New Phone
March 02, 2006 11:19 PM Categories:
Gadgets &
Computers
I recently got a new Qtek 9100 Windows Media 5 phone/pda. This phone is
manufactured by HTC under the
Wizard codename and is available through
resellers under the names of i-Mate K-Jam, Qtek 9100, O2 Xda mini
S, Orange SPV M3000 ,T-Mobile MDA Vario, Dopod 838, Cingular
8100/8125 and Vodafone VPA II compact. It's feature packed with
Outlook for email/MMS/Text Messaging, Internet Explorer, Word,
Excel, Powerpoint, Windows Media Player, WiFi, GPRS/EDGE,
Bluetooth, InfraRed, 1.3Mp Camera with flash, a dualcore processor
(albeit a bit slow for a few apps like Skype, but that's easily
remedied with a common overclock utility), built-in stereo
miniSpeakers, a miniSD slot (I have a 1GB card in there now) and a
slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Of course it also acts as a phone with
the usual speed dial custom buttons, contact lookup, and
speakerphone. It also supports voicecontrol of apps and voice
dialing. It charges/syncs via a miniUSB port on the bottom and
supports file transfers through BlueTooth and Infrared port. You
can even hook it up to your network using WiFi and control your PC
through Terminal Services. Surfing the Web and accessing my dotmac
account worked perfectly through 802.11b and g type WiFi networks,
and through T-mobile's EDGE connection.
The coolest feature is that it goes from Portrait mode to Landscape automagically when you pop out the keyboard. The Windows Mobile 5 platform supports tons of applications and games (including some incredible 3D games at the PSOne level). I've even ripped a few DVD's and was able to store Windows Media versions of The Incredibles, Godzilla Final Wars, and Revenge of the Sith with room to spare on the miniSD card. The quality of video playback was amazing on the screen (which is bigger than the current video iPod's).
One of the most amazing things about this phone is that with all those features, it's still smaller or similar size to the CrackBerry's, Palm Treos and many other smartphones.
My only caveat so far is that I had to customize vCards from Apple's Addressbook, migrate them to my office PC's Outlook 2003, and finally transfer the contacts with MS Autosync to the phone. I'm currently waiting for MarkSpace to update their popular MissingSync software to support Windows Media 5 devices. Once that's available, then I'll be able to sync my contacts from Addressbook, calendars from iCal, and whatever else I choose through Bluetooth with my Mac.
All in all, I'm very happy with my new phone.
The coolest feature is that it goes from Portrait mode to Landscape automagically when you pop out the keyboard. The Windows Mobile 5 platform supports tons of applications and games (including some incredible 3D games at the PSOne level). I've even ripped a few DVD's and was able to store Windows Media versions of The Incredibles, Godzilla Final Wars, and Revenge of the Sith with room to spare on the miniSD card. The quality of video playback was amazing on the screen (which is bigger than the current video iPod's).
One of the most amazing things about this phone is that with all those features, it's still smaller or similar size to the CrackBerry's, Palm Treos and many other smartphones.
My only caveat so far is that I had to customize vCards from Apple's Addressbook, migrate them to my office PC's Outlook 2003, and finally transfer the contacts with MS Autosync to the phone. I'm currently waiting for MarkSpace to update their popular MissingSync software to support Windows Media 5 devices. Once that's available, then I'll be able to sync my contacts from Addressbook, calendars from iCal, and whatever else I choose through Bluetooth with my Mac.
All in all, I'm very happy with my new phone.