Monday, December 26, 2011

C901 User Reviews

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Finally, C901 users can now share their reviews of the phone in one thread so others can compare different reviews without searching the entire internet


Ok, I'll start  I bought the phone about a year ago in early December, I found out about it on esato 2 months before I bought one, after looking at the photos it could take I decided it would be my next phone. I bought it mainly for the camera and that's where the phone excels.

Positives

Small, very pocketable
Very good camera quality
Fully customizable
Cheap compared to rivals
Loads of good features
Very durable when dropped
Fast, good performance
Good value for money
Battery life (depends on brightness)

Negatives

Heavy for its size
Bad video quality
Poor build quality
Keys are fingerprint magnet
Average HSDPA reception due to antenna placement
Annoying light sensor
No Wifi or aGPS


Overview

The C901 is very easy to use as a practical phone, the menus are simple and easy to flick through which makes the UI very fluid. It's very cheap but ironically has best camera out of the cyber-shot range. It gives you a better camera than the C905, at less than half the price! At such a low price (GBP £120 - £160) it's a bargain... that is, if you can find one to buy in the first place as Sony Ericsson have released the C901 to 'selected markets' only, which means it wont be released in the UK or most other countries so most people will have to buy online.

The phone is avaliable in 3 different colours, Noble Black, Precious Peach, and Sincere Silver. There is also the C901 Greenheart which uses waterborne paint to give the Ocean White colour.


Performance

The performance of the phone is one of the best things about the C901 and it's suprisingly good, the responce time between pressing a button and the phone responding is almost instantanous. Flicking through the camera album is also very fast. The multi tasking ability of the phone is what amazed me the most, you can run as many apps as you want at the same time and minimize and select any one you want to use with the dedicated shortcut button to the left of the D-pad. Even if you have about 10 apps running and music playing, the performance and speed of the phone is just
as fast as it was originally.

Hardware & Build quality

Physically the phone is small whilst also being very slim, it can fit into any pocket with no problem. However, for it's small size the phone is very heavy, compared to the K750 which is twice as thick, the C901 feels about double the weight. The keypad on the C901 is very different compared to standard keypads, the keys are curved with chrome strips seperating each row of keys.

A lot of people have mentioned how comfortable and easy to use the keypad is, I would have to dissagree with that. The keypad is very cramped, which is ok if you have small fingers, but if your fingers are quite big then you will end up pressing more than one key at once, or instead of pressing the curve of the key, you press the space between the two rows of keys. Because the keys are curved it's hard to text by feel, I have to look at what keys I'm pressing to get it right, I prefer the standard keypad of the K750. The keys on the front side of the phone aren't tactile, some keys need much more pressure than others (this might be just my phone)


The phone is housed in a plastic casing that runs along the outside of the front of the phone and curves slightly at the back. The problem is that the plastic housing feels very cheap. It's a very glossy plastic which will easily slip out of your hands, partly due to its weight as well.
It appears in it's product pictures as a matt, rubbery plastic that looks easy to grip, in reality the plastic is flimsy and shiny.


The battery cover, which is used to grip the phone, doesn't have much grip and tends to slip out your hands - many times I have given the phone to someone and they have nearly dropped it or commented about its weight. The battery cover will start to creak if it's opened many times, it's made out of a thin plastic cover that's very flimsy and you can bend it very easily in your hands.
The plastic housing is so glossy it makes it relflect any light touching it, these pics give an impression of the type of plastic used:





After a few months the chrome ring around the D-pad starts to wear off too and the camera cover tends to slide open without me realizing because it only takes a small force to open it and it doesnt provide much grip.
Here you can see the chrome ring around the D-pad coming off: (the blue tint is the reflection from the sky, the keys are solid black as they appear in other pictures)



A good point about the build quality is that, despite the phone casing being made out of plastic, the phone is actually very durable, I have dropped it many times onto concrete where a normal phone would have broken, but the C901 has survived every fall. It has a metal body underneath the plastic casing which makes it very robust.


Display

The 2.2" screen takes up most of the front side of the C901 and provides good colours and contrast. But it makes the 5MP photos hard to view in their original quality, you have to zoom in on the photo to show any detail. The screen is scratch resistant and it does a pretty good job at preventing damage.

The main issue with the display is the light sensor, the display can go from very dark to very light because the sensor isn't accurate. However, the light sensor can be disabled with a patch and most of the time the display is easy to read, even in very bright sunlight.


Camera

Arguably the best camera of 'C' and 'K' series from Sony Ericsson. Although it hasn't been marketed like the C905 has, suprisingly it produces much more detail in its photos. Photo quality is also better than the C902 (and C903) which lacks the xenon flash of the C901 and suffers from purple fringing.
Unfortunately the video recording quality is dissapointing, at QVGA resolution, the C901 definately isn't the phone to choose if you demand good video recording quality. But it makes up for it with it's still camera, it's potential is incredible. There are lots of camera settings which help you get the best shot in any sitaution. The xenon flash works well in most lighting conditions, it works especially well for night portraits. The C901 photo thread speaks for itself.




Reception

The antenna is in the bottom right hand corner, so every time you hold the phone in your right hand whilst browsing the internet or especially watching youtube videos, the HSDPA signal drops so you can't load pages quickly and videos freeze and buffer. There are no problems with calling and there hasn't been any situations where a call is ended due to loss of signal.


Conclusion


Overall the C901 is a great phone, it's only let down by it's plastic feel and build quality, but at the same time that saves money and brings the price of the phone down. It offers all the features expected of a standard Cyber-shot phone and combines that with a fantastic camera module at a very low price tag... it's the perfect choice for anyone wanting a simple, easy to use phone with a great camera. That's why I would certainly recommend the C901.



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HTC Sensation EX II 5.5 Inch Phone – Probably the Only Smartphone Bigger Than a Tablet

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HTC Sensation EX II is a HTC concept phone created by Maika Sylva, from Rotterdam, Netherlands. The designer imagined a smartphone with an incredible 5.5 inch diagonal screen, that’s actually bigger than some tablets out there such as the Dell Streak and even the Samsung Galaxy Note.
HTC Sensation EX II 5.5 Inch Phone   Probably the Only Smartphone Bigger Than a Tablet
HTC Sensation EX I comes Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense UI, probably in version 4.0, although the designer didn’t specify that. The 5.5 inch HTC features a Super LCD qHD screen with 1200 x 675 pixel resolution, a main 10 megapixel camera with autofocus and a 2 megapixel front camera. The main cam is also capable of 1080p video recording, if you’re wondering.
Other specs of this futuristic HTC include 1GB of RAM, 16GB of ROM and a Li-Ion 1730 mAh battery. The brain of the handset is a 2GHz dual core Qualcomm processor. As far as design goes, the phone keeps the classic HTC Sensation looks, but expands the front section. You know what would be cool? Having all the front area and I mean ALL be one single huge display, with the Home, Menu, Back and Search buttons also becoming part of the screen and allowing for more video viewing space.

HTC Sensation EX II 5.5 Inch Phone   Probably the Only Smartphone Bigger Than a Tablet
HTC Sensation EX II 5.5 Inch Phone   Probably the Only Smartphone Bigger Than a Tablet
HTC Sensation EX II 5.5 Inch Phone   Probably the Only Smartphone Bigger Than a Tablet
HTC Sensation EX II 5.5 Inch Phone   Probably the Only Smartphone Bigger Than a Tablet
[via coroflot]

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Nokia Tab Concept Tablet Design Is Inspired by the N9 Handset and Sony Tablet S

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Cameron McKinnon is a name I haven’t heard before, but also a name I’ll remember when Nokia finally launches its Windows 8 tablet. Cameron is the creator of the beautiful Nokia Tab concept tablet shown below, running Windows 8 on top of an ARM based processor. This device is inspired by the Nokia N9 phone and by the Sony Tablet S, according to the designer.
Nokia Tab Concept Tablet Design Is Inspired by the N9 Handset and Sony Tablet S
Nokia Tab uses a massive 14.3 inch display, a 12 megapixel camera with Xenon flash and Carl Zeiss lens, plus Microsoft Kinect motion capture support through a front camera. The gadget is 12mm in thickness, it has 1GB of memory, a 64GB or 128GB HDD and it will be available in WiFi or WiFi + 4G models, if it’s ever made. It also has a SD card slot, a SIM card slot, USB 3.0 and micro USB 2.0 ports and a 3.5mm audio jack. Nokia’s concept tablet runs Windows 8 ARM Edition and its design also involves ergonomic curves for comfortable holding in portrait and landscape mode.
There’s also a power button with LED light in the mix, a camera button and the screen is curved making Windows 8 gestures more natural. The screen has a slope so that it’s easier to type on it and the bulkier side makes this look a bit like the Sony Tablet S. What do you think of this unique Nokia Windows 8 tablet? Would you buy one?

Nokia Tab Concept Tablet Design Is Inspired by the N9 Handset and Sony Tablet S
Nokia Tab Concept Tablet Design Is Inspired by the N9 Handset and Sony Tablet S
Nokia Tab Concept Tablet Design Is Inspired by the N9 Handset and Sony Tablet S
Nokia Tab Concept Tablet Design Is Inspired by the N9 Handset and Sony Tablet S
Nokia Tab Concept Tablet Design Is Inspired by the N9 Handset and Sony Tablet S
[via gadgeroo.net]

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In 2020 We Can Wear Sony Computers On Our Wrist

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Our present need for internet connectivity is so profound that secondary devices like the Nextep Computer are bound to happen. Developed to be worn as a bracelet, this computer concept is constructed out of a flexible OLED touchscreen. Earmarked for the year 2020, features like a holographic projector (for screen), pull-out extra keyboard panels and social networking compatibility, make the concept plausible. Ten years from now is not too far away, so how many of you think we’d be buying such gadgets?

Designer: Hiromi Kiriki

Sony Nextep Computer Concept for 2020 by Hiromi Kiriki
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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

The top 10 gadgets for 2011 – and 10 more for next year

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There’s nothing better than a well-designed, useful gadget. And there’s more than ever before.
With more manufacturers jumping on board with smartphones, advanced televisions and a boom in consumer electronics, gadget lovers have a smorgasbord of goodies to keep their technical habit going.
The past 12 months have seen some huge releases, including dozens of tablets, smartphones and some more interesting designs from start-ups keen on making a debut. It’s also seen the emergence of 3D as a mainstream tool, which has kept television manufacturers on their toes.
There’s plenty to choose from. So here’s 10 of the best from the past year – along with 10 more that you should keep an eye on in 2012.
iPhone 4S
It’s become a tradition. Every year, Apple comes out with a new phone, and it usually has a number of new features that make hundreds of people line up in the freezing cold for hours. But this year was a little different – the iPhone 4S was unexpected.
Rumours before the iPhone event earlier this year had indicated Apple would be releasing both an iPhone 5, and the iPhone 4S. Only the latter was released, suggesting a cycle where Apple releases a phone, and then spends the next year tweaking it instead of releasing a completely new model.
So while some were disappointed, the iPhone 4S definitely represents the best iPhone yet. In performance and speed it’s unmatched, and Apple has been able to create a solid new brand with its Siri voice assistant.
It’s not the iPhone 5, but it didn’t need to be – the 4S broke all of its sales records.


Galaxy Nexus
It’s never been a better time to be an Android. One of the platforms greatest weaknesses – fragmentation – is also it’s biggest benefit, with so many handsets now on the market. The Galaxy Nexus is the pinnacle of that.
Powerful, sleek and fast, the Nexus represents the type of smartphones Android is becoming associated with. Not cheaper versions of the iPhone, but fully-fledged phones in their own right.
The Nexus shows that Android is becoming much more sophisticated, and is now a legitimate rival to iOS and other platforms.

3D Television
3D television was a big deal last year, but it’s become a little more mainstream now. As glasses with no charging requirement have been released, 3D becomes more of a fully-fledged feature and less of a gimmick.
With more 3D sets being released, it’s becoming clear the trend is less of a fad and more of a production design component that we’ll start seeing a lot more. And as 3D continues to be made, prices will drop and demand will continue to rise.

iPad 2
Plenty of people missed out on the iPad, saying it lacked too many features and that Apple would just release a second within a year. It did, and the demand was just as high, if not higher.
Although the iPad 2 lacked a higher resolution screen, there’s a lot to like – a thinner design, a faster performance, and a cheaper price. The new smart covers were pretty snazzy too, and despite a number of competitors sneaking up on the first iPad, this release showed the market that Apple more than any other company knew what it was doing.

Motorola Xoom
The Android Honeycomb software really showed off how powerful an Android tablet could be. Although nothing can’t quite hold a candle to the iPad, plenty have come close, and perhaps the Xoom comes closest.
A slightly larger screen, a solid design and some other connectivity features make this a viable Android alternative to those who shy away from Apple. The second version has been released already, and it improves in nearly every way, but this was the surprise at CES that got people thinking maybe an iPad competitor could actually work.

The Nest
That’s right. One of the hottest gadgets of the year is a thermostat.
But this isn’t just any thermostat. No, this gadget is designed by one of the first designers of the classic iPod – Tony Fadell and Matt Rogers.
The device itself is a stylish design that actually starts learning how you like your home heated, and starts maintaining the temperature that you like best. It’s only available in America right now, but is definitely proof ex-Apple employees can keep the quality up after leaving.

Nintendo 3DS
Sales of the Nintendo 3DS have been poor, leading to a massive discount. But being able to produce quality glasses-free 3D is no mean feat, and Nintendo has been able to crack open the development for other companies to follow.
It’s not perfect, but you can play for several hours without straining your eyes – and the 3D actually looks good.
As more gadgets start using glasses-free 3D, like cameras and smartphones, the Nintendo 3DS will have its place in gadget history firmly established.

Samsung Series 9
This year has seen the emergence of ultrabooks – extremely thin, powerful laptops with incredible battery life. You could argue everyone’s copying the MacBook Air, but they’ve become so popular there’s new an entirely new term for them.
The Series 9 laptops are incredibly thin, but most of all, they get a great performance. This is where laptops are heading, as opposed to tablets, which are more passive devices that don’t encourage content creation. Laptops are still about being able to work on the road, and users want more battery life and a faster processor.
Ultrabooks are about making laptops actually portable and powerful, not just chunky and practical. They’re sleek and attractive, and the Samsung Series 9 represents the top of 2011’s pick.

Nikon D3S
If you want a high-end camera, you’ve got a lot of choice but this is the one to buy. A 12.1 megapixel full frame DSLR, it’s the first of Nikon’s high-end to feature video recording in high definition.
Part of the imaging sensor has been redesigned in this model from previous versions, and a lot of improvement has been put into the autofocus as well.
There’s even the capability to process RAW from the camera itself, without the need for a computer.
If you’re a serious photographer, or looking into getting into serious photography, then this is one of the best models to hit the market this year.

JLC Reverso Ultra Thin
Every gadget lover needs a watch, and there are plenty of good ones to choose from this year – but the JLC Reverso Ultra Thin is probably at the top of the pack.
The gadget features a manually wound calibre 822 movement, assembled and decorated by hand. It’s actually an homage to an earlier watch made in the 1930s, and according to some watch afficiandios, a worthy counterpart.
It’s not cheap – a single watch will run nearly $10,000 – but a great piece for any watch lover.

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Top Gadgets for 2012

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The year 2012 will be an exciting and surprising year full of a variety of new gadgets derived from modern technology. Many companies have plans to release innovative high-tech products to make the lives of consumers easier by enabling them to complete an array of tasks.
  • Apple iPad 3. The iPad 3 will feature enhanced user interface technology and the rumored specifications may include a dual-core processor, high-definition screen, retina displays, cameras, chips, SD card slot, and more storage options.
  • Apple iPhone 5. The rumored features include a new design and functions including software and hardware upgrades, iCloud, iOS 5, flash camera, teardrop design that is slimmer and lighter, retina display, more internal memory, mobile payment services, 2 to 3 internal antennas, fire-proof, and wireless charging. It may also be accessible to more cell phone carriers.
  • Canon 5D Mark III DSLR Camera. Rumored specifications include 4:2:2 video (No RAW0, OLED Screen, large increase in range, and extended battery life. Check out more of the best DSLR Cameras.
  • Sony Xperia Play. A super efficient smartphone that features real game controls and is PlayStation certified. Includes a Qualcomm Scorpion processor, backlit LCD screen, 5.1 megapixel camera, over 150,000 Android apps, social network integration, stereo speakers, PlayNow service, 8GB of storage, and 1500mAh battery.
  • Dell Peju Windows 8 Tablet. Rumored features include a Core i5 processor, 1080p display resolution, 5,500 mAh batter, 4GB of RAM, front 1.3 megapixel and rear 5 megapixel cameras, and 64GB or 120GB drives.
The launch of these new high-tech computer products may lead to replacing personal computers. With today’s constantly increasing technology, the new gadgets of 2012 will begin a new era of highly advanced products with endless functions.

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NTSB Wants Gadget Makers' Help on Driver Cellphone Ban

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The National Transportation Safety Board hopes gadget makers will add new features to their devices that encourage people to stop using portable electronic devices while driving. The NTSB recommended that all 50 states enact laws that bar drivers from using portable electronic devices of any kind while operating a vehicle.
The recommended ban would include hands-free cellphones and other electronic devices. "No call, no text, no update, is worth a human life," the NTSB said. The proposed ban would extend to drivers of commercial and personal use vehicles.
The NTSB has the power to investigate accidents and other issues surrounding highway safety, but does not have the power to enact or enforce laws.
NTSB Wants Gadget Makers' Help on Driver Cellphone Ban
The independent federal agency's recommendations aren't just calling on state legislatures to ban drivers from using portable electronic devices, it also hopes device makers will help.
The NTSB is encouraging electronics manufacturers -- via recommendations to the CTIA-The Wireless Association and the Consumer Electronics Association -- to develop features that "disable the functions of portable electronic devices within reach of the driver when a vehicle is in motion." A restricted functionality mode, if you will.
You can already find examples of similar safety features in some products today. Waze, the turn-by-turn navigation app for smartphones, disables your phone's keyboard while your vehicle is in motion, a measure that prevents you from typing a new destination into the app.
The NTSB hopes any new safety feature created by gadget makers would be a little more complicated than just restricted functionality while a car is in motion. The proposed safety feature would allow for emergency calls, just as the NTSB's general call to ban all portable electronic devices does. But the NTSB also figures that gadgets should be able to tell which person in the car is driving. The device would only go into a restricted functionality mode when the device is within the driver's reach. That way, passengers would still be able to enjoy a game of Fruit Ninja while barreling down the Interstate 95.
The NTSB's recent recommendations were inspired by a multivehicle accident in Gray Summit, Mo., in August 2010. The accident claimed the lives of two people and 38 others were injured. The driver of the pickup truck that caused the accident sent and received 11 text messages during the 11 minutes leading up to the crash. The last text message was received moments before the collision.

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