HP iPAQ Voice Messenger

The HP iPAQ Voice Messenger supports General 2G Networks of GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 and 3G Networks HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
. The phone was announced in Oct 2008 and was Released in march 2009. Its 114 x 50 x 13.6 mm in Dimensions and weighs 107g.
It has a TFT, 65K color Displat having a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, 2.4 inches diagonally wide. The phone supports a QWERTY keyboard for ease of typing.
Its got Vibration alertn Downloadable polyphonic, MP3, AAC ringtones for Sound alert and has a Speakerphone of course.
Thee Phonebook’s memory has practically unlimited entries and fields, and supports Photocall . Being a Windows Phone it again keeps Practically unlimited Call records.

Talking about its System, it has an Internal 128 MB RAM and a 256 MB ROM. Expansion is supported via a microSD card slot which can be expanded upto 8 GB.

For wireless connectivity it supports
GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots) 32 – 48 kbps,
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps,
3G HSDPA 7.2 Mbps,
WLAN [Wi-Fi 802.11b/g]
Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP support
and USB v2.0 via microUSB for cable connectivity.
Its got a Primary 3.15 MP Camera clicking still images at a max resolution of 2048×1536 pixels and has autofocus and a LED flash.
Video recording is possible on Qvga and VGA resolutions.
Again no support for a secondary videocall camera.
It Runs Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard Edition on a Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528 MHz processor so there’s no problem processing word and powerpoint presentations.

Messaging system supports SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email and Instant Messaging. Browser supports WAP 2.0/xHTML and HTML (PocketIE).
No Support for radio again.
Available only in Blue, its got GPS with A-GPS support.
Its Java enabled and runs MIDP 2.0 apps.
Pocket Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, PDF viewer), Media player T9, Voice memo come bundled with the software package.
The Phone has a Standard battery Li-Po 1260 mAh

Processing.

Computer animations and graphics are what keeps kids and dults alike glued to the computer screen. No no, I’m not wrinting about a new animation movie. This one is for all those who are interested in CREATING anmations, applications, and games. Interested? Read on.

Processing is more like a customized IDE (Integrated Development Environment) rather than a new programming language. It is built over java and is very easy to learn. If you know basic C or C++, you are good to go! But it shouldn’t be too tough for absolute beginners. What scares most of the students away from programming is that it is fantastically boring, and they can’t really do anything with what they have learned until they learn all those ‘advanced’ stuff. Now processing is not like that! You can create cute interactive applets from your very beginning. No, processing is not some kind of stupid program that lets you create virtual puppets. You will have to actually code to do things. Let me straighten things up : Writing graphical programs is no easy task. Sometimes programmers will have to spend the first two days just laying the base for all those grpahical stuff. I’m not trying to confuse you but let us say that processing makes writing graphical applications way easier. The IDE converts all your code into pure java when you hit the ‘run’ button. got my point? Processing is actually java.
Go see for yourself. They have really good demonstrations at the ‘exhibition’ section.

http://www.processing.org

The world of computer animation

It is computer animation that is responsible for the adorable, cute and funny cartoon characters that one can see in the movies or on the TV. There was a time when these complicated characters were drawn manually, but these days, according to the latest trend professionals make use of a computer in doing so. Computer animation involves the use of both 2D (two-dimensional) as well as 3D (three-dimensional) graphics. This digital technology has reinstated all the customary techniques such as stop motion animation. This could be made possible because of 3D models and frame wise animation of 2D images.

A number of animated movies have been completed, covering animal characters such as “Finding Nemo”, certain fantasy characters such as “Monsters Inc.” and “Shrek” and even the human beings, which are basically still cartoons such as “Final Fantasy: The spirits within”. Next to the United States, another country that has an enormous enthrallment for animation is the highly-developed Japan. They refer to their animation as “Anime” that are usually under the influence of Japanese manga.

With the alteration in trends, the animation is now also being used in supporting explanations for making the process of learning easier. There are countless animation schools, which train the students for an outstanding career in crafting special effects, cartoons, games and much more.

Samsung N140 – Netbook Review

Are you looking for a new laptop and want something ultra-portable? You should consider getting a netbook. With enough research into new models that are available there is no need to compromise on your eyesight, with tiny keyboards, and battery life. I have done the research, and will continue an on going series on the issue.

Samsung have just released a successor to their NC10. The N140 has the same specs as the NC10, as it was one of the brand’s most popular netbooks, with 1.6GHz processors, 1 GB of RAM and a 160 GB hard drive.

Currently selling at around £300 it comes with XP Home edition, but if you were to wait Samsung have promised Windows 7 versions. This would be a good thing to do, but either way these are meant to be good. Thankfully Vista does not fit on netbooks, which means that either its better successor or predecessor will be on it.

Choosing a Mobile Internet Data Plan

Now that you know about the different types of data plans, its essential to select the one that most suits your needs.
You will need to analyse the purpose of using the mobile internet. Also list other sources where you may get access to internet like may be at the library, or at home, or at the mall etc. You also need to define why it is essential for you to access the internet, Why is it so important? What are the most important services to you on the internet that you use that absolutely need you to always stay connected?
Once you have identified these you will be able to clarify you usage as ether Novice, Explorer or Addicted.
If you’re a novice and just starting to discover the internet because you’ve got a high end phone you may go for the pay for use package but keep a watch on your usage as you may soon move up to being and explorer and might even get addicted in which case you need to upgrade your data package quickly to prevent it from burning a hole in your wallet.
If you’re an explorer and like to try new services then it essential you select a plan that gives you a decent amount of free allowance, you may also go for the unlimited plan if there isn’t a decent data plan available with much free usage.
If you’re addicted you have no choice but to select an unlimited data plan else you will be bankrupted by your operator. Don’t say that you were not warned about this!

Mobile Internet Data Plan

Do you surf the internet?
Well if you are reading this you most certainly do.
Have you considered how useful it could be to have access to internet at any time, even when you are out and about, so you can easily look up any information without having to wait till you get back to your PC. Well you phone probably has a built in browser and you can use it to access the internet when you are away from the PC.
To use the internet you will need a data allowance on your mobile tariff. Most casual user data tariffs are extremely expensive so its worth the time and effort to contact your operator to check about a suitable data plan depending on your needs and your budget.
Depending on your operator the data plan may be either just pay for what you use with no additional monthly charges or a fixed charge with a fixed allowance plan and a charge if you go over the allowance or a unlimited allowance plan with a fair use policy to avoid abuse of the service for the operator.
Depending on your expected usage you may select the most suitable plan and get ready to surf the internet on the move.