Tech Feed Weekly : Episode 3 - Big Screen Entertainment

Tech Feed Weekly - Episode 3 - Big Screen Entertainment ... in this episode I take a look at two different media streamers to get movies, music, photos & other content onto your television.


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HTC One S Mobile Phone Review

HTC One S Mobile Phone Review ... after testing this mid-range mobile phone from HTC I give you the low down on battery life, the camera & call quality. How does this perform compared to the quad core HTC One X ... watch to hear my opinion. This particular phone was supplied by Vodafone, though there are plenty of mobile phone deals available for the HTC One X on other networks.


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Mobile Feed Weekly : Episode 3 - Keep it Juiced

Mobile Feed Weekly - Episode 3 - Keep it Juiced ... keeping your mobile devices powered can be a real issue, in this episode I show you three great solutions.


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Editors Keys SL300 USB Condenser Microphone Unboxing & Review

Editors Keys SL300 USB Condenser Microphone Unboxing & Review ... if you are looking for a good quality microphone without breaking the bank, please check out my video review to see how the SL300 performs.


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Hardcandy Candy Stylus Review

Hardcandy Candy Stylus Review ... if you want to make notes on your iPad or maybe become a master at Draw Something, you need to check this out.


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Guest review by Dale
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This Week in Focus : Episode 3 - Small HD

This Week in Focus - Episode 3 - Small HD ... take your DSLR video shooting to the next level with the high resolution DP-6 field monitor.


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Olympus OM-D EM-5 Product & Menu Tour

Olympus OM-D EM-5 Product & Menu Tour ... in this video I guide you around the design & external controls, the menu system, the superb 12-50mm EZ lens, plus a look at the OLED touch screen.


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Apple iPhone 4S NEW Camera Test

Apple iPhone 4S NEW Camera Test ... April 2012 saw a new second iPhone 4S come into the Geekanoids studio, this is a second fresh test of the video & photo performance.


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Huawei Ascend G300 Camera Test

Huawei Ascend G300 Camera Test... check out houw this budget end Google Android phone performs when capturing video & taking photos.


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Olympus OM-D EM-5 Unboxing & First Look

Olympus OM-D EM-5 Unboxing & First Look ... take a step back in time with this retro looking OM-D ... with all the modern features found in todays digital cameras. This micro four thirds model features an OLED screen, EVF and is weatherproof too.


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Samsung Galaxy Note - The LARGE Phone for Everyone

Samsung says it makes a phone for everyone, including, apparently, people with huge hands. That's the only possible explanation for the Galaxy Note "phablet." While its size verges on a tablet, its software and usage scream "phone." That leaves the Note an unfortunate tweener, and this too-big phone is hard to love.

 

The Note isn't the first phone-tablet hybrid. The idea has been knocking around since the 1990s. The Note is probably the best-engineered device of its kind, but there's something about this physical size, versus the average size of the human hand, which isn't quite working.

 

Physical Design, Phone Calls and Internet
The Galaxy Note ($299 with contract) looks like a Samsung Galaxy S II phone blown up to an impractical size. At 5.8 by 3.3 by .4" (HWD) it's slender and beautiful, with a gorgeously sharp, 5.3-inch, 1280-by-800 Super AMOLED screen showing colors so deep you can fall into them. There's an 8-megapixel camera on the back and a 2-megapixel unit on the front, as well as standard MicroUSB and 3.5-mm headset jacks. A memory card slips into a slot under the back panel.

 

The phone is slim and light. It's just way too wide. While I can grip the Galaxy Note safely in one hand, it doesn't leave any leeway for my fingers to actually move around the touch screen. For most people, it will be totally impossible to use this phone one-handed. I've been trying to do so and failing miserably. Most notably, I can't reach the critical "back" button with my thumb when cradling the phone in one hand. I couldn't even answer a phone call with one hand.

 

The Galaxy Note is a fine phone, although it's a bit odd to hold up to your head. I was concerned that the microphone would be so far away from my face, it would cause problems with background noise, but that isn't an issue because of Samsung's aggressive noise cancellation technology. Reception was decent. Sound quality through the earpiece is excellent; voice tones are wonderfully warm, with perfect volume. The speakerphone is loud enough to use outdoors. Transmissions through the mic, altered by the noise-cancellation software, sounded a bit computery, and the noise cancellation didn't knock out all of the background noise from a passing bus.

 

The Galaxy Note works on AT&T's 4G LTE network as well as both AT&T's and international HSPA+ 21 networks. I got perfectly fine LTE speeds of about 10Mbps down and 4Mbps up. AT&T's 4G network isn't available across the country—but you shouldn't be disappointed with HSPA+ 21 either. The Note connects to Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, including automatically sniffing out and hooking up to AT&T's paid Wi-Fi hotspot network. The Galaxy Note works as a tethered modem or Wi-fi hotspot with the appropriate plan.

 

I got 8 hours, 30 minutes of talk time on the gigantic 2500 mAh battery. That feels low, although it's long enough to not factor into your buying choices. I'll retest the phone over the next few days. 

 

Taking Notes on the Note
The Galaxy Note is just about the size of a Moleskine notebook, and note-taking is one of its premier features. The Note comes with a little plastic stylus called the S Pen, which tucks into a slot in the bottom. Using the S Pen, you can draw or take notes in Samsung's S Note app, Autodesk's Sketchbook Mobile, or anywhere else you choose. The S Pen also enables a few tricks—for instance, taking snapshots of Web pages and doodling on them.
Using the S Pen is a little awkward, though, because it's so short and skinny. I found it difficult to use without touching the screen with the side of my hand, which disrupted the input. Things got easier when I put the S Pen in the larger S Pen Holder ($59.99), which gave my hand some more distance from the screen.

 

This isn't an ordinary capacitive stylus. It's based on Wacom technology, and it's both more precise than a regular stylus and pressure-sensitive, at least in the S Note app. I couldn't find any other apps, including Sketchbook Mobile and Evernote's Skitch, that properly took advantage of the pressure sensitivity.
And a lot is lost when you're translating from pen to touchscreen. I've spent years taking notes without looking, and the Note's S Pen stylus lacks the tactile bite of pen on paper that helps to guide my hand. Digital ink is just a little bit annoyingly slower than regular ink, too. It's "Why I Hate Touch Screens," all over again. You can take notes with it, certainly, but it's an inferior experience to using a regular pen.
What's the advantage of S-Pen over just-plain-pen? Electronic notes are captured and filed, and can be shared easily. You can annotate Web pages or other things you see on the screen. A stylus is also good for artists, as it can pretend to be different brushes and such.

 

Overall the Galaxy Note is an amazingly sophisticated device and It's running on one of the Nation's best Networks AT&T 4G LTE, if you have large hands this device is for you! 

 

Written by Andrew Tatter

Tech Feed Weekly : Episode 2 - Tokyo Flash & Western Digital

Tech Feed Weekly - Episode 2 ... in this episode I check out the latest Tokyo Flash watches & two products from Western Digital.


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