Sony Ericsson Yari U100i Review

It's fair to say the Nintendo Wii has been a phenomenal success and the vast majority of that success can be attributed to its revolutionary, at the time, motion controller. It's thus no surprise that other companies have been falling over themselves to grab a piece of this apparently lucrative market. This makes sense if you're Microsoft or Sony and you want to extend your existing games console's capabilities but is the world really ready for gesture gaming on a mobile phone? Sony Ericsson thinks so and the first fruit of this less than obvious tangent in the mobile phone market is the Yari. Read on to see if we've been convinced.

Contrary to what you might expect given its gaming pretensions, the Yari isn't a premium all touch-screen phone with a super fast processor like the 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon used in the HTC HD2 and Toshiba TG01. Instead it's a relatively modest slider phone with a 2.4in non-touch screen that has a resolution of just 240 x 320. It's not just that it's a phone with modest pretensions either, it's also clearly made to a budget.

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This premium device gives me the cutting edge technology to keep me productive and ¿in the know¿ in work and life when I am away from my computer without trading off style. The BlackBerry® Bold¿ 9700 smartphone has a large, hi-res screen that displays over 65,000 colors; creating a vivid viewing experience for all your photos, videos, files and websites. Access what's important with trackpad navigation based on how laptops are designed. Glide your finger over the trackpad to scroll through menus and icons. A slight press and click lets you select an item to navigate where you want to go. Enjoy music, videos, photos and documents in great color and sound. Easily sync data and audio files from your desktop to the BlackBerry Bold 9700, and get up to 35 hours of music playback time. Enhance the 256 MB of on-board flash memory by easily inserting a microSD card. Create extra room for emails, messages, apps, multimedia files, documents and all the other important things that you want to take with you. Along with a 3.2 MP camera, the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone features video camera functionality. Record and view videos on the hi-res screen, and share them through email, text messages or social networking sites.Hi-speed 3G network connectivity lets you browse the web or view email attachments faster. While Wi-Fi® support enables your BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone to access available hotspots.

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3-Inch Full touch screen- The 3.0 inch wide full touch screen is more screen ¿real estate¿ to better enjoy watching videos, playing games, and looking at photos. Bigger is better and that also makes it easier to use by physical touch since larger icons are easier to navigate than smaller ones. Active flash UI - The user interface is so intuitive that users will want to explore and master all of the functions and features of the LG-KP500. The UI allows users to access menus easily and shift around other menus simply and quickly with just one touch. Handwriting and Editing- The easy-to-use smart handwriting recognition function of the LG-KP500 allows users to send text messages without using the touch keyboard. It is possible to write in complicated languages such as Chinese. In the photo mode, users can easily edit their photos with the stylus pen. Motion sensor game - Using advanced motion sensor technology, the LG-KP500 adds more fun interactivity to games so users can enjoy mobile entertainment in a more dynamic and exciting way. The games loaded on the LG-KP500 use a motion sensor that requires the user's eye-hand coordination to balance, flip, shift, and twist the handset to play the games. Auto rotating display - The QWERTY onscreen keyboard slides into view when the LG-KP500 is held horizontally, and the auto rotating display always shifts images or documents for proper viewing no matter which way the handset is turned. Embedded stylus pen - Since the stylus is embedded in the handset, the user instantly write a memo or edit a photo without having to search around for the stylus pen which often gets lost or misplaced. The appearance of the phone is not sacrificed with the embedded, artfully "concealed" in the handset.

 

 

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It includes integrated Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b/g) for accessing open networks at work, at home, and on the road as well as connecting to Voice over IP (VoIP) internet telephony services. Other features include a 2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion (up to 8 GB), built-in Nokia Maps application, 3.5mm headset jack, and up to 10.5 hours of talk time on standard GSM networks.

 

  

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The latest email-optimized device from the Nokia E-eries, the sleek and slender Nokia E71 makes it easy to stay on top of your email inbox with a full QWERTY keyboard and support for corporate communication via Microsoft Exchange. It's ready to run on 3G networks here in the U.S. (850/1900 MHz UMTS/HSDPA), enabling fast downloads and streaming multimedia while on the go. It also includes integrated Wi-Fi connectivity (802.11b/g) for accessing open networks at work, at home, and on the road from a variety of wireless hotspots.

Other features include a 3.2-megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming, MicroSD memory expansion (up to 8 GB), built-in A-GPS and Nokia Maps application, and up to 10.5 hours of talk time on standard GSM networks.

 

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