At lunch, a co-worker (who shall remain anonymous so his wife won’t kill him) was showing off Siri on his new iPhone 4S. He said to Siri: “I’m horny.” Siri, after a brief think, replied: “There are 5 escort services near you.” Very impressive.
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Siri for sex
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Still thinking about my next phone
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011I’m still dithering pondering my next phone choice. As I explained in iPhone 4S – the S stands for small screen, I’ve eliminated that new phone as a possible choice simply because its 3.5” screen is too small for my large screen taste. I’m still considering the following OS’s and phones:
Android – Two phones. One is the Galaxy Nexus which will be announced in a few hours and is coming to my carrier, Verizon. The other is the Samsung Note, which has the largest of screens (5.3”) plus is a tablet, but may be coming to AT&T rather than Verizon (Two carriers? It’s only money).
Windows Phone 7.5 – My “Trophy Wife” aka HTC Trophy is currently my main phone. It now runs Mango, but its first generation specs won’t compare to the coming (in the next month or two) second generation of phones with this OS. I’m not sure though which new phones with this OS are coming to Verizon anytime soon. Hopefully I will learn more soon. Nokia World is next week, though I’m pessimistic about Nokia phones coming to Verizon.
“BlackBerry” – In quotes because the OS I’m interested in is not the BlackBerry OS 7 such as in my wife’s Bold 9930 (which she really likes), but instead QNX as in my BlackBerry Playbook (yeah, I have one), which on smartphones may be called BBX. Tomorrow at DevCon we likely will learn more about coming BBX phones.
In the meantime, the iPhone 4S is the measuring stick for other phones. See the following two articles:
After the iPhone 4S, Windows Phone 7.5 still feels right
After the iPhone 4S, Android just feels wrong
Well, soon, with the Galaxy Nexus/Ice Cream Sandwich announcement, DevCon, and Nokia World, I will know more. Whether that knowledge will enable me to choose, or instead confuse me more, is not so clear 
Siri Easter Eggs
Sunday, October 16th, 2011
I think Siri is potentially the game changing feature in iPhone 4S. But on a less serious note, iPhone 4S: Siri’s Surprising and Funny Answers points out a number of Easter eggs which Apple engineers implanted in Siri. See also the answers to “Do you love me?” and “Will you marry me?” Of course, if you ask such questions to a software program, you may need psychological help. I wonder if there’s an app for that?
iPhone 4S – the S stands for small screen
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011For my next phone, one of my candidates was the iPhone 5. Was. There is no iPhone 5. Instead, the iPhone 4S.
The 4S has some improvements over the iPhone 4:
-Faster processor
-Better camera
-Siri voice assistant
But … same 3.5” screen size. Fine for some. But not me. I want a larger screen.
So it looks like Android or Windows Phone 7, though I still have a mental placeholder for RIM’s upcoming QNX phone. More soon on my dithering between these alternatives. But no iPhone for me.
How Fanboys, Fandroids and Crackberries See Each Other
Friday, November 5th, 2010
The real story on the white iPhone
Friday, October 29th, 2010Play and enjoy. Warning: Some potty mouth, and not for the politically correct. [via BoyGeniusReport; YouTube link]
Another take on AntennaGate
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010This video from Taiwan is not in English, but has English subtitles and is easily understandable … especially if you’re a Star Wars fan. I particularly liked how Darth Jobs helped a consumer stop blocking the iPhone 4’s antenna with his fingers. Enjoy!
[via WMExperts]
Update: Here’s another one .. in English. And no Darth Steve Jobs. Instead, (fictitious) Apple employees.
[via PocketNow]
Improve your iPhone 4 reception
Friday, July 9th, 2010
HTC HD2 Size Comparisons
Monday, January 11th, 2010
The HTC HD2 is (IMO) the best phone currently available. However, does its 4.3” screen make it too big?
Pocketables’ HTC HD2 size comparisons follows the adage “a picture is worth a 1000 words” by providing … a lot of pictures. Specifically, pictures comparing the HD2 to many different devices. I mean many. The one above shows, left to right, the Archos 5 Android, the HD2, and the iPhone.
In case you’re not into pictures, here’s another comparison:
| HTC HD2 | iPhone 3G | |
| Weight | 157gm / 5.5 oz | 135 gm / 4.8 oz |
| Height | 120 mm / 4.7” | 115.5 mm / 4.5” |
| Width | 67 mm / 2.6” | 62.1" mm / 2.4” |
| Thickness | 11 mm / .4” | 12.3 mm / .48” |
As you can see from both the pictures and the table, the HD2 is surprisingly not much larger than the iPhone (and indeed thinner) considering the rather substantial difference in screen size (4.3” vs. 3.5”).
HTC HD2 vs iPhone 3GS
Sunday, October 11th, 2009
wmpoweruser has an excellent video comparing these two phones. What’s striking is that the HD2, while it has a substantially larger screen (4.3” vs. 3.5”), doesn’t seem to be much larger or heavier than the iPhone 3GS, and indeed is thinner.
The two devices have a number of common features (e.g., Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS). However, the HD2 has more firepower; a much faster processor (1GHz vs. 600MHz) and substantially more memory. The HD2 also has removable storage (the iPhone doesn’t), a removable battery (ditto), camera flash (ditto), and a more powerful cameral (5MP vs. 3MP). The video’s conclusion: the iPhone 3GS is good, but the HD2 is better.
wmpoweruser is a Windows Mobile site. Nevertheless, the video seems reasonably objective, and is an interesting and entertaining 5 minutes.
The HD2 does have an Achilles heel; the rather anemic Windows Mobile OS. Version 6.5 is only an incremental improvement over 6.1. HTC Sense hides WinMo UI issues, but it’s sort of like putting lipstick on a pig. With version 7 still at least months away, the WinMo OS drives some towards the iPhone. In this regard, see Is Windows Mobile’s Death Exaggerated? I bought an iPhone 3GS.
