too slowly"
disagreed: "Keyboard is cramped - especially for number dialing"
disagreed: "Same Size as 8800, Larger than 8300"
disagreed: "Large and bulky"
disagreed: "Track ball is kind of loud and doesn't feel that good to use"
disagreed: "No dedicated lock or mute buttons"
agreed: "Nicely integrated messaging and audible notifications from IM services and social networks (ex. GTalk, Facebook)"
agreed: "Super reliable"
tapped as "have it"