tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378574.post7179993793146449486..comments2023-04-13T03:57:37.221-04:00Comments on Croquet: Palm Pixi RoxDavid A. Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08378620295464558412noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378574.post-48932610928044912952010-02-27T11:15:00.180-05:002010-02-27T11:15:00.180-05:00Perhaps if the UI weren't so incredibly obscur...Perhaps if the UI weren't so incredibly obscure to a new user - like me, I might have been happy with it, but honestly, it was scary how hard it was to figure out even the simplest things - like call someone on the phone. <br /><br />There was nothing that indicated how to use the voice recognition, the touch screen never went anywhere useful that I could see, lots of dead ends and I could not find the phone interface!. It was ridiculous.<br /><br />Perhaps Ford/MS/Hertz should have placed a quick-start card in the vehicle. <br /><br />OH - and it did not appear to work with my iPod.<br /><br />Perhaps the problem is that I am simply not the most technical person in the world. No, actually, I probably am very close to being the most technical person in the world. This was a FAIL.David A. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378620295464558412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378574.post-25955408288774472962010-02-26T21:56:48.548-05:002010-02-26T21:56:48.548-05:00Beg to differ! SYNC is good. I have a Ford Fusion....Beg to differ! SYNC is good. I have a Ford Fusion. My phone is paired, so it automatically connects when I get in the car. If I receive a call when driving, the radio mutes (if on) and the caller's number displays on the radio (or name if they're in my phone contacts already). I press a button on the steering wheel to ignore or answer. If I answer, it's totally hands-free, using the car speakers and a mic that's hidden who-knows-where. Calling out is voice activated: hit button on steering wheel say "call" plus name or "dial" plus number and proceed with hands-free babbling.<br /><br />An Idea pops into my head? Hit button, say "Call:Jott" (I actually use dial-2-do now, so I changed the # in my phone book but left it called Jott, easier to say 1 syllable vs. 4). So, dial-2-do answers, I say "email to Evernote" and the robotic yet female voice says record at the beep, I babble my Idea or note-to-self, hit button to hang up. When I next get to my computer, there's my Idea, reasonably accurately transcribed to text, in my gmail and Evernote. Dial-2-Do actually does a ton of other stuff too. Voice to txt to any pre-set phone #, voice to Remember-the-Milk, that kind of thing.<br /><br />Sync also lets me plug in a 4 GB usb drive in the arm-rest compartment, loaded with thousands of my songs, all controllable through the car stereo with ID3 tags, playlists, and all.<br /><br />I have a half hour commute and drive place-to-place some days, and totally dig SYNC, man.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12042292976036298953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378574.post-41681807328434190202010-02-05T08:53:42.147-05:002010-02-05T08:53:42.147-05:00A 3 day battery life is listed under the Cons for ...A 3 day battery life is listed under the Cons for your new phone? Wow, I only get one day with my iPhone. I think 3 days for a smartphone is pretty darn good.Carl Gundelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15527794953522976596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8378574.post-2959635411528811422010-02-05T08:38:03.471-05:002010-02-05T08:38:03.471-05:00PDFs specify absolute layout, and zoom does just t...PDFs specify absolute layout, and zoom does just that--zooms. That's why PDFs aren't a great e-book format. You might want to consider stripping out the text/etc. and putting it into a format that *could* word wrap.<br /><br />And I'd love to have three days of power "with use"--that's a lot these days.Dave Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420113088393527059noreply@blogger.com