Sunday, August 4, 2002
Well, ok. One person in the media gets it! :-)
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "ARTICLE" @ 11:12 AM
http://computers.cnet.com/hardware/0-2709830-404-20211920.html?tag=sd
Here is another review of the Pocket PC Phone from T-Mobile. This review seems to review the device for what it was intended to be, a Pocket PC first with phone bits thrown into the mix. It isn't a glowing review but neither does the reviewer forget what they are reviewing. Joni Blecher notes that the device is larger and 1 oz heavier than the Treo. She didn't care for the positions of all of the buttons as some were inadvertently pressed during use. The device lacks Compact Flash support, and while it supports Secure Digital, you cannot access your card while the device is docked since the slot is on the bottom.
Of course she liked much of what the device had to offer too. Tapping on a phone number in an email or contact will dial the number and ask if you want to add this number to your contacts. Windows Media Player will pause when you accept an incoming call.
She ranked it a 7 out of 10. This is the type of review I was looking for when I ranted long and hard a few days ago, one that was a critique on the device in its goals and implementation. Not chastising it for what it wasn't, no more than you would criticize a Palm M525 for being a poor photo editing platform, something it clearly wasn't designed to do. Thanks to ebarguiarena for the link.
Here is another review of the Pocket PC Phone from T-Mobile. This review seems to review the device for what it was intended to be, a Pocket PC first with phone bits thrown into the mix. It isn't a glowing review but neither does the reviewer forget what they are reviewing. Joni Blecher notes that the device is larger and 1 oz heavier than the Treo. She didn't care for the positions of all of the buttons as some were inadvertently pressed during use. The device lacks Compact Flash support, and while it supports Secure Digital, you cannot access your card while the device is docked since the slot is on the bottom.
Of course she liked much of what the device had to offer too. Tapping on a phone number in an email or contact will dial the number and ask if you want to add this number to your contacts. Windows Media Player will pause when you accept an incoming call.
She ranked it a 7 out of 10. This is the type of review I was looking for when I ranted long and hard a few days ago, one that was a critique on the device in its goals and implementation. Not chastising it for what it wasn't, no more than you would criticize a Palm M525 for being a poor photo editing platform, something it clearly wasn't designed to do. Thanks to ebarguiarena for the link.
