Ok, so the big news is out and everyone knows of the iPhone 2.0 (3G). Currently I have a Nokia N95 – it seems to have most of the features of the iPhone aside from the all touchscreen lcd and the thinner dimensions.
Infact the camera on the N95 is superior at 5mp, while the iPhone stands at 2mp. They both support 3G, wireless, bluetooth et al.
But then I read of another competitor – which oddly enough launched the same day as the iPhone (bad timing). It’s the Samsung Omnia i900.
It runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, and has a few features that stand above the iPhone. The camera on this is 5mp, it is capable to work on 3.5G while the iPhone is 3G max. Further, the Samsung is capable of recording video which I don’t think the new iPhone can.
But here is where it boils down – price! We know that the in the US the price for the iPhone will be from US$199. But prices here in Australia are still pending to be released. Samsung haven’t released pricing for any country just yet – I think they were waiting to see what the iPhone would go for.
What would you do? Get an iPhone, get the Samsung or stick with the N95? Or can you suggest an alternative?
With the new announcements of the Foxtel HD+ pricing, it has convinced me to get the new IQ2.
I have been reading about it for a while, and since I have been on a standard box, I think IQ2 is next on the agenda. So I’ve ordered the box and they’ve scheduled an appointment on the 20th June for the upgrade.
It comes with all local Free to Air channels with HD – as well as a few selected channels that are already broadcasting in HD. This includes ESPN, FoxSports, Discovery, BBC and National Geographic.
Sure, those channels are the least that I watch, but given that I am already on the platinum package, I can simply add $25 to the monthly package and get a new box with the above packages – and have 2 free movies HD movies per month.
On top of that, (once Foxtel sets it up in the future) I can get ‘On Demand’ via the Ethernet port through my Bigpond cable.
The downside is that I apparently need to have a phone line in order to use the On Demand movies – which doesn’t bother me too much.
I have pictured myself in front of the tele all weekend after the 20th June.
Modu Mobile comes across as the next generation for the mobile users.
It’s a small little device (smaller and lighter than an ipod nano) and will be made to fit into ‘jackets’ that would exist in mobile phones, pda’s, and laptop – the ad even shows that it goes into cars and MP3 players!
In essence then, Nokia and other mobile phone makers would make cheap mobile jackets, which allow people to change the look for their phone more often while still maintaining the data on the modu.
Essentially it means for the mobile carriers that people will come in more often to change the ‘skin’ of their mobile handset instead of turning up after their contract expiry.
Soon this will be used in GPS systems for up to date traffic info, in home speaker systems as your music player, in your laptop for wirelss internet and so on. It uses GPRS but future versions could be 3G compliant.
Check out the ad at http://www.modumobile.com/