The best Touchscreen UI's

There's a ton of touchscreen mobile phones available in the market these days. Thanks to iPhone, a whole touch screen revolution sparked off in the industry. Even though there are many touchscreen devices available in available in the market, only a handful of these have some gorgeous UI. Others, have an OS running just like the ones on non-touchscreen devices, and have a touch interface just because they want to be in the touchscreen category.Here are few picks which have the best interface combined with some stellar performance.
Note: the order in which the devices have been listed doesnt signify their ranking or any other kind of a priority.


Palm Pre:
USP: Cards and Synergy along with some touch gestures, Multitasking
OS: Web OS
The palm pre was launched in the CES 2009. This phone , according to me, has one of the best touch interfaces . The cards concept is simply amazing and its amazingly droolworthy interface is simple and easy to navigate. The contacts app of this device also fantastic as it works based on synergy where we have all the accounts of a person synced into a single contact. Also, there are some really unique gestures in the palm web OS which are simply awesome.


iPhone/iPod touch:
USP: easy to navigate interface with multitouch and multiple home screens and some good graphics.
OS: mac OS/iPhone os 3.1(current)
The iPhone was the first to do it all and has some wonderful multi touch interface. The ease of use is what makes it one of the top selling devices in the world.With the flick of a finger , you can navigate through multiple home screens. Also, The shake to shuffle is worth mentioning. The coverflow mode is just one of the many eye candies present in the iPhone OS. just one word to describe the iPhone OS: Superb!


HTC Hero:
USP: Android OS with HTC's very own Touch UI. This one is packed with features and is here to perform.
OS: Android(it Rocks!)
The name is apt and This device is truly a Hero in its own right. The interface is simply amazing. Its the best android device till date and has the power of both android and HTC's touch UI for the home screen. Also, it has a synergy kinda feature similar to the Pre.Hero is packed with features and also brings to fore some solid performance. The touchscreen is amazingly responsive and there aren.t any glitches too. All in all, this one is action packed boy!


Zune HD:
USP: Fantastic and fresh UI out of the box which can make you drool over. Not to mention HD radio and the OLED screen.
OS: based on windows CE mob/Zune software v 4
An UI which is simply out of the box is the zune HD's. The menu has some big letters covering your screen with album art floating in the background. Screensavers are like omg it makes me faint and the multi touch interface doesn't let you take your fingers off it. The OLED screen is really beautiful and this results in some wonderful screen resolution. Images look great on the zune HD. Battery life is also amazing. Over all, the sound and video quality also rocks. Somehow, this time around the zune has got the tune right!

The phones which radiate the most: A Report

The Environmental Working Group has done research on the phones which radiate the most and has come out with a report. Scientists are yet to find out as of to what extent they can affect the users. There are many smarthones in the market and each one has a different radiation level. This is what EWG had to say on this report.
"We at Environmental Working Group are still using our cell phones, but we also
believe that until scientists know much more about cell phone radiation, it’s
smart for consumers to buy phones with the lowest emissions. The U.S.
government ought to require cell phone companies to label their products’
radiation output so that consumers can do the numbers at the point of sale. It
doesn’t, so EWG has created this user-friendly interactive online guide to cell
phone emissions, covering over 1,000 phones currently on the market."

Here's a list of the top ten most radiating smartphones:
The 10 smartphones with the highest radiation
1. T-Mobile MyTouch 3G (1.55 W/kg)
2. Blackberry Curve 8330 (1.54 W/kg)
3. Palm Treo 600 (1.53 W/kg)
4. T-Mobile Shadow (1.53 W/kg)
5. Palm Treo 650 (1.51 W/kg)
6. Blackberry Curve 8300 (1.51 W/kg)
7. Blackberry Bold 9000 (1.51 W/kg)
8. Sony Ericsson P910a (1.50 W/kg)
9. HTC SMT 5800 (1.49 W/kg)
10. BlackBerry Pearl 8120/8130 (1.48 W/kg)
The T-Mobile Mytouch 3G from HTC tops the above list and suprisingly this phone has one of the top selling phones of the season for HTC. Also, the alltime best selling business phones like the blackberry's and treo's too top the charts in this category.


Also, is a list of the smart guys who radiate the least:
1. Nokia 9300i (0.21 W/kg)
2. Nokia 7710 (0.22 W/kg)
3. T-Mobile MDA Wiza200 (0.28 W/kg)
4. Samsung Impression SGH-a877 (0.35 W/kg)
5. Nokia 9300 (0.44 W/kg)
6. Samsung Propel Pro SGH-i627 (0.47 W/kg)
7. Samsung Gravity SGH-t459 (0.49 W/kg)
8. BlackBerry Storm 9530 (0.57 W/kg)
9. Nokia E90 (0.59 W/kg)
10. Nokia N96 (0.68 W/kg)
I appreciate Nokia for being on the top in this category. These phones radiate less and consequently are less harmful too. Surprisingly enough, none of the models of the above manufacturers radiated much. So, the company must get some credit for that.
Heres's another list of smart phones which radiate in the mid range level
• HTC Touch Pro (0.91 W/kg)
• Palm Pre (0.92 W/kg)
• iPhone (0.97 W/kg)
• Samsung JACK i637 (1.04 W/kg)
• T-Mobile’s Google G1 (1.11 W/kg)
• Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 (1.14 W/kg)
• iPhone 3GS (1.19 W/kg)
• Samsung BlackJack II SGH-i617 (1.20 W/kg)
• Motorola MOTO Q 9m (1.30 W/kg)
• iPhone 3G (1.39 W/kg)
• BlackBerry Tour 9630 (unknown)

As part of the report, the EWG also provided eight safety tips for cellphone users who are concerned about radiation. Here is a quick list of the tips.
1. Buy a low-radiation phone
2. Use a headset or speaker
3. Listen more, talk less
4. Hold phone away from your body
5. Choose texting over talking
6. Poor signal? Stay off the phone
7. Limit children’s phone use
8. Skip the “radiation shield”
In an age where we look for overperforming smartphones, we often forget the ahrm these smart toys can cause. Its on our part to play it safe and ensure that we know how harmful our smartphones are.

Apple only rock and roll roundup:worst ipod refresh ever,best iTunes ever and classic hangs on..

After all the wait, the apple music event finally happened. This event was mainly expected to showcase a whole new line of iPods. And i am sad to admit that our expectations weren't met.
THE RETURN OF JOBS:
Steve jobs returned to the stage with this event after a long gap of six months. he received a standing ovation from the audience and sounded healthier than before.
THE BEST THING: iTunes 9
Let me get to the best part of the event first. And this is the only best thing announced in the event. Apple announced the latest version of its jukebox; iTunes9. This is the best iTunes i have ever seen. It is snappier, feature rich and is much better than the old versions. iTunes LP has been introduced into the iTunes store. The store has been revamped with a new interface. There's a new feature called the genius mixes, which is your built in DJ for your library. It can make mixes of songs in your library which go great together as steve jobs said.Also available is a feature called Home sharing. This feature allows you to share your library and other details like contacts, podcasts etc between different computers on your home network which share the same iTunes account. Finally, for iphone and iPod touch users, there is a better way to manage apps in iTunes itself. This is the best way a user can manage his apps on the ipod or iphone. That's all with iTunes.
NEW iPODS?NO, THERE AREN'T ANY:
Apple played a marketing gimmick yesterday to keep the iPod momentum going.
iPod touch:
Well, we expected a camera, a built in mic and some other features for the touch. unfortunately, the iPod touch didn't get any of these. Just an introduction of a higher capacity iPod touch was all that was an upgrade. A new 64 GB iPod touch has been introduced which is snappier and uses OPEN CL 2.0 platform. Also , there is a 32 gig version which is available and runs on the same platform. There is an 8 gig itouch which runs on the old processor. Only god knows why, but i cannot understand the reason for the availability of an 8 gig iTouch with an old processor. Sorry Apple, but this is a poor move. other than the above said updates, there is no other charm added for the iTouch which could force people to upgrade to new ipod touch. Oh yeah, the new (?) iPod touches ship with the 3.1 software.
iPod CLASSIC STAYS:
I don't know whether this was a sentimental move or not, but i sure know that this is one of the most foolish moves apple made. The iPod classic stays on, and all apple has done to keep it alive is by reintroducing the 160 GB capacity. I dont find the point here. First they had an 80 and 160 gig version, then there was a 120 gig version and now there's a single 160 gig version. All in all, the classic hasn't been upgraded since the last three years. The lack of any new feature will mean that there will be very few classics sold this year. BOO!
The NEW NANO: some icing added to the old cake!
The new nano has a video camera! Are u excited? i am sure, you arent.. An ultra cheap VGA camera has been added to the iPod nano for shooting videos. Oh yeah, as if this is the update we have been longing for! The placing of the camera in the nano is also not proper since you might end up blocking the cam with your fingers if you are right handed. I dont know what apple is trying to prove by adding a video camera to the nano and not to the touch. The nano can't even do still photography. All in all this video camera thing doesn't seem to be all that useful as of now even though the video quality seems to be pretty decent.
The next new feature added to the nano is FM radio. This is a welcome feature actually. It is the first time ever that an iPod is sporting an FM radio. Also, there's an in built speaker and mic too for the iPod nano. The voice over feature from shuffle is now available on nano. Compared to the other iPods , this is the only iPod which has got something we can cheer about.
WHAT THE NEW iPods SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND WHAT WE EXPECTED:
Apple has made a big mistake by not refreshing the classic. Perhaps, they could have added an FM radio just like the nano. A built in speaker would have been just great for the classic. And, if the nano could get fm radio and video camera, why couldn't the touch be bestowed with a 3.2 mp camera and fm? And talking about the nano itself, why is there an ultra cheap vga camera which cant even do still photo in the first place? urggh! There wasn't any need at all to hold a media event to just announce few games and price refreshes.Perhaps Apple wants to keep the iPod momentum going.And talking about the touch, i think Apple doesn't want the iPhone sales to get affected by giving more powers to its younger brother. Seems like a lame reason though, but its true that this is all for this year's iPod line up. only time can tell whether there will be a decline in sales or a boost in sales for the iPod line up this year. If i were to be asked, i would prefer the first option; most of us would.

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Rock and roll on sep9: Apple event is on the way

September is here and its time for another refresh for the iPod line. That's been the and trend and this year will be no trend breaker. Apple has sent out invitations to the media in the U.S for a rock and roll event. So, what can we expect from this event? No prize for guesses, surely we are gonna see new iPods for this holiday season. What can we expect actually? If the rumors turn out to be true, we can see an iPod touch 3rd gen with a 3.2 megapixel camera and voice recording features.Also, this could be shipped with the much awaited(?!?) 3.1 software update. Also, we could see a smarter iPod nano with a wider screen and this time nano could sport a camera too. We havent seen any huge changes in the ipod line up last year, so a camera does make some sense. As far as the iPod classic is concerned, it will either be upgraded or declared dead. The rock and roll event is on sep 9, at san francisco.Strangely, this time the event is being held on a wednesday. Anyways, that shouldn't bother any of us. Well, lets wait and watch what apple has up its sleeve this year.