Mobile Note Taker

I didn't notice that it had been awhile since I last posted something regarding a gadget.

Anyway, I am going through the paces with this Mobile Note Taker to incorporate the device into my daily lifestyle. Here's the link to a video demonstration of the mobile note taker.

My initial impression is good with this digital pen. So far, the OCR installed on my notebook is able to convert my hand written note by a accuracy of around 95%. Considering the fact I was writing on the go, this percentage is pretty amazing.

That's all for the time been.

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Nokia recently launched the 5800 XpressMusic. It is a touchscreen smartphone. The specifications look impressive for a mid-range smartphone. Going to check it out when it is available locally.

New kind of touch screen input

Just chanced upon this new touch screen input called Swype. Check out the link: Swype

Definitely makes me re-think the usefulness of touch screen input.

Touch screen display

I was just wondering the practicality of touch screen display on mobile phones such as Apple iPhone. Even with haptic feedback on mobile phones such as Samsung Omnia, I kind of felt that a response from a button pressed is much more practical. Not to mention when you are having something oily to eat like fried chicken wings. You just don't want to "oil" your precious screen on your phone.

Not enough memory to run help files

Just made an interesting discovery. When the internal memory is lower than the estimated 45 Mb of memory for your Nokia S60 3rd Edition Smartphone, you'll not be able to run the help files. I accidentally discovered this when I happened to remove some applications from the internal memory to the point I have around 45 Mb of free internal memory. Try it for those who needs the help files.

Retrieving email through your Nokia smart phone

You can setup email account through your Nokia smart phone. For example, you can setup gmail on your Nokia smart phone.

Goto Messaging. Press Options|Settings. Select E-mail. Define your email. Select POP3 as the mailbox type. Press Next. Enter your email address, like, maytann73@gmail.com. Press Next. Define Incoming mail server by entering pop.gmail.com. Press Next. Define Outgoing mail server by entering smtp.gmail.com. Press Next. Define Access point in use. If you are not sure which one to use, select Always ask. Press Next. Enter Mailbox name, e.g. gmail. Press Finish.

Now lets go to define your Connection settings. Select your gmail. Select Connection settings. Select Incoming e-mail. Enter your user name and password. Select Security (ports). Select SSL/TLS. Select Port. Enter 995. Press Back. Select Outgoing e-mail. Enter your user name and password. Select Security (ports). Select StartTLS. Select Port. Enter 587.

Your gmail had been setup. Enjoy.

Digital camera of phone

When taking picture with a camera phone, it is usually best to leave all the settings at "Auto" though you can change the settings because the picture taken at "Auto" settings usually turns out to be better than other settings.