HTC Hero

This is quite a delayed post seeing that we had the HTC Hero almost a month ago. Definite fail on our part. However, it is better late than never and we have a full report on the phone and how it is possibly the leading Android based phone in South Africa at the moment.

Design

The first thing you notice about the HTC is the “lip” it has at the bottom of the phone. It is ergonomically designed to allow more comfortable use of the few buttons that actually exist on the HTC Hero. The phone has a sleek finish with very sharp lines, it may not be setting trends in the design of the phone but it definitely looks good in your hand. This means that I am yet to see an Android phone that both breaks the barriers of mobile operating systems and sets the trends in phone design.

Portable Desk

There is nothing cooler than rolling around the office or your home whilst working on your laptop, well I think so at least. Especially those moments when you got the sun glaring off your screen and the ability to move your whole desk would come in very handy.  We would love a few here at the office just so we can roam around the expos whilst working. I also really like the lumo orange finishing which makes sure that you are noticed, if a mobile workstation is pretty noticeable as it is.

Unfortunately we will probably never get these in South Africa and at a price of $500, I don’t think many people will be rushing out to get one imported. If you do have the spare cash and you are prepared to pay for the shipping, go check it out here.

via Oh Gizmo!

Blackberry Bold 9700

The BlackBerry has quickly become a very popular handset in South Africa. Not only because of its ability to send free messages to other BlackBerry users but also because the latest handsets are actually very nice. Having said that I am not the biggest fan of BlackBerry and looking at most of the new models, having used a few, I still feel like I am using a phone that was made 5 years ago. This is unlike the feeling I get when playing with an iPhone or the latest Android release.

Google Chromium OS

We have been following the stories and tales behind the Google Chrome OS for a while now waiting for something interesting to come out the wood work. The moment has now come with Google announcing that the project will be made open source as Chromium OS, much like the open source version of Chrome known as, yes you guessed it, Chromium.

Sony Ericsson W205

When I turned 15, I was handed my very first cellular phone (as most of us called them back then) for my birthday. This is back when having a mobile with an antenna was in the norm. My first impression was “Wow, I have a cellular phone!” Needless to say it was an Ericsson (like, I gave a rip).

I have had the Sony Ericsson W205 for the last few weeks . Don’t hold your breath for this if you are an avid Sony Ericsson fan but for everyone else here are my views.

The first thing I did was slide it open so I can check out the buttons. The slide function is superb except one naturally finds oneself slideing open the phone by pushing up against the screen leaving fingerprints on it. As usual, Sony Ericsson got creative with their buttons, so at this point I’m impressed.