There are few things that are really nice about the Nexus One:
The biggest being the display. High resolution, and OLED meaning clarity and contrast ratios were stunning – making the apps and icons look amazing.
Overall look and feel of the phone’s navigation and GUI was stellar. However, the scrolling app tray with a “virtual conveyor [...]
Here’s hoping Google has a strategy and program in place to support a vibrant ecosystem of audio and other accessories. The lessons of the iPod and iPhone ecosystem should not go unheeded by Mountain View. The connector format, placement, and docking physics, as well as a set of favorable business terms needs to be brought [...]
I’ll cut right to the chase. Sonos gets wireless audio distribution. They also get user experience. Their products have appealed to many affluent gadget savvy consumers and they’ve made no apologies for being expensive, nor for requiring their customers to bring their own audio hardware – speakers, amplifiers, etc. If the consumer accepts that, Sonos [...]
The review of iHome iP1 just went up at iLounge, and to sum up, they…
…consider it to be the best overall iPod and iPhone audio system currently available at its price point.
and they feel the…
iP1 is as aesthetically close to the ideal iPod and iPhone audio system as anyone has yet come.
Not to mention, they
…were [...]
So another little thing I like to do from time to time is troll the FCC database to see what’s happening in the field. My curiosity was peaked by the Bose SoundLink enough to go fish. I wrote about the new Bose product a couple weeks ago, and pointed out some viable, more affordable alternatives.
Unfortunately [...]
I wanted to write a little about interface standards in consumer electronics. My purpose here isn’t to write an exhaustive history of standards and formats – far from it, in fact – rather I want to present some background as a lead-in to some product-specific discussions that will be coming here on wab in [...]
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