Friday, May 29, 2009

Just a little note...

Since I just completed the biggest move of my life so far at work. Mostly done by myself, but I did get some help from my old team members. Its even just a little after five and I am done. I can take off my shoes, CRANK the music, turn up the fan and work. I really like it. I have a crappy adapter on my PC becuase it is making my screen blink. Now I have to get the rest of the stuff put away. That can happen next week I hope. I have more and more crap to go through.
Now I have room to sort it, and cabinets to put it in. Very nice. I like it. As long as you know who leaves me alone about it. Its my Taj Mahal. I deserve it I think. I have made it to end game as they say. Ok, well, time to go home.
Later!

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Samsung Reclaim (SPH-M560)

This is a "Green Phone". In color and recyclability. Made from consumer recycled products. Hope there were no germs in there. Its a slider phone, slides up to reveal a full qwerty keyboard. Very small though. I had many a hard time trying to type on it. I needed to really use my fingernails. It may be good for some really skinny fingers or female types. It has a nice large screen. It showed Sprint TV very well.
You had to change it to full screen option though, otherwise it was really funny small looking.
Call quality was fine. It is a One-Click interface phone. I am sure this phone will sell well. Very similar to ATT Propel phone.
It is a EVDO phone. 2.5 MM headphone jack. Bluetooth. Very loud speakerphone. Was really surprised to hear it. Its on the back of the phone top of the battery.
Uses standard Micro-USB charger port. Good to see Samsung finally using that. Wish the Insticnt was.

New Phone Reviews

Been slacking in the phone review department. I have four new devices to review. Palm Pre, Samsung Exclaim, Samsung Reclaim, Novatel MiFi. I will save the Pre for the last.
Samsung Exclaim (M550)- This is a first for our form factors. Its a dual slider, with a full number pad when you slide up, and then a sideways is a full qwerty keyboard. It has a very large screen as well. I like the slide action, it has been really good. The call quality was fine. I hate to say I always notice it has hardly no bars of service, but it works. The screen is not touch, many people look at it and think it is.
The ringers are loud enough for it. The Sprint TV worked fine. I liked to text on it with that nice large keyboard. They changed the firmwares around a few times, becuase one firmware the speakerphone button was disabled. Next firmware fixed it. Very good phone for the text centric. With people that looked at it who were Rant customers, they really flocked to it.
I would hope its at a 49 after rebate price point. I don't know for sure or when it will be released.