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Sony Ericsson is just getting back into the smartphone game, and to complement their Xperia X10 Android phone, they made the Xperia X10 Mini and Mini Pro.
These two Android 1.6 phones are tiny in size but pack quite a punch. Read after the break to see what we think of these two devices.
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Background/Introduction
Every year, people buy new speakers as soon as they come out. Apparently, speakers get better each model, yes? What if I told you that that’s not entirely true. The Logitech Z-10 Speakers came out in 2006 and most companies stopped selling them before 2008, but in my opinion they are much better than most existing pairs of speakers. I found out about these a few weeks ago at a friend’s house, and have been looking for them ever since. They may not be sold in shops anymore, but you can still get them on popular shopping sites like eBay.
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The Palm Pre is known for its “Touchstone” technology, which allows for inductive charging (wireless charging). That means you can place the phone there and it’ll charge. No cables. It’s one thing that the Pre fans like to brag about.
Now iPhone users can get the same capabilities with the ThinkGeek AirVolt iPhone charger. Now sit back and watch the Pre fanboys rage. Read more after the break!
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Background/Introduction
Mice are not be used as much as they used to on laptops and such, but many still prefer them over trackpads. There are many different things people look for in a mouse, be it portability, shape, size, wireless or the amount of buttons. The Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse is easy to set up, works cross-platform, and works on “virtually any surface.” More after the break.
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Background/Introduction
If you’re an iPod fan, you know that there is no lack of iPod/iPhone accessories out there, and if you’re just looking for something that charges your iPod, and allows you to connect to speakers or a TV, you’ll do anything to avoid getting a Speaker Dock. Belnoo’s solution is no different, it’s small and easy to setup, and easy to use, so you don’t have to worry about having issues getting it to work.
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You may not know it, but running old NES/SNES/N64 style games on the iPod Touch isn’t as hard as it looks, assuming you have a Jailbroken iPod or iPhone.
Meet a little app called snes4iphone, it’s available for 5.99 in the Rock Your Phone store (Rock), and while I was hoping to get more out of the demo, it’s far from perfect. Nonetheless, I went ahead and purchased the full version so I could dive into the nostalgic gameplay of my childhood. If you’re not familiar with the Super Nintendo, please don’t mind me, you will never know how intriguing the system actually was, and the hours of time I spent with the system.
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Just today, Opera released a browser for the iPhone and iPod Touch called Opera Mini. It’s time for JCXP to put it to the test.
First impressions
The first thing I thought of when I opened the app was speed. This thing was fast. Being on an old iPhone 3G, speed mattered immensely. Full marks.
Performance
I’ve personally never liked Opera, and I’ve used the desktop version only once or twice. Opera Mini shows me otherwise. Pages load nice and fast, scrolling is smooth, and everything is just easy to use.
Speed Dial
One of the features I’ve been anticipating in Opera Mini is Speed Dial, which I find to be really useful. For those new to it, Speed Dial looks like a keypad, and it makes bookmarking very easy. On the Mini version, it was very good overall, but it did have a couple bugs here and there. For example, sometimes the button didn’t respond the first time that it’s clicked.
Opera Mini vs. Safari
I did a speed test to see if Opera Mini or Safari rendered pages faster. To make it fair, I used two 3GSes instead of my 3G. I found that Opera renders pages a bit faster than Safari does. The times for loading JCXP.org’s mobile skin (yes, one exists) on a 2Mbit connection are as follows.
Opera – 3.2 seconds
Safari – 4.1 seconds
Final impressions
Overall, Opera Mini is a great alternative to the Safari web browser, and I’ll be using it regularly from now on. If you don’t like Opera on the desktop, and even if you do, you’ll still love Opera Mini over Safari. JCXP gives it 4.3/5 stars.
Video
Here’s a video of me playing around with Opera Mini.
Today, JCXP is going to review the iPad. Late or not, we’ll touch on almost all aspects of the iPad, including iBooks, the Music app, and more.
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Cloudica.net is a brand new micro-blogging service that works a lot like the extremely-popular Twitter.com. The only difference is that Cloudica is what Twitter is supposed to be.
Cloudica allows you, like Twitter, to create a free account at cloudica.com/yournamehere. You can post status messages and subscribe to other users’ profiles. However, you have no limit in the amount of characters you can put in your status. There are also easy tools in Cloudica that allow you to easily share a link, picture, or video to the world.
Also, unlike Twitter, you can comment on statuses. This is a feature that I find extremely useful, because on Twitter, I have to go back to the homepage and check @ replies to me. Also, Cloudica has a Notifications panel which allows you to track who’s replied to a status of yours, subscribed to you, and more.
Overall, JCXP gives Cloudica 5/5, and the coveted Recommended Product badge. Great product, guys!
Be sure to subscribe to me, Matt, Eric, Iian, and JCXP on Cloudica.
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