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Smart and friendly Pocket PC phone
However, there is one significant advantage for Windows Mobile phones – these inconveniences can be improved with good software. Spb Mobile Shell will warp all the power of Pocket PC with easy and familiar interface. Let's take a closer look.
Spb Mobile Shell consists of three parts: a powerful Today Screen plug-in, a cell phone-like menu and a new standby screen.
Today Screen Plug-in
Today Screen Plug-in is a light version of Spb Pocket Plus, Spb Weather, Spb Time and some sort of photo-calling application.
One of the biggest advantages of Spb Mobile Shell Today plug-in is that it saves space on your Pocket PC's Today screen. When you install Mobile Shell it creates four Tabs: Home, Time, Weather and Dial.
The Home Tab is a smart quick launch panel. Its icon shows you battery charge status and the content is automatically formed from frequently used applications.
The Time Tab shows you time in three time zones of your choice and the next alarm time.
The Weather Tab shows a forecast for a selected city.
In the Dial Tab you can place photo icons of your contacts for speed dial.
Also, you can add any Today plug-in as a Tab. For example Spb Pocket Plus for customizable quick-launch of Pocket PC applications.
If you use and Spb Weather, the corresponding Tabs also have extended functionality like multiple alarms and weather forecasts for different cities.
Auto-hide function is another prominent feature of Spb Mobile Shell Today plug-in. It keeps Tab contents hidden when not in use, thus leaving Today Screen free to enjoy nice background pictures.
Phone-like menu
The second major part of Spb Mobile Shell is its Menu. It can be assigned to any hardware button or to the soft key of your PDA.
Spb Menu will look familiar to you if you have ever used cellular phone. It is really well considered. The menu has eight icons with submenus which perfectly fit in a landscape mode. For example, "Messaging" icon opens the submenu, where you can choose from items like: "Create new SMS", "Create New E-Mail", "Read SMS", "Read E-Mail". Very user-friendly, now you don't have to navigate through folders and menus of Messaging application.
Every icon contains such submenus with additional useful functionality that you can easily access. In Multimedia you can browse media library, start a slideshow or launch different modes of camera.
No need to tap on a screen with a stylus, all can be reached with a device navigation button or numeric keyboard.
"Now" Standby screen
Spb Mobile Shell also features a nice standby screen, called "Now". This screen can be activated manually, by the time-out or every time you switch your device on.
This screen shows all current information in a very tight form. Clock (digital or analog), weather for today, battery charge status and signal strength, missed calls, SMS, e-mails and upcoming appointments – all this information on one device screen and easy enough to read on the go - the thing mostly missed by users after switching to Windows Mobile Phone. Simple, nice and useful!
Conclusion
Spb Mobile Shell is a great application. Power means nothing without control, and if Windows Mobile potential is power, then Spb Mobile Shell is control.
It has practically everything that is needed for comfortable work with PDA like with an ordinary cell phone:
• Several Today Tabs, by the way, big enough to press with a finger
• Convenient dialer
• Photo-contacts on one of the Tabs
• Support of third party plug-ins
• Excellent menu: every application or setting can be easily reached without a stylus
• Under Tabs' stripe there can be other elements of Today Screen. The opening Tab will simply overlap these elements.
Besides, Spb Mobile Shell operates quite quickly, Tabs are switched instantly, and there is no difference in operating speed after the installation on Pocket PC.
As a minimum, this utility will allow to spare a considerable amount of space on Today by compressing six rows to one neat row on the screen. And as a maximum, it will enable to navigate a PDA with one hand only without a stylus.
With such application your device gets cell-phone usability and keeps all advantages of Pocket PC system, something that you should really give a try.
Compatible devices list
ACER: n300 Series, n30, n50, n20 and others
ASUS: A626, A636, A639, P505, P525, P535 and others
Dell: Axim X3, X5, X50, X50v, X51v and others
HP: hw68xx series, hw69xx series, hx21xx series, hx24xx series, hx29xx series and others
HTC: TyTN, Wizard, Prophet, Hermes, Artemis, Universal, Herald, P3300, P3600, P4350, P3350, X7500, Athena
O2: XDA series
T-Mobile: MDA series
QTek: 9000, 9100, 9600, S100, S110, S200, G100, 2020, 9090
Other Windows Mobile Powered Devices.
Article Source: http://www.articlenorth.com
Andrew Fadeev is IT specialist, heavily using Windows Mobile devices every day for five years
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PDA Stuff: YouTube on Pocket PC Devices
I found this website called YouTube Pocket. I don't think it's affiliated or sponsored in any way by YouTube, but I wish YouTube offered something like it. It allows you to watch ANY YouTube video on a supported Windows Mobile PDA or Smartphone. It involves installing TCPMP media player and the TCPMP FLV plugin. I'm using a Dell Axim X50v with WM6.
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Pocket PC Television
If the personal computers can already be carried inside the pockets, why not televisions as well? The advanced technology of today’s times is spectacular and people are amazed at the wide range of new products that seems ‘futuristic’. Pocket PCs are small versions of the personal computer and it’s just like the traditional computer. You can do almost the same tasks using your PPC. And now, it is also possible to watch television through your pocket pc.
Now, it is not only a computer that you can take with you anywhere you go because you can also bring your TV along. If you like to watch television, then you can get specialized software that can make your pocket pc function like universal remotes. By downloading the appropriate software, you can now control your TV, VCR, and even other video or office audio equipments. iPAQ pocket PCs are now capable of offering such feature.
If you can install in your pocket PC the Windows Media Player and MPEG, you can now play audio flicks as well as video flicks on Sony CLIE, Palm, and iPAQ. You can also convert your PDA handset into a full mobile TV by transferring or downloading from your personal computer your most-loved TV programs, films, music videos, film trailers, and a lot more.
Pocket PC mobile devices get their software from VITO Remote, UEI Nevo, and TV Remote Controller. These software are also compatible with Dell Axim, Acer, Fujitsu Siemens, HP Jordana, Toshiba, HP iPAQ, etc.
Palm-based mobile devices such as Visor, Handspring, and Palm Pilot can use the OMNI Remote software. The remote controlled pocket PCs can be used between television sets and PDA devices with the infrared engines. You can use it within ten meters distance from the television although sometimes the particular model of iPAQ mobile device affects the signal’s strength. Make sure that you point the signal to your TV for better results.
That’s all about turning your pocket pc into a remote control for TV and other audio/video equipments. If you simply want to take your TV wherever you go because you want to watch your favorite TV shows, you can download the TV software and install it in your pocket pc. Now, it would be possible to watch television wherever you are. If you want to relax a bit at work during break time, just choose the TV software and you can already start watching. The pocket pc is very easy to use and you will not encounter any difficulty in operating the device.
There is a wide range of TV software for pocket PCs. You just have to make sure first that the software is compatible with your current pocket pc. This is a very important consideration that you have to look into. Don’t be hasty in downloading any software that you come across. Take your time and see the possible advantages that you can derive from it especially if you’re going for paid downloads.
Look for the best and the latest TV software in the market. You can check online forums and see if there are postings about TV software for the pocket pc. You can also check customer testimonials and product reviews to determine if the software is god or not. Make use of all the available resources online so that you can get a good TV software.
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