Protective Cases for the iTouch

The iPod Touch has some looking very cool on the security market. There is everything you could want from skin gelatin, protective shields for leather wallets. Whatever your preference only to ensure that you do get one as iTouch did not come cheap.

Every new technology-based Palm is likely to suffer from shocks and bumps, even worse maybe you can get dropped or just an accumulation of dust and dirt over time.

I respected my favorite cases for the iPod Touch so you can skip the navigation and go immediately to buy. There are many models and colors that you can really make your case iTouch highly individualized. My absolute top choice to be the cause Proguard Rubberized autumn flowers by design, this case protection is very elegant and will do the job well.

Then there is the Apple iPod Touch Dr Green Butterfly Flower Candy Skin Case iTouch that easily slip in and offer protection against bumps and knocks.

If you prefer leather and a look at the premium leather folio wallet. The iPod Touch slips easily into the leather wallet and has a lid that closes the rear to provide a secure enclosure. Premium Leather Case for iPod Touch is available in a range of colors to style everyone.

Ah, now those are cool! The Speck PixelSkin for iPod touch wheel is available in some very beautiful colors, everything just the right shade of cool. The case is divided into square cells so that it has a very appealing and one that should provide a degree of protection bounce like rubber is quite thick and will absorb some impact (please try not to fall you might not like iTouch be sufficient).

So, as I said there are many cases the designs out there you just have to find which style and color that you like and you can have a look to HTC causes desire, if you have one.

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During the period prior to the evolution of keyboard phones were the only mode of interaction for users with mobile phones. Using the keyboard is consuming most of the time rather complex and time consuming. The technologies are trying to make people’s lives easier. Mobile phones have many features in user friendly way to increase the popularity of this small frame of communication. The touch screen technology is the tool to make interaction more user friendly.

The touch screen system is available in most advanced devices and you can enjoy this facility with all its benefits in most advanced mobile phones in the market. Some of them touch pad QWERTY keyboard that plays the same as a mouse.

In phones with touch screens and touch pad offer the keyboards are usually intact. In the series BlackBerry mobile user can enjoy the highly interactive touch screen system. You can make a call, send messages, and access to Internet connectivity with a simple touch screen. LG Voyager is yet another phone with an advanced system highly user friendly touch pad. This has a small screen located above the QWERTY keyboard. The screen can be scrolled up. Then the keyboard can be used to take advantage of various services.

The Nokia E75 can see another kind of keyboard helpful. At first glance it looks just like a traditional phone. This small chassis can be slid off to reveal a QWERTY keyboard. Manufacturers are constantly seeking to determine the optimal allocation of space on the screen, the keyboard as the keyboard. The touch pad is not virtual, or keyboard typing experience offers brilliant.

What is more polarized touch pad for communication in the message, e-mail and chat online preferred oriented mobile phones. The touch screen users mostly use the phone for entertainment purposes oriented, such as watching movies, games, online control and browsing. The touch screen function opens a door to unlimited entertainment with a unique touch.

The Blackberry Storm’s house is extremely useful for professional use. Since this has both touch screen and choose structures and did not touch the keyboard. And ‘better for the users time was pressing. Yet sometimes you can feel that something is missing when using the phone. It is nothing but the user experience stuff, why not support the keyboard.

GI HTC Android phone is integrated with a slide out QWERTY touchpad. This model of phone is almost like the Apple iPhone. The device is also associated with a touch-sensitive screen. The touch screen function set is not at all competitive.

Meanwhile, the touch pad touch sscreen as each plant suffers some disadvantages. Together, these are extremely easy to use. Even then, in the case of touch screen system that will be pretty difficult to choose smaller icons, while the touch pad are sometimes a bit ‘slower.

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Modu modular mobile phone company is set to make some serious splashes in the mobile phone industry. This device is touted to the world’s first modular mobile phone that can be easily customized to fit the specific needs of consumers. All you need to do is pop up the Modu a modu jacket or pair of Modu mate, and you’ve got yourself a brand new device. If they hype around the concept was not enough, just this week the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that the Modu is actually the world’s smallest and lightest mobile phone today.

So this is the core, you are essentially stuck with the most basic mobile phone I’ve ever seen. But attach the Modu mates, and there’s a whole other unit. Some modu mates that have been confirmed so far is MP4 players, digital picture frames, cameras and DECT phones. The possibilities are endless, and essentially it does not seem like the Modu is seeking to close the door to new partnership, which will modu mates.

And if style is more your thing, companies like Universal Music Group lined design modu jackets, which converts the various core Modu phone looks and feels. Where the traditional phone covers and plates were their limits, simplicity of design and the Modu is making it easy for each modu jacket to the impression that this is a totally unique and different phones.

But the problem lies in the basic design. The Modu may be the world’s smallest and lightest mobile phone, but without anything on it, you’d probably have passed if the mall kiosk creepy guys, so if it is free. Furthermore, the modular concept is great and all, but if the price is not nice and low, the overall sales structure will keep the phone is not exactly your own. Each modu mates that have been confirmed so far, which is very much cared for phones, like my father, for example.

But what’s that you say? The phone can not be converted to a digital picture frame? It’s called the setting that the phone will not turn off the screen and the slide show from your photos! In addition to the module, the rest seems pretty neat so I lay them down, and I have to admit, the Modu jacket design is really very good, but it could end up being a gimmick that just does not make sense if you could buy either HTC or Nokia smartphones, and there is a small tool that will do all the Modu is not, and then some.

Modu starts to conquer the world campaign for first time in Europe, but this is expected to make its way through the States towards the end of the year or early next year. Expect a review of the device, if I can handle my hands on one.

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Last year really was a landmark year for smartphones. These high end phones have been around for a few years now and we are finally starting to see the effects of technological research in areas such as multimedia as smart mobile phones become almost as powerful as small computers. The launch of ground breaking phones such as the HTC Desire and the iPhone 4 have set the bar for the releases in 2011 but there were other good phones as well.
Two other phones really got tongues wagging last year as well, with huge sales and impressive reviews from the critics as well. These phones were the Samsung Galaxy S and the Nokia N8, releases from two of the world’s top mobile phone companies that were looking to return to the top of the pile and made massive steps towards this with these two handsets. Which is better though? Let’s take a look…

Browser

A very important aspect of the smartphone world now and something that can make or break a phone ,which is why Nokia should be so disappointed with their work on this browser. Although this browser is far better than previous Symbian efforts and you should not have to download a new one, it is nowhere near as good as the excellent Android effort that has been created for the Galaxy S. It runs very fast and complements the large screen well.

Camera

This is another simple one to judge as the Nokia effort really wipes the floor with the camera on the Samsung Galaxy S. The phone on the Galaxy S is by no means poor, it has 5 mega pixels, an autofocus and a Xenon flash so if you just like to take the odd snap then it is perfectly fine. The camera on the N8 is more than perfectly fine though, with a 12 megapixel camera it can keep up – and beat some of – many of the cheap digital cameras on the market so it really is one of the best camera phones around.

HTC Inspire 4G from AT&T

BUILD & DESIGN

HTC always makes good hardware, and the Inspire 4G certainly continues that trend. HTC’s website uses the word “sleek” to describe the phone, and the term fits. The design is one of the most minimal I’ve yet encountered, to the point that the buttons can be a little hard to find and use until you get accustomed to the device.

The unibody chassis is made of a metal alloy, so the device is extremely solid.

The large display dominates the front of the device, as it should. When you’re looking at the front of the phone, the only other obvious feature is the silver speaker above the screen. The buttons on the top and side are barely noticeable.

Since the screen is so large, the Inspire 4G is a big device. It just barely fits in my hand due to its width, but it isn’t hard to hold. The back is rather smooth, but not slippery, and it doesn’t feel cold like the exterior of my MacBook Air.

It isn’t too heavy, but this is a substantial device. Ladies will probably feel more comfortable carrying the Inspire in a purse instead of a pocket. It isn’t too thick by any means, and the bottom is slightly curved to fit nicely in the hand. But it is rather long and wide, and won’t fit comfortably in most women’s pockets, especially if they’re wearing business attire as opposed to more casual everyday pants which tend to have larger pockets.

Display
The 4.3-inch display is big, bright, and beautiful. Photos and video look super sharp and clear. The display doesn’t wash out too badly when you’re outside in bright sunlight either — colors lose some of their saturation, but the phone is still entirely usable.

Viewing angles are very good too — this is the sort of phone that several people can cluster around to share photos or a funny video and everyone will be able to see the display clearly, even if they aren’t looking at it head on.

Keyboard
There is no physical keyboard here, so you’ll be relying on the virtual onscreen keyboard. Since the display is extremely large, the virtual keyboard experience is a good one. The “keys” are large enough to hit without having to worry too much about exact finger placement, and of course the auto-correction feature helps prevent common typing mistakes.

A single touch adds new words to the autocorrect dictionary, but the implementation on Android isn’t quite as nice as what you’ll find in Apple’s iOS — if autocorrect fixes something for you and you back up and re-enter the original text, the Inspire 4G will autocorrect again (and again!) until you add that new word to the dictionary.

Other Buttons & Controls
The buttons on the Inspire 4G are almost flush with the casing of the device. and can be hard to activate if you don’t press in exactly the right place. The power button on the top left corner is extremely sensitive; the barest touch will wake the display or put the device to sleep.

The volume rocker button on the left side, right next to the battery compartment, is very long and narrow (which is to be expected since the device is so thin.) You may notice that the battery cover is a bit “chewed up” — that was due to a problem opening the battery compartment on the loaner unit that was provided for this review, and shouldn’t be an issue with new retail devices.

The SIM card and microSD card slot are located in a separate compartment that is accessed by pulling off the lower portion of the back cover. I really like this design because it keeps everything protected while still making the microSD card and battery easily accessible. The battery just slides in and out, so it’s easy to replace it with a spare charged battery if necessary, or if you want to take out the microSD card and stick it into your computer to transfer music and photos.

The HTC Inspire 4G comes with a very small AC adapter and a USB cable.

PERFORMANCE

The HTC Inspire 4G is an absolute joy to use. Much of that joy is due to the outstanding HTC Sense user interface, which adds an extra layer of polish to all of that Android OS goodness so many of us enjoy. When you first turn on the device a short weather animation runs across the display. All of your contacts and social networking activity is one place (more on that in the communication section).

In every respect I found the Inspire to be perfectly responsive, carrying out my every whim almost before I expressed my desire. Part of that is due of course to the fact that the Inspire is the first 4G phone from AT&T, part is due to Android OS 2.2, and part is due to the 1GHz Snapdragon processor. Whether you’re doing something that’s device-intensive or network-dependent, you won’t be waiting on your phone because the Inspire 4G has plenty of power.

Communication
Call quality on the Inspire is simply outstanding. Some of my callers couldn’t even tell that I was using a mobile phone, and in every case I could hear and be heard perfectly. When I was outside, the only clue that gave me away was some emergency happening a few blocks away; though the party on the other end of the conversation could hear the sirens, they didn’t disrupt the call. Even when I had just one or two bars of coverage, when most other phones would refuse even to get a call through, the Inspire came through with flying colors.

Wi-Fi and Bluetooth work perfectly, and though it’s always a good idea to join Wi-Fi networks when they’re available, the 4G network is so much faster than what I’m used to with a mobile phone that it’s much harder to see the difference when I’m loading up a web page in the browser.

The portable hotspot feature works perfectly as well; my laptop was able to connect without any problem at all. The default setup includes a password; though it’s a simple one to guess, that’s better than leaving the personal network open by default. It’s easily changed of course, and it’s a good idea to do so.

The Android OS web browser is truly excellent, providing a rich experience. It seems slightly slower because it doesn’t display anything until the page fully loads, but that’s just a perception issue. Scrolling is very smooth, going in a straight line from side to side and up and down, even if you’re swiping haphazardly with your finger. Pinch and zoom to get either a full page view or a closer view, and everything looks great even when you’re zoomed in tightly on text or a photo. Even if you open multiple windows, performance is still blazing fast.

The email experience is just as good as you would expect on an Android device, though I still find it frustrating that I have to choose to show images each and every time I open a message. You can also choose the ringtone and/or vibration setting when you get a new message, and you can choose to receive just one notification or for every new message (if you’re a true email junkie like me).

Social networking on the Inspire 4G is just dreamy. With the Sense UI, all of your social activity is organized by person, not by network. That means that you don’t have to check Twitter, Facebook, text messages, etc. individually. It’s a huge timesaver, and works perfectly. When your contacts are first imported, you can link them to other social networks such as Twitter and Facebook.

The phone does an excellent job of figuring out who is who, even if their Twitter names don’t quite match up with their real names. I was surprised to find that the Inspire was able to match everyone in my contact list perfectly except for one person, who uses his middle initial on Twitter. Getting his information linked up took just a couple of taps.

Now when I tap the People icon on the home screen, I get a more personalized contact list that shows what everyone is up to, instead of a sterile list of names. I know that Michael is eating lunch at his favorite restaurant, Matthew is in love with his latest device, and my best friend is raving about the new perfume she got for Valentine’s day. If I want to know more, I just tap on the name and I can send email, see their latest Tweets and Facebook posts, even view their photo gallery online. Tabs at the bottom of the page take me to other sections, such as call history and text messages.

There’s also the FriendStream app that ties everything together. Tabs at the bottom of the screen allow you to navigate from all updates to status updates, the latest photos and videos, lists, and notifications (so you can keep track of all of your @replies on Twitter and wall posts on Facebook). FriendStream makes everything so much easier that you’ll wonder how you lived without it–it’s so easy and fun that it might just be able to turn wallflowers into social butterflies.

Productivity
The Inspire 4G is so much fun you may not want to get any work done, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t. The first thing you’ll probably notice is the desk clock app, which is accessible with a single tap on the clock on the home screen. It offers the current time and weather conditions, and tabs at the bottom allow you to switch quickly between that mode and the world clock, alarm clock, stopwatch, and timer. It’s very nicely done; just another example of HTC’s excellent attention to detail.

The calendar app is nicely polished, offering several different views such as a daily agenda, weekly layout, and monthly view. It also offers support for multiple calendars, which is great if you’ve set up individual Google calendars for family members or your business. There’s no memo pad or task management app included, though of course you can find whatever you might want on the Android Market.

The Quickoffice app is Microsoft Office compatible and plenty capable. It’s fully featured as well, allowing you to both view and edit your files. Obviously you won’t want to do a great deal of work on the Inspire since it doesn’t have a full physical keyboard, but it will certainly work for making changes and updates on files stored on the microSD card or emailed from your professional colleagues.

Both the Google Maps beta and the AT&T Navigator are included, and which app you want to use is based purely on personal preference. The Google Maps beta is particularly impressive, with the extra touchscreen gestures for panning and scrolling and the 3D buildings for select cities. All public transit stops are clearly labeled, and you can get directions by car, public transit, bike, or walking.

AT&T Navigator works well, and I especially like the voice search feature. It isn’t quite as polished as Google Maps, and is designed almost exclusively for driving directions, but it is a nice alternative. This app did find me faster than Google Maps, and with slightly better accuracy as well. You can get a free 30 day trial, buy a day pass for this service for $2.99, or subscribe for a $9.99 monthly charge.

Entertainment
If you want to have fun, the Inspire 4G has plenty to offer.

The included Music player is fairly basic, but easy to use. Sound quality is quite good, and I was impressed. There’s no distortion even at very high volumes, though the sound wasn’t quite as rich as I had hoped when I saw the Dolby logo on the back of the phone.

YouTube videos look fantastic, especially in full screen landscape mode. You can choose to view some videos in HQ high quality, and there’s no stuttering, lag, or artifacting to be seen here. Since the screen is so large and the viewing angles are so good (as mentioned earlier in this review) it’s easy for two or three people to cluster around the screen and share a video.

You’ll also find the Reader eBook app, which comes pre-loaded with several classic titles such as the Art of War, Dracula, Jane Eyre, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, and White Fang. If you want to purchase more books, you’ll find that tapping the shopping cart icon takes you to the Kobo site. Of course if you want to read eBooks purchased from Amazon, you can get the Kindle app from the Android Market.

The Inspire 4G comes with a demo of Asphalt 5, a fun racing game from Gameloft. The sharp graphics and easy to use tilt controls give an excellent glimpse of the gaming fun to be had with this device. If racing isn’t your thing, there are plenty of other great games on the Android Market, both free and paid.

Camera
The 8 megapixel camera takes great photos–you won’t miss a moment with this one, and you’ll probably never need to carry a separate camera except for any but the most important occasions.

The camera is always focusing as you frame the shot, so it can take photos very quickly. There’s still a small delay as the camera makes some very fast adjustments just as you take the shot to ensure the best photo quality, but it isn’t annoying or frustrating.

My only small complaint is that the rather excellent zoom feature is controlled by touching the screen rather than using the volume button as is common on many other phones. There were a couple of instances where the phone thought I was trying to change the focus position rather than zooming in or out.

There are twelve different photo effects included, such as depth of field, distortion, vintage warm and cool, sepia, solarize, and posterize. You can adjust the white balance and geo-tag your photos (on by default). There’s also a self portrait mode, a timer, and a face detection feature.

You can add effects as well, though the ones in editing mode are different than the choices offered when you initially take the photo. Here your choices include auto-enhancement (which works very well), high contrast, glimmer, antique, even a basic white photo frame. If you choose to edit your photo, it automatically applies those changes to a copy of the original, so you can edit with abandon and not worry about making a mistake.

Battery Life
My testing shows that battery life on the Inspire 4G is rather good; I was able to go almost three full days before I got the 15% power level warning. I probably could have gone a bit longer with truly normal usage — of course I was snapping a lot of photos, using the GPS, downloading apps and playing games for review purposes.

There’s also a power saver feature that can really help extend battery life. You can set when the power saver features go into effect; by default that’s when the battery reaches 15%. You can turn off notifications, disable background data, turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth if they aren’t actively being used, turn down the screen brightness, disable animations, and turn off vibrating feedback.

CONCLUSION

There’s a lot to love about the HTC Inspire 4G, and I have finally found a phone that surpasses the HTC Droid Incredible as my favorite phone.

The Inspire is reasonably good looking, performs astonishingly well, takes great photos, and is a dream to use, thanks to the excellent HTC Sense UI that just keeps getting better and better. I had to look hard to find anything to put in the cons section at the end of this review, but neither of those small flaws is anywhere near as bad as some of the issues I’ve seen on other review devices.

When you factor in the extremely reasonable sub-$100 price tag, the HTC Inspire 4G becomes a no-brainer. If you’re interested in smartphone running Google’s Android OS and don’t want to sign a contract with Sprint or Verizon, the HTC Inspire 4G from AT&T is the best option available right now. It might even be good enough to make you switch.

Pros

• Beautiful large screen
• Blazing fast performance
• Excellent camera
• Crystal clear voice quality
• Superb social networking experience

Cons

• Battery cover removal problem on review unit
• Volume button is difficult to use — too low profile to find easily with your finger

Check HTC Android Phones and other Android Phone Reviews at http://www.androidphones.me.uk/.

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