Roland
Oct 31, 2007, 02:47 PM
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I've recently upgraded to my first Windows Mobile device. My previous phone was very basic, but I'm now using a Windows Mobile SmartPhone, the iMate SP3i. It's not quite cutting edge - Windows Mobile 2003SE, a 176x220 screen - but the extra features that it has given me have been incredibly useful!
I always said that all I needed from a phone was to make calls, texts and possibly stretch to an alarm. I've worked with smartphones for the last 5 years, off and on, and I've never been particularly tempted by the extra features. A camera seems nice, a calendar could be helpful, the interface seems okay...but nothing that would really make the change worth while, so, having tried this new phone for a little over a week now, I'm surprised to say that I can never see myself turning back. Little features like Photo Caller ID have kept me interested, but it's actually the extra ability to store useful information that has really impressed me. Calendar and Contacts have both been used a lot, although it will take me a while to get it all as I want it!
Needless to say, one of the first things I did was put some of our games on it. I've got a small collection on there now, with Seven Seas (http://www.astraware.com/sevenseas) being probably my most played – giving me my daily dose of pirate adventure! Hidden Expedition Titanic (http://www.astraware.com/titanic) and Cubis (http://www.astraware.com/cubis) have also been firm favourites, with their bold graphics a real bonus on the small screen.
I'm really enjoying seeing our games and the devices from another perspective, and I'm looking forward to learning more about Windows Mobile(R) (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx), as a user rather than as a tester.
I've recently upgraded to my first Windows Mobile device. My previous phone was very basic, but I'm now using a Windows Mobile SmartPhone, the iMate SP3i. It's not quite cutting edge - Windows Mobile 2003SE, a 176x220 screen - but the extra features that it has given me have been incredibly useful!
I always said that all I needed from a phone was to make calls, texts and possibly stretch to an alarm. I've worked with smartphones for the last 5 years, off and on, and I've never been particularly tempted by the extra features. A camera seems nice, a calendar could be helpful, the interface seems okay...but nothing that would really make the change worth while, so, having tried this new phone for a little over a week now, I'm surprised to say that I can never see myself turning back. Little features like Photo Caller ID have kept me interested, but it's actually the extra ability to store useful information that has really impressed me. Calendar and Contacts have both been used a lot, although it will take me a while to get it all as I want it!
Needless to say, one of the first things I did was put some of our games on it. I've got a small collection on there now, with Seven Seas (http://www.astraware.com/sevenseas) being probably my most played – giving me my daily dose of pirate adventure! Hidden Expedition Titanic (http://www.astraware.com/titanic) and Cubis (http://www.astraware.com/cubis) have also been firm favourites, with their bold graphics a real bonus on the small screen.
I'm really enjoying seeing our games and the devices from another perspective, and I'm looking forward to learning more about Windows Mobile(R) (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/default.mspx), as a user rather than as a tester.