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HTC devices are boring

Is it me or do these devices get boring after awhile? I'm thinking about intentionally bricking my Tilt and restoring it just so I have something to do with it. Pretty pathetic I know. Nothing new or innovative has been released for it yet.

Haha, this wasn't quite the thread I was expecting, thank God. But I think this happens with all phones. I thought the Tilt was the coolest thing ever and now that I have had it for a couple months I'm kind of bored with it. I felt the same way about the iPhone and the Blackberries that I have had too though, so I don't think you can really specify that it is HTC devices. It is kind of the reason for innovation, people get bored with things faster and faster these days.

it's even worse for those who don't have pockets full of cash to fork over for lots of software for these devices.freebies help but not everyone enjoys trials and simply can't spend on numerous programs

dyetheskin said:
it's even worse for those who don't have pockets full of cash to fork over for lots of software for these devices.freebies help but not everyone enjoys trials and simply can't spend on numerous programs
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yeah so true
Sometimes i flash a random rom to 'try it' then eventually flash back to the previous only to spend the day setting it up when im done after a few hours i find myself looking through the rom section again for something new and exciting *sigh*

dyetheskin said:
Is it me or do these devices get boring after awhile? I'm thinking about intentionally bricking my Tilt and restoring it just so I have something to do with it. Pretty pathetic I know. Nothing new or innovative has been released for it yet.
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Try getting an xbox360/college course/woman/life to play with :-D

Infuruno said:
yeah so true
Sometimes i flash a random rom to 'try it' then eventually flash back to the previous only to spend the day setting it up when im done after a few hours i find myself looking through the rom section again for something new and exciting *sigh*
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Ahhhh, I find myself doing the same thing. Just trying to make the stupid little things work on different roms only to come back to one that I loved a month ago.

HTC should never have started using Qualcomm hardware.
Wonder if there's a contract between them and how long it'll last

Yes it is true! But if it wasn't for XDA, I wouldn't have known any better and would have stuck with the preinstalled apps, lived a dull life, not got to pick on iPhone users, gone through the NOOB hazing, Etc.

debully said:
Try getting an xbox360/college course/woman/life to play with :-D
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already own a 360, already have a wife, and i mess with the phone when i'm bored at work thank you very much

why not just look at stupid youtube videos all day. That's never boring.

youtube sucks,luckily that flashvideobundle shows other sites compatible. i personally like vtap,quicker searches and does more than searching youtube

cmon HTC, release the drivers as a birthday present for me LOL

It's human nature! We just get bored after some period of use; not just HTC but every gadgets or anything.
What do you think is the reason, why we have so much of divorces?

lemonanisaki said:
It's human nature! We just get bored after some period of use; not just HTC but every gadgets or anything.
What do you think is the reason, why we have so much of divorces?
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Or so much Wars...

boring phone ?
ahh,but do you actualy still enjoy using htc,or are all the little niggles getting to you ?
after 4 years still liked the way my old sony p910i felt,i.e button feel,scroll wheel/rocker etc... wonderful grapics,not bad sound
enjoyed old lucas games on p910i,monkey island,samNmax etc
not on kaiser...bluetooth sound ??and with no hope of video drivers,and pretty awful support from htc all round,kaiser will probably be first and last htc.. dull little phone,makes goodish modem for kids pc....
anybody with a briefcase full of spare cash,donations to my sony xperia begging fund will gratefuly accepted !!!
(yes i know it will be made by htc,but vw build bentleys )

Try operating it with your other hand. It will seem like a new device.

rienzi said:
Try operating it with your other hand. It will seem like a new device.
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Good tip- it may just work!

Buy new apps!
Find an app that manages/enhances your hobby or day to day tasks.

rienzi said:
Try operating it with your other hand. It will seem like a new device.
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I hear this device when I was a teenager from a friend only it was about............. Never mind.
gqstatus0685 said:
why not just look at stupid youtube videos all day. That's never boring.
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Case and Point. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kib05Ip6GSo

How many years do I have to wait b4 I get my true "do it all" device?
I was reading about Sharp's new Willcom D4 UMPC today and thinking damn - it's kinda like my tilt - and an actuall real computer!
getting closer!!!
but I want it to make phone calls - not skype.....but driving cross country through the boonies traditional cell phone roaming cell phone service.
and I want 3g, gps, wifi and hell....a 5 megapixel decent looking camera/video.....and def @ least 8 full use hours (streaming video via wifi with the audio sent to my bluetooth headphones hours)
Also I'd like a nice cradle like the oqo for home/office use on traditional moniter/keyboard/mouse.
And of course it's gotta fit in my [email protected] least in the cargo pants pocket size
I know its gunna be a while....but how long u guys think?
5 years for my true do it all perfect device? I guess I'll have to wait - but Id quickly drop 2-3 grand on it today....if only it existed.
(does Microsoft want this device to exist today? is there a purpose for windows mobile when this device comes out? Is microsoft the reason for the "seperation" of the 2 OS's of the htc shift? why can't they communicate between each other fluently? why cant I make a traditional (non skype) phone call on the xp side of this device? - The everun seems to be able to do it though. - I know the technology is not quite yet here to get all these features in a pocketable device - but were soooooooo close it seems)
/dreaming of running cubase (music production software)/photoshop/etc. etc. @ work instead of just attempting to read engadget on a wannabe browser (my current fav is skyfire or opera.....but both leave me wanting more) on my pocketable (tilt) "do it all" device
/dreams and crazy glues an oqo to the back of my att tilt and puts a car battery in my backpack

Blackberry Storm on X1

Does anyone know if its possible to put the blackberry storm userface software as a panel on the x1?

Ermm i dont think you can as Blackberry use their own o/s with different hardware specs.

Thats a shame would of been nice to have a blackberry, andriod and touch hd panel

that's handful mate

yeah i know, but always good to have a choice. one of the things i love about my x1 is that i can change it by pressing on a panel and not overriding the current software

Ganondolf said:
Thats a shame would of been nice to have a blackberry, andriod and touch hd panel
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thats a lot

i think he just wants the interface and not the os?
if both... well thats never gonna happen =p

yeah just the interface, sorry about the confusion. but in its own panel

Has anyone tried the iphone theme or know if its any good? if i wanted a windows theme on top op the today screen (like the touch hd) is it easy to make into a panel? as someone has made the touch hd into one.

boinger66 said:
i think he just wants the interface and not the os?
if both... well thats never gonna happen =p
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actually (and hopefully soon) it will... search for Blackberry Application Suite... it has recent updates (last was March, when the admin manual was leaked)

BAS last sighted on an HTC in Feb 2009
Blackberry storm like theme - I've seen some cab somewhere and a vid of it in action on X1.
Sorry can't be more helpful (it was aaages ago - probably 6 months +).
There were a few of them Blackberry, TouchFlo, and another one too in the vid.
Regarding the Blackberry Application Suite (BAS) - I've been looking for it too recently, but come to the conclusion it is vapour-ware. Just talk, no substance.
It has been in discussion for well over two years.
The closest I've seen to it materializing is in the Boy Genius Report:
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/02/16/hands-on-with-rims-blackberry-application-suite-on-the-htc-fuze/

I wants some advices!

The crap grammar is deliberate in the title...
Now, I'm probably going to be getting a Hero... So, do I sell it and get a TP2, or keep it?

l3v5y said:
The crap grammar is deliberate in the title...
Now, I'm probably going to be getting a Hero... So, do I sell it and get a TP2, or keep it?
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'twer it me, It would come down to only two things to decide.
1.) Do I want Windows Mobile or can I deal with Android.
2.) Do I want a slide out keyboard or screen keyboard.
Those would be the only two deciding factors for me. Everything else is either comparable or it not that important to me.
If the Hero comes with HTC Sense., that would sway me towards the Hero. ( WoW , cool, first one on the block factor )

Get both. Problem solved.

CraZyLiLbOy said:
Get both. Problem solved.
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Umm... I don't have £1000 going spare... well... £500... Hero will be pretty cheap on the contract, TP2 isn't coming on Orange for ages apparently.

denco7 said:
'twer it me, It would come down to only two things to decide.
1.) Do I want Windows Mobile or can I deal with Android.
2.) Do I want a slide out keyboard or screen keyboard.
Those would be the only two deciding factors for me. Everything else is either comparable or it not that important to me.
If the Hero comes with HTC Sense., that would sway me towards the Hero. ( WoW , cool, first one on the block factor )
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Damn... That's the sensible answer I was hoping I wouldn't get!
My preference is towards WM, and towards a hardware keyboard...
But has anyone used both, who can give me some kind of slightly biased view?

l3v5y said:
Damn... That's the sensible answer I was hoping I wouldn't get!
My preference is towards WM, and towards a hardware keyboard...
But has anyone used both, who can give me some kind of slightly biased view?
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I would much rather the hardware keyboard. I have a Kaiser, and while I haven't used another HTC screen keyboard, I have used the one on my son's LG Vu and my wife's iPhone, and I still prefer the hardware keyboard. As does my son, who can't wait for me to upgrade to the TP II so he can inherit my Tilt.

l3v5y said:
Damn... That's the sensible answer I was hoping I wouldn't get!
My preference is towards WM, and towards a hardware keyboard...
But has anyone used both, who can give me some kind of slightly biased view?
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Hi l3v5y
I haven´t used them but thinking on how important is to me the keyboard I´ll go for TP2 with my eyes closed
Cheers,

yeah me too inclined towards hardware keyboard factor
but then you should also consider the qualcomm driver issue if you use the device for heavy multimedia applications
i will choose touch pro 2 for my kind of use

Videos of the Hero show me that it's virtual keyboard is one of the best out there so maybe give it a shot before passing judgment. The Touch HD's onscreen keyboard was mediocre but Finger Keyboard 2.1 solved my issues.

JRK-Scope said:
Videos of the Hero show me that it's virtual keyboard is one of the best out there so maybe give it a shot before passing judgment. The Touch HD's onscreen keyboard was mediocre but Finger Keyboard 2.1 solved my issues.
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Hehe...
I might have a Hero for sale soon... I might not though... Need to get it sorted out first though.

I like to follow the idea of not judging a book by its cover. For example, I decided an iPhone was not at all worth its sticker price after trying it out off friends. I did enjoy its apps and wanted them so I ended up getting an iPod touch just so I can use those apps. That's why you should try out that phone. If you are truly unsatisfied, then yes go for the TP2. Another phone that seems worth a look is the Samsung Omnia Pro btw. The OLED screen and 800MHz CPU make for attractive options.

Be a happy wm user and get the TP2!

ID rather had a hardware keyboard also after losing my Wing (repairs atm) its kind of a pain using an onscreen keyboard and im using the opal so now hardware keyboard .

Another TP2
WM & Hardware keyboard do it for me
Oh and it just looks awesome

had WM from the 1st orange spv (nov 2002)
now have a hero....got to say try one before you judge it
the phone is.......VERY good
im very happy with my new toy

liamhere said:
now have a hero....got to say try one before you judge it
the phone is.......VERY good
im very happy with my new toy
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Orange contracts only have 500mb "unlimited" data...
Need to get a contract organised, but it's looking like I might go towards the Rhodium... Purely because I really like WM at the moment, and like the direction it's going. But, I'll try a Hero if and when I get one, and might love it...

SE answered some of the questions, but...

from the xperiancers.com blog >>>>>
Firstly, thanks to everyone who left questions and… here are the answers as promised. Most of the questions seem to fall under a few categories so I’ll answer them that way.
The Chipset: We chose the Qualcomm 7200A for two reasons. 1: It is a chipset that we know and trust, we’ve been able to optimize the device to significantly improve its performance. We’ve also improved the way the device manages its memory so we get a better multimedia experience, a more responsive camera, panels and panel management. 2: We wanted the X2 to come in at a lower price point than the X1. Rather than start work with a whole new chipset we chose to develop what we were doing with the Qualcomm to maximize the power / speed / cost ratio.
The screen: We chose the best possible TFT LCD we could find and we’re sticking by it – the vibrant 3.2 inch display on the X2 has high color saturation, high speed and contrast and a great viewing angle. Sony Ericsson will always look for the best and brightest in display technology and for the X2 we are happy with the display we chose.
The FM radio: This won’t be available at launch (sorry) but we are listening to your feedback and will work to bring FM Radio in at our first post-launch software release that will be free of charge for all users.
Panels: We will continue to develop panels for both the X1 and the X2 – look for more details on new panels right here on the blog.

yeah i saw this in the morning. what will be interesting is what price it is a retail (im in the uk). the x1 was sim free from play.com at lunch for £500 so according the answer about the cpu it should be cheaper. also it would be nice to see how much they have squeezed from the cpu.
about the fm radio. it seems the radio is there but they have software blocked it till there x2 firmware update, maybe they are having problems with the software.
the last part about the screen seems they have got the best screen they can have before going oled. 3.2" screen size is what i wanted (with 3.5" being max) and seems sony is happy with that size too.

Sounds reasonable. Well, once it's out I will try it as well as I will try the HTC Leo. Both are options, both make me wanna have them.
The price will decide a lot in that question : )

i just hope they give us a easy way to watch videos on it unlike the x1

Let me translate thet for you:
"We chose the same old, slow ass, outdated chipset, because we want you to pay twice for the same thing. We want to milk you for the most cash possible and after all, what would we do with all the stockpiles of the old chipset? Oh yeah, we took a lesson from Apple, people will buy any crap as long as we throw fancy words like "trusted" and "optimized" at them. Our customers are such idiots"

orelsi said:
Let me translate thet for you:
"We chose the same old, slow ass, outdated chipset, because we want you to pay twice for the same thing. We want to milk you for the most cash possible and after all, what would we do with all the stockpiles of the old chipset? Oh yeah, we took a lesson from Apple, people will buy any crap as long as we throw fancy words like "trusted" and "optimized" at them. Our customers are such idiots"
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Thanks for that translation
Kinda lame SE is totally dropping support on x1..
( yeah they bring out new panels.. sure... i dont believe it will be more then 2 panels ok i aint using the panels.. but still its kinda lame shouting at start we have a new interface with panels. One year later they dont even have more then 9 panels ?

oTToToTenTanz said:
Sounds reasonable. Well, once it's out I will try it as well as I will try the HTC Leo. Both are options, both make me wanna have them.
The price will decide a lot in that question : )
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The price is interesting, yes.
Leo has no keyboard......

spikegotti said:
The FM radio: This won’t be available at launch (sorry) but we are listening to your feedback and will work to bring FM Radio in at our first post-launch software release that will be free of charge for all users.
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Uh, so it means the FM panel from X1 can't be used on X2?

ipporek said:
Uh, so it means the FM panel from X1 can't be used on X2?
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Apparently true.....
I hope they'll implement the radio.
Would be shame not to have it.

why dont my comments ever get posted on the xperiancers website? i have posted like 5 times on different things and none of them show up!? is it because i am from the UK?

comeradealexi said:
why dont my comments ever get posted on the xperiancers website? i have posted like 5 times on different things and none of them show up!? is it because i am from the UK?
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im in the uk and mine showed up, they did not answer it but it did show up lol.
i think they have to be checked before they show up, so maybe your writing something offensive or using words u should not be using.
what did u say?

Ganondolf said:
im in the uk and mine showed up, they did not answer it but it did show up lol.
i think they have to be checked before they show up, so maybe your writing something offensive or using words u should not be using.
what did u say?
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"Will the X2 come with an application to convert videos onto it"
"Will the x2 come with a dedicated video converting application so we can watch videos smoothly unlike on the x1"
"What are the video settings for the x2?"
"Why dont my comments ever get posted"

if I get a X2 for free, then of course I won't complain

PSP 2!!!!!

PSP 2 is here!! Wanna hear your thoughts. Goooo

Rather snazzy

Finally, duel thumb sticks.
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Finally there be nhl 2012 for it

If its affordable for me, i plan to get it.
IT LOOKS AAAWWEEESSSOOOMMEEEE!!!!!!!

flyboyovyick said:
If its affordable for me, i plan to get it.
IT LOOKS AAAWWEEESSSOOOMMEEEE!!!!!!!
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Jailbreak in 3... 2... 1...

psp2 is AWESOME. this thing is crazy. IT HAS A F****** QUAD CORE CPU AND GPU!!! it also has 5'' oled multitouch screen and dual analog sticks. i really like it but i hope the price won't be too big

The hardware in the psp2 is downright mindblowing. As long as they're not ripping everyone off with a super high price I plan on getting one

IT HAS A F****** QUAD CORE CPU AND GPU!!!
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O_O
whos telling ya guys about hardware other than 5" lcd

These guys

Droolworthy? Definitely.
But will it blend?

Really good specs, but the case looks ugly... well but maybe it will sit in hands more comfortably. Who knows.
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Im a nintendo fanboy myself, the developmental possibilities for the 3ds are amazing!
I bet you could even port android to one of its screens

Well considering it's an ARM processor, would be interesting if someone tried porting Android to the NGP/PSP2.
In general, it looks great, I highly doubt many games will use the new features well though. I'm looking forward to having a touchscreen keyboard with online games, hopefully they do a good job with it.

I don't think that's gonna be possible. Sony is mightily afraid of the homebrew scene...
And I hope it doesn't go touchscreen either. Just stick to the traditional button controls, please

sakai4eva said:
I don't think that's gonna be possible. Sony is mightily afraid of the homebrew scene...
And I hope it doesn't go touchscreen either. Just stick to the traditional button controls, please
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Just because they don't want it doesn't mean it's impossible Exploits will be found eventually.
And a bit late for that, have you seen the NGP yet? It's already got both a touchscreen and a touchpad on the back, the new main interface is based on it(hideous, but it's based on it )

Nymphaea said:
Just because they don't want it doesn't mean it's impossible Exploits will be found eventually.
And a bit late for that, have you seen the NGP yet? It's already got both a touchscreen and a touchpad on the back, the new main interface is based on it(hideous, but it's based on it )
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After seeing Sony abandon the PSP (in terms of games, at least) after it was jailbroken, you'll have to excuse me if I'm reluctant to adopt the PSP2... but well...
And I stand corrected, there is a touchscreen on it, but my earlier comment was more pointed towards redundancy in gaming devices. There are already three significant portable gaming devices with touchscreen (iOS, NDS and Android), and I'm not sure the market is open enough for another (as opposed to a niched 3D-heavy porta-console).
I just hope that the platform has more games, rather than the sucky barrage of J-games...
In terms of jailbreaking... well... it took 4 full years for it to happen. You gonna wait?

Will totally depends on price and popularity!

it will be outdated enuff to not be worth to get a separate console for gaming by the time it comes out ... basically , its already dead before birth , sony should know better what huge changes go down in one year in the exponentially growing phone market

dont say the word
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it will be outdated enuff to not be worth to get a separate console for gaming by the time it comes out ... basically , its already dead before birth , sony should know better what huge changes go down in one year in the exponentially growing phone market
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Im dead afraid because of this. NBut then again UNCHARTED ON PSP2, sony got me there. There is no competition. Plus GOD OF WAR. Enough said. All i want is TV OUT then I can say goodbye to PS# for good and buy me a better smartphone.