i love the video, i just ordered one from ebay, $200 and it has GPS with pre-installed maps, Wifi, Wimax, comes with an AC Charger, Car Charger, AND a car navigation mounting kit. a standalone Garmin or TomTom GPS unit costs the same give or take. what more could you ask for?
@LUK0BA i still did not get the unit, once i get the unit i will answer your questions. but what i do know, is that wifi tethering works by having a wimax connection connected to the mondi, and then the modni routes wifi to other devices. for skype video... not sure but it has a front facing camera so thats a clue.
"My Experience when I was blind", "How Well Can I see?", "No Glasses = How Much Vision?", "People take their Vision for Granted." - watch those, they'll explain everything.
The 810's successor, the 900 is now out, and I have yet to see either device. I just like the fact that they run Maemo Linux, which is part of the LiMo (Linux Mobile) project. I saw the Mondi and I don't care for it. Samsung did a lot to pretty up the UI and make it more average-joe & average-jane friendly, but there's only so much you can do without having to interact with what Microsoft originally developed, primarily for the Enterprise I believe, i.e. Windows Mobile.
windows mobile is truly the best.. for the average consumer its probably not because of its lack of direction. You can literally do anything you can do on a computer on Windows Mobile. As long as you put in the time, it will give you the results you want.... its not something that runs well out of the box, but with some effort it will be better than iphone, android, or any RIM device.... Iphone interface is too locked down... but for "lazy" it might be ok... (not to bash apple).
Try built-in accessibility. I have yet to see a Windows Mobile device that has a built in screen reader. The ONLY exception is the HTC Ozone with TALKS for Verizon Wireless.
Windows mobile (aka windows CE) runs on most GPS, digital photo frames and in some cars that cost allot of money. I also suspect digital cameras have it, the ones with touch screens that is.
I haven't gotten a chance to play with the Blackberry 4.x OS yet, so a comparison at the moment would have the possibility of a lot of misinformation.
You could try your luck at putting Maemo or some other LiMo project (such as Ubuntu MID edition) onto the device. One thing you should know is that under the hood, the device is actually running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (hence the start flag in the upper left-hand corner of the device).
I tend to think that the "mobile internet device fad" is just that - A fad. Why? People like big screens. Look at almost ANY living room in America. TVs haven't gotten smaller; they've gotten larger overall. Sure, you can do some light web stuff while waiting at the doctor's office, but over time - these TINY devices are going to cause a new wave of visual impairment due to people straining their eyes to read those tiny screens. The newness will wear off.
Being that the Mondi is a Windows Mobile device, I wouldn't be surprised if you could download something. The Linux-based MIDs I'm sure probably have some Twitter client available in the open source by now.
Android's core is open, so anyone can take it & develop on top of it. Google just added their services, that's all. So, I agree. I wonder why Samsung chose Windows Mobile in the first place.
If you say Windows Mobile is dying, what's going to happen to devices such as the BrailleNote, PACMate and BrailleSense? I'm a BrailleNote user, so I want to know what will happen if Windows Mobile dies. I had no idea Windows Mobile was so poorly written and that so many people hated it.
I brought this up on the BrailleNote list, that we should switch to Linux. Same goes for the Braille SENSE. Both devices are running custom user interfaces anyway, why do we need them to run Windows at the core when Linux is much more reliable and efficient for mobile architectures?
You've brought up a good point here, when the BrailleNote first came out, Linux wasn't anywhere near as used or well known as it is now. Also I don't know if Humanware are willing to completely rewrite KeySoft for Linux as they would need to if they were going to switch the BrailleNote to Linux, and do you realise how long it would take to rewrite KeySoft? I'm sure it could be done, and perhaps the BrailleNote would be better with Linux, but I don't think it's going to happen any time soon.
I tend to agree with him that the windows brand "as we now know it" is going to die. That's not to say that I think that Microsoft's vision of a more consumer-friendly OS is going away. I also believe that the Mac os is on it's final set of lives. People will get tired of completely branded, LOCKED DOWN platforms. More and more people are learning that there is a choice beyond the big two, Apple and Mickeysoft. People will demand choice and openness. Cash speaks, and customers' dollars talk.
Does the fact that it has Windows Mobile mean that it may work with Mobile Speak Pocket? If it does, that could be a very good thing, of course this is Windows we're talking about, so those who don't like Windows Mobile aren't going to like the Mondi. Windows Mobile has actually been around longer than 2000, I first heard of it back in 1997 on the Cassiopea Handheld PC, a friend of mine had one in 1998. I'd like to see more Linux PDA's hopefully we'll see more as the years go by.
I had that very same question about MSP. I couldn't say. Someone would have to try it and see. However, even if we could get it to run, if the custom U I can't be turned off, then it won't work right.
i love the video, i just ordered one from ebay, $200 and it has GPS with pre-installed maps, Wifi, Wimax, comes with an AC Charger, Car Charger, AND a car navigation mounting kit. a standalone Garmin or TomTom GPS unit costs the same give or take. what more could you ask for?
KevinTurboX 1 year ago
@KevinTurboX Does skype video work on it, and how about tethering giving WIFI access to other gadgets? I'm in Clear WIMAX area.
LUK0BA 1 year ago
@LUK0BA i still did not get the unit, once i get the unit i will answer your questions. but what i do know, is that wifi tethering works by having a wimax connection connected to the mondi, and then the modni routes wifi to other devices. for skype video... not sure but it has a front facing camera so thats a clue.
jkabbani75 1 year ago
People are so disrespectful. Stop asking rude questions. Nice video man.
tvfootlint 1 year ago
i want this so bad im lucky i live in an area with wimax cant wait to try it out i havent had a chance to
dvdcip 2 years ago
Wuts wrong with your eye's?
GravityFource 2 years ago
"My Experience when I was blind", "How Well Can I see?", "No Glasses = How Much Vision?", "People take their Vision for Granted." - watch those, they'll explain everything.
rml695 2 years ago
@rml695
Wuhhh? So u were blind? then you go talking about something? You made it confusing. Sorry
GravityFource 2 years ago
The point I'm trying to make is that I'm still partially blind, I cannot see out of my right eye, and that's no picnic.
rml695 2 years ago
@rml695
Ohh. I saw the video. Thats sucks. How did that happen.
GravityFource 2 years ago
Born blind. Cryo surgery corrected the left eye. By the time they found out it'd worked, the right eye did not work out so well.
rml695 2 years ago
nice video. i've been on the wall about choosing the mondi over the nokia n810. have you had any experience with n810? opinions?
kumquatsta 2 years ago
The 810's successor, the 900 is now out, and I have yet to see either device. I just like the fact that they run Maemo Linux, which is part of the LiMo (Linux Mobile) project. I saw the Mondi and I don't care for it. Samsung did a lot to pretty up the UI and make it more average-joe & average-jane friendly, but there's only so much you can do without having to interact with what Microsoft originally developed, primarily for the Enterprise I believe, i.e. Windows Mobile.
rml695 2 years ago
windows mobile is truly the best.. for the average consumer its probably not because of its lack of direction. You can literally do anything you can do on a computer on Windows Mobile. As long as you put in the time, it will give you the results you want.... its not something that runs well out of the box, but with some effort it will be better than iphone, android, or any RIM device.... Iphone interface is too locked down... but for "lazy" it might be ok... (not to bash apple).
ambush276 2 years ago
Try built-in accessibility. I have yet to see a Windows Mobile device that has a built in screen reader. The ONLY exception is the HTC Ozone with TALKS for Verizon Wireless.
rml695 2 years ago
Some of RIM's hardware is being hacked to run windows mobile.
Talk about a shocker to RIM. Why not run Linux on blackberries?
You wouldn't run into memory issues OR drm.
TheOEMRootbrian 2 years ago
But windows mobile has so many games! :)
So much more than apple is getting thrown away.
Windows mobile (aka windows CE) runs on most GPS, digital photo frames and in some cars that cost allot of money. I also suspect digital cameras have it, the ones with touch screens that is.
TheOEMRootbrian 2 years ago
I'd still feel better having seen the software first.
rml695 2 years ago
I haven't gotten a chance to play with the Blackberry 4.x OS yet, so a comparison at the moment would have the possibility of a lot of misinformation.
rml695 2 years ago
concerning the mondi os. do you know if it is possible to put linux on the mondi?
kumquatsta 2 years ago
You could try your luck at putting Maemo or some other LiMo project (such as Ubuntu MID edition) onto the device. One thing you should know is that under the hood, the device is actually running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional (hence the start flag in the upper left-hand corner of the device).
rml695 2 years ago
I tend to think that the "mobile internet device fad" is just that - A fad. Why? People like big screens. Look at almost ANY living room in America. TVs haven't gotten smaller; they've gotten larger overall. Sure, you can do some light web stuff while waiting at the doctor's office, but over time - these TINY devices are going to cause a new wave of visual impairment due to people straining their eyes to read those tiny screens. The newness will wear off.
VideoGuyNC 2 years ago
Can you do tweets from this device?
bluetech7753 2 years ago
Being that the Mondi is a Windows Mobile device, I wouldn't be surprised if you could download something. The Linux-based MIDs I'm sure probably have some Twitter client available in the open source by now.
rml695 2 years ago
ive always hated windows mobile!! Android would of been a lot better on the Samsung Mondi. I'm sure google would let them use it .
rumbleforce2 2 years ago
Android's core is open, so anyone can take it & develop on top of it. Google just added their services, that's all. So, I agree. I wonder why Samsung chose Windows Mobile in the first place.
rml695 2 years ago
If you say Windows Mobile is dying, what's going to happen to devices such as the BrailleNote, PACMate and BrailleSense? I'm a BrailleNote user, so I want to know what will happen if Windows Mobile dies. I had no idea Windows Mobile was so poorly written and that so many people hated it.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago
I brought this up on the BrailleNote list, that we should switch to Linux. Same goes for the Braille SENSE. Both devices are running custom user interfaces anyway, why do we need them to run Windows at the core when Linux is much more reliable and efficient for mobile architectures?
rml695 2 years ago
You've brought up a good point here, when the BrailleNote first came out, Linux wasn't anywhere near as used or well known as it is now. Also I don't know if Humanware are willing to completely rewrite KeySoft for Linux as they would need to if they were going to switch the BrailleNote to Linux, and do you realise how long it would take to rewrite KeySoft? I'm sure it could be done, and perhaps the BrailleNote would be better with Linux, but I don't think it's going to happen any time soon.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago
I tend to agree with him that the windows brand "as we now know it" is going to die. That's not to say that I think that Microsoft's vision of a more consumer-friendly OS is going away. I also believe that the Mac os is on it's final set of lives. People will get tired of completely branded, LOCKED DOWN platforms. More and more people are learning that there is a choice beyond the big two, Apple and Mickeysoft. People will demand choice and openness. Cash speaks, and customers' dollars talk.
VideoGuyNC 2 years ago
Good points, I understand then, but most versions of Linux are free, so often no cash changes hands when a customer gets Linux.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago
Does the fact that it has Windows Mobile mean that it may work with Mobile Speak Pocket? If it does, that could be a very good thing, of course this is Windows we're talking about, so those who don't like Windows Mobile aren't going to like the Mondi. Windows Mobile has actually been around longer than 2000, I first heard of it back in 1997 on the Cassiopea Handheld PC, a friend of mine had one in 1998. I'd like to see more Linux PDA's hopefully we'll see more as the years go by.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago
I had that very same question about MSP. I couldn't say. Someone would have to try it and see. However, even if we could get it to run, if the custom U I can't be turned off, then it won't work right.
rml695 2 years ago
Unless someone writes a script or patch to allow MSP to work with the custom user interface, it could be done, I'm sure someone will look into it.
Lachlant1984 2 years ago