Android 3.0 OS

That’s right the Asus Eee Pad Transformer comes with the brand new Android 3.0 OS named honeycomb. Aptly named the new Android 3.0 OS comes with a complex honeycomb of new features and upgrade. Here’s just a few.

• System-wide system bar for convenient access to system status and notifications
• Whilst in apps access is given to options, navigation  and widgets through the action bar
• 5 customizable home screens
• List of recently used apps so you can quickly switch between them

That’s just a small list of new features, some more like the improved copy and paste weren’t included.

What’s this about a Keyboard?

Yes the main feature of the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is the dockable keyboard. The new dockable keyboard feature means that instead of having to use a sometimes un responsive onscreen virtual keyboard users can simple attach the dockable keyboard and type away at their leisure.

What’s special about the screen?

The Asus Transformer boasts a 10” capacitive touch screen with a 1280 x 800 resolution. But what does that mean when we speak in plain talk. Well the 10” capacitive touch screen just means that it’s a touch sensitive (like all tablet pc’s) and the 1280 x 800 resolution means that your images are going to be clear and crisp rather than blocky an pixelated.

Should I get one?

It’s a definite yes if you ask me. A dockable keyboard and 10” screen almost made it a certainty for me, throw in a 1GHz Processor and 1GB RAM and that’s All I’m going to need from a tablet in a very long time. With the only downside being a stupid long name the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is a definite buy and might even replace my iPad.

Thanks for Reading
Stephen

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Let’s take it from the top

At only 3.5” on the top and 3” on the bottom the 3DS hardly wins gold for biggest portable screen. But that’s not such a bad thing because Nintendo didn’t waste time making the screen a record breaker it means that the Nintendo 3DS fits happily in your pocket (or case) and you can actually carry it around with you wherever you go.

The Camera

Well yes the cameras are ONLY 0.3mp but that doesn’t really matter, you’re not going to be taking pictures for billboards on your 3DS. The main attraction to the 3DS cameras lays in the fact that the camera can take 3D pictures. Yes you read that right Three Dimensional Pictures. Although I haven’t seen that yet I’m sure it looks brilliant is probably a main selling point for the 3DS.

How does the 3D work?

This isn’t my area of expertise but having done a little research I’ve come up with the following

• The screen displayed two difference images to each eye
• Each eye get about 400px each
• This ticks your brain into perceiving depth

This does make sense as if you tilt the 3DS or close one eye then the image stops being 3D or starts to distort.

Should I buy it?

Definitely for me the chance to take 3D pictures and play 3D games without having to wear cumbersome (sometimes painful) 3D glasses make the Nintendo 3DS a certain buy.

Thanks for reading
Stephen

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Lets get started

So what’s first? A 5″ touchscreen, well let’s put that in perspective the PSP 3000′s screen was only 4.3″ and the Nintendo DSi’s top screen is around 3.8” high. In fact it’s even bigger the DSi XL screen which measures only 4.2”. So we can see that the NGP has a rather large screen.

In fact the Sony NGP is pushing the boundaries on the term ‘Portable’ in fact it measures 182mm long by 84mm wide by 19mm high here’s a table comparing it to other handheld portables

So as you can see is longer than the others only slightly shorter and thinner that the DSi XL. This means that unless you work as a clown or tend to go out wearing your favourite set of ‘hammer pants’ then you might have trouble carrying around this “portable” games console.

You mentioned new features?

Yes I did, the Sony NGP come with twin cameras and speakers, the speakers aren’t new but the camera is, previously if you wanted pictures you had to buy a camera accessory for your PSP. GPS hints at the possibility of games that use your location to change things in game and many other possibility’s that come with adding GPS to a console.

By far the biggest new feature is the touch sensitive back panel, this means that instead of obscuring the game you’re playing behind your fingers you can just use the back panel as a touch screen. Hopefully you’ll be able to turn this feature of or else I would imagine you’d touch the back panel when just holding the console casually.

So should I get one?

In my opinion yes, with all the new features like touch sensitive back the Sony NGP promises to be an innovative and fun console. Let just hope that it doesn’t go the same way PSP did with hackers and homebrew software.

Thanks for reading
Stephen

Firstly let’s just look at the two; they’re both “pretty” the iPhone 4 with its sleek, thin & simple one button design and the HTC Android boasting its large screen and elegant black design.

Display

Well when we compare the iPhone 4 to the HTC EVO 4G Android in display we can see that the Android has a much larger screen but the iPhone has a much better image resolution.

Video Chatting

The EVO (and most other android phones) have limitless video chatting whereas the iPhones only woks over Wi-Fi and even then only with other iPhone 4s

How fast is it?

The HTC EVO uses a 1GHz processor, the iPhone 4 uses the same processor and the iPad (A4) this implies that it also runs at 1GHz but sadly that can’t be proven as Apple refuse to give away the specifics of their processors. Although because new Androids tend to be released every month, if the improvements trend upwards then the android should soon leave the iPhone behind in the dust.

So which should I choose?

Well most of the above does seem pretty inconclusive so here are a few more comparisons:

ell if it were up to me I’d make you all buy an Android phone, but it’s not. So hopefully I’ve helped you make your choice. Until next time thanks for reading.

Oh before you go one more heres one last argument in favour of Android, it can dance. I’d like to see the apple from apple do that.

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“That’s nice Stephen but what does it all mean?”
Well that’s what I’m here to tell you. I’ll go through it step by step.

So what’s new in OS 4.3?

Whilst the iOS 4.2 was a nifty little operating system 4.3 packs a bigger punch with new features such as.

• Safari Performance is improved
• iTunes home sharing
• AirPlay features improved
• Parental control for some Apps
• Preference settings for mute or rotation locking
• Video & Audio editing Apps (iMovie)
• HDMI Compatible
• Improved Message/Call Feature

Does Size Matter?

Yes the iPad 2 is only slightly smaller than its predecessor the real difference is in the thickness. The iPad 2 at 0.34cm thick is around than 30% thinner than the Ipad 1 and also it’s thinner than the iPhone 4 (Now that’s thin)

So what’s new with the processor?

The iPad’s A4 single core processor is easily lapped by the iPad 2’s A5 dual core processor in speed tests it’s shown that the iPad 2 is much much faster than its predecessor.

RAM, what’s that?

Basically what it means is that the iPad2 with its 512MB RAM can run more applications and run them faster. Whilst that might not be an issue on the iPad it does mean that the iPad 2 can run bigger applications with a significantly reduced loading times.

All the colours of the rainbow!

Well not really the only thing new that the iPad2 bring to the table is a dazzling white new cover though this does mean it’s easier to notice dirt and scratches (especially if your kids get hold of it)

Well which one to buy?

Well it’s my opinion that if you already have the iPad then keep it, whereas if you’re looking for your first one then the iPad 2 is the place to go.