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Is the Mini Better suited for Women?

My girlfriend is looking for a PocketPC, in terms of ergonomics, would you say this model is better for women?

I don't think it is that simple, that certain devices are better for women or men. If you have small hands, it would be good.
But is your gf a geek? My wife is for sure not, and she is very happy with her dead tree calendar/addressbook and her simple Ericsson T65 phone (and she didn't want to inherit my old Cassipeia PDA).

Calvin337 said:
would you say this model is better for women?
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:lol:
I don't think phones have a sexual preference :lol:

:mrgreen:
hehe, don't think also,
but i think an magician is a good choice for a woman/girl/...
(becouse it's small and everything )

Underworld said:
:mrgreen:
hehe, don't think also,
but i think an magician is a good choice for a woman/girl/...
(becouse it's small and everything )
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Woman and computers , if you ask me, that doesn't match very well

I thought females preferred LARGER packages! :lol: :lol:

SOME of the women dont like messing with complicated **** all they want is to make calls and recieve and calendar etc. any phone will do. But if your woman is ready to mess with files and registry keys and not get irritated about hard-resets. If she's an avid PDA User then JAM is the way to go. But i have never seen a girl/lady carry one.

Calvin337 said:
My girlfriend is looking for a PocketPC, in terms of ergonomics, would you say this model is better for women?
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is that America???
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Hehe, if i see a girl holding a Mini and it's all supped up with accessories, that'll be good
At least that's a girl who'd understand why i spend so much money on gadgets and am always broke....haha...
Don't you hate it when your GF's always complaining why you spend so much money on "toys" and not on her? haha

I'm a girl and I have an o2 XDA mini
I agree that it doesn't matter whether you're male or female - if you're into computer toys you'll love a mini!
I Love My Mini

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Hehe, if i see a girl holding a Mini and it's all supped up with accessories, that'll be good
At least that's a girl who'd understand why i spend so much money on gadgets and am always broke....haha...
Don't you hate it when your GF's always complaining why you spend so much money on "toys" and not on her? haha
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ah ah ah ... I totally agree with you!

My girl loves it! I even painted it pink for her

Emmsna said:
I agree that it doesn't matter whether you're male or female - if you're into computer toys you'll love a mini!
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amen to that

georgexoasi said:
If she's an avid PDA User then JAM is the way to go. But i have never seen a girl/lady carry one.
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I saw a women using a magician in a popular TV sitcom (US). I remember saying outload to everyone in the room, " Look ..Look, OMG that women is using a phone just like mine." Then they just looked at me like soo. I guess they didn't understand my enthusiasm :lol:

Thanks for all the replies.
My original posts focused on ergonomics, but someone says it best:
"If you lke sophiticated toys (something like that) you'll like the Mini."
It is a great gear, ain't it? Too bad with all the things you can do, the original battery can't quite taking it to "be all it can be"...

My wife has accidentally dropped my MDA on the floor as soon as she has held it in the hands for the first time. :evil: My MDA has scratched now. I think this device will be killed soon if she'll be its owner.

I have to agree with georgexoasi. PDA/smartphone combos have so far been for techies who don't mind updating the ROM (or more likely wait for the next update, even if ther's nothing to fix).
The only stable smartphone platform I know of is Series 60 Symbian.
My P900 showed promise but dried up with a crap one handed interface and very little 'cool' software.
The iMate Jam has been the best one so far, but it still requires a weekly reboot and it still has sound quality issues etc.
If she want a smart looking phone get a razr, if she want's a gadget get the Jam!

aamp said:
I have to agree with georgexoasi. PDA/smartphone combos have so far been for techies who don't mind updating the ROM (or more likely wait for the next update, even if ther's nothing to fix).
The only stable smartphone platform I know of is Series 60 Symbian.
My P900 showed promise but dried up with a crap one handed interface and very little 'cool' software.
The iMate Jam has been the best one so far, but it still requires a weekly reboot and it still has sound quality issues etc.
If she want a smart looking phone get a razr, if she want's a gadget get the Jam!
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A weekly reboot? Can you please elaborate?

he's probably talking about a soft-reset wherein your device reboots and cleans up a bit, releases ram etc etc. I do it everyday or when my device seems to be slowing down. takes only a few seconds, natural for ppcs.

Sorry to bump a 1 month old post, but I just gotta say that both my sister and my fiancee are looking at getting Jams of their own.
All it took for my sister was seeing "Who wants to be a Millionaire" and "Virtual Pool".
And my fiancee just loves all the skinning, themes, and Solitaire!
Plus they both wanted to get iPod minis until I showed them pPod with my 1gig card!!
Between the 2 of them I barely get to play with it!!

Prophet/JAMin/818 Pro/Whatever you want to call it..

Howdy, long time reader, first time poster...
I totally fell in love with the HTC series of Pocket PC's after my mate got himself a Himalayan, it's everything i neeed (read: want).
Ive spent the past few days reading through these forums and a few others on the merits of the magician. I like it.. i was totally convinced i was gonna get one.. then i stopped, Win Mobile 2003! :|
So then i saw the prophet and i've noticed there was quite a bit of talk over the previous weeks about it coming to australia soon.. Does anyone have any when? and under what name?
I'm planning on switching providers when i get my JAM or JAMin.. so one last question, does anyone know if any of the major telcos in Australia are bringing it soon?
I hope i dont have to settle for a Magician thats going to be totally out dated by the time im upgrading my phone again.
Thanks in advance..

Ruxton said:
Howdy, long time reader, first time poster...
I totally fell in love with the HTC series of Pocket PC's after my mate got himself a Himalayan, it's everything i neeed (read: want).
Ive spent the past few days reading through these forums and a few others on the merits of the magician. I like it.. i was totally convinced i was gonna get one.. then i stopped, Win Mobile 2003! :|
So then i saw the prophet and i've noticed there was quite a bit of talk over the previous weeks about it coming to australia soon.. Does anyone have any when? and under what name?
I'm planning on switching providers when i get my JAM or JAMin.. so one last question, does anyone know if any of the major telcos in Australia are bringing it soon?
I hope i dont have to settle for a Magician thats going to be totally out dated by the time im upgrading my phone again.
Thanks in advance..
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It's gonna be called I-Mate Jamin' expect around mid-Feb in Australia. Telstra usually deals with I-Mateso you can buy through them on a plan but if you want to buy outright...try calculatorking.com.au which bundles i-mate GOLD warranty (2 years + emergency phone in case your set goes for repair, 24 hour support)

So i did some research today and last night, spoke to many people about the prophet and alot of them have no idea it exists
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
iMate customer service had no idea, so they put me onto CellNet (the australian iMate distributor) and they say march/april
Expansys says it'll be out in 4-6 weeks.
Everyone i spoke to at telstra/vodafone/optus had no idea it existed.. telstra say however, they wont launch the fone for a month after it comes out as they test all their fones for a month before selling them.
Spose i'll be waiting a few weeks or getting a K-Jam

HTC prophet
Order from Expansys HK...they appear available within 3-7 days..

Ruxton said:
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.

Kai920 said:
Ruxton said:
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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Why is that?

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Kai920 said:
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Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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Why is that?
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Just a guess, at least for our Asia-Pacific region - since Dopod & O2 are both targeting the same countries and markets, there would be a clash of interest if O2 marketed the same Dopod-branded HTC devices.
Since Dopod is with HTC, O2 has selected (or had no choice but to select) Quanta.

Kai920 said:
27 said:
Kai920 said:
Ruxton said:
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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Why is that?
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Just a guess, at least for our Asia-Pacific region - since Dopod & O2 are both targeting the same countries and markets, there would be a clash of interest if O2 marketed the same Dopod-branded HTC devices.
Since Dopod is with HTC, O2 has selected (or had no choice but to select) Quanta.
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So's it's "just a guess" and not "definitely true".

You misunderstood my original statement.
Seems like O2 have no intention of doing a Prophet based device.
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That is definitely true. In fact, I don't expect O2 to come out with any more HTC-based devices.
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The "definitely true" was in response to to Ruxton's comment that "there are no O2 devices based on the HTC prophet". It's definitely true... because it is. There *ARE* no O2 devices based on the HTC Prophet.
My next sentence, the "guess" as you put it (and yes, it is a guess), was my "expecation" that O2 will not come out with anymore HTC devices.

Makes sense as Quantum are not new to the PC Market at all. You have to admit the Atom is a pretty good first start with a Pocket PC of this size, ok so there are a few niggles but nothing an update can't sort

There was a ROM update for the Atom already and that didn't solve much. It just made the device usable from what I've read. What is this then, a BUY IT NOW, USE IT 3 MONTHS LATER offer from o2?

I was WRONG! O2 Germany (at least) is doing the HTC Prophet as "O2 Neo"
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=2868
Available sometime in Spring at an unknown price is O2 Germany's version of the HTC Prophet known as the Xda Neo (who comes up with these names?). Perhaps the most noteworthy bit of the announcement is the fact that the Xda Neo will include AKU 2.0 - effectively adding some long-awaited features such as stereo support over Bluetooth (A2DP) and the MSFP (the final piece of the puzzle in Microsoft's push-email solution).
Don't think this will be available in Asia

Hey There Guys,
i'm sliding off topic - Sorry.
my g/f is currently in New York and i would like her to get me a device (Neo/Jamin/Prophet).
do you know which operator sells it there or where can she get it? (do they sell Sim Free devices?)
what is the ~price?
Thanks ahead and Sorry for my bad English,
Lior.

Kai920 said:
I was WRONG! O2 Germany (at least) is doing the HTC Prophet as "O2 Neo"
http://www.theunwired.net/?itemid=2868
Available sometime in Spring at an unknown price is O2 Germany's version of the HTC Prophet known as the Xda Neo (who comes up with these names?). Perhaps the most noteworthy bit of the announcement is the fact that the Xda Neo will include AKU 2.0 - effectively adding some long-awaited features such as stereo support over Bluetooth (A2DP) and the MSFP (the final piece of the puzzle in Microsoft's push-email solution).
Don't think this will be available in Asia
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So does this mean that it will be coming out in uk?

Lior said:
Hey There Guys,
i'm sliding off topic - Sorry.
my g/f is currently in New York and i would like her to get me a device (Neo/Jamin/Prophet).
do you know which operator sells it there or where can she get it? (do they sell Sim Free devices?)
what is the ~price?
Thanks ahead and Sorry for my bad English,
Lior.
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ebay. About $730.

HTC Universal Porn

Hey all,
My HTC uni was sent to the shop for repairs. So, I bought a backup unit to use when it happens again. Let's just say the two new roomies got along very well...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/?saved=1

lol
That's prolly the best use of two universals i've ever seen

nice
humping universals which one is the male?

:shock: dude if you have to ask which one is the male....well that's just sad!

So, it will be like what.. after 9 months, you will have a new Universal-mini for free?

lol :lol:

I feel violated.
I like it.

hanmin said:
So, it will be like what.. after 9 months, you will have a new Universal-mini for free?
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Make that 18 months. Things take twice as long with WM2005 :wink:

belfast-biker said:
I feel violated.
I like it.
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Then you may like how I added leather, a rubber mask, and a sex toy:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/?saved=1

Did you guys see the post a few weeks back about someone looking for a way to encrypt their porn stash on the Wizard or Universal (I can't remember which)? This place is going to hell in a handbucket!
LOL

Nominate and Vote for Xperia X1 on Engadget

Hi All,
Please nominate and vote for X1 as the smart phone of the year 2008 for The 2008 Engadget Awards.

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Hi All,
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OT
hello,
what is that today plug-in?
thanks
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That is the Resco contact today plug in. I voted for the x1 one there. Go X1

shouldn't that be only vote if you think its the best smart phone of the year 2008? Cos I don't think it is even though I have one and it is my main phone....

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shouldn't that be only vote if you think its the best smart phone of the year 2008? Cos I don't think it is even though I have one and it is my main phone....
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Agreed... Best smartphone? I don't really think so. I like this device but to call it the best among other device is just not me.
However, if there is a vote regarding best smartphone platform. Windows Mobile all the way!

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That is the Resco contact today plug in
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ok,
thanks

I always thought the X1 is a "pocket pc phone" not a "smartphone" like the n95 for example.

I really dont think its worth it to vote on engadget. There is no way in hell that anything apart from apple will win there
So, dont bother

BIG-Stan said:
I really dont think its worth it to vote on engadget. There is no way in hell that anything apart from apple will win there
So, dont bother
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And how about voting on XDA-DEVS!!
Chek my sig

orb3000 said:
And how about voting on XDA-DEVS!!
Chek my sig
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Or even better, check MY sig !!

HTC Rep Erin Lin Verifies That HTC Will Not Manufacture X2 or X3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF7Nvh5YCK8

I died a little inside........

Pretty much as had been previously rumored, though.
EDIT: but yeah, you're right - it's always good to have the official statement. Just saying that it's not a total surprise

Just to make it clear though, right.
I heard the rumors, I read the articles, I just need an actual representative to verify it

I was hoping till the last moment....

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I was hoping till the last moment....
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whats wrong with that , they didnt give us/or devs drivers , witch is one of the reasons ur phone doesnt have the potential it could have , htc are mean money lovers

souljaboy said:
whats wrong with that , they didnt give us/or devs drivers , witch is one of the reasons ur phone doesnt have the potential it could have , htc are mean money lovers
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No HTC means, no XDA .

I think since last december it's officialy known, that SE ended contract with HTC due to lack of.. at HTC.. Well don't wanna blame HTC here, but they fu*ked up something with X1

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Well don't wanna blame HTC here, but they fu*ked up something with X1
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Yes but who can actually say that the new manufacturer for X2 and X3 will not be worth than HTC?

Mopral said:
Yes but who can actually say that the new manufacturer for X2 and X3 will not be worth than HTC?
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We cannot really say that, maybe some insider. Anyway, hope remains!
No HTC no Xda dev is the saddest thing actually!

WUT??? Noooooooo........
http://xperia-x1.com/xperia-x2-to-be-manufactured-by-foxconn-and-asus/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn
"Among other things, Foxconn produces the Mac mini, the iPod and the iPhone for Apple Inc"

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WUT??? Noooooooo........
http://xperia-x1.com/xperia-x2-to-be-manufactured-by-foxconn-and-asus/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn
"Among other things, Foxconn produces the Mac mini, the iPod and the iPhone for Apple Inc"
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haha ur worst nightmare just came tru!!!!

Foxconn makes tons of things for a lot of companies.

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haha ur worst nightmare just came tru!!!!
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OMFG indeed...
Oh, the irony....

ok i finally sat thru the grueling 16 min interview.. seriously .. did they call this guy outa the tatoo shop to do the interview? wtf... if he can get a job bein an HTC rep.. **** i can too! hell i have WAY better people skills than this guy.. looks like he's gonna flip a 10 and beat the **** outa the guy askin questions.. haha
edit: omfg he has a creeeeepy laugh..."FAR FAR AWAY FROM YOU HAHAHAHAHA AHAHAHAHAA HAHAHAHAA HAHAHAHAHAAHAH ONLY ALLOWED IN THE FRONT OF BUILDING SO WE CAN TAKLE YOU HAHAHAHAH AAAAHHHH AHAHAHAH AHAHAHHAAHHAHA AHAH.. cuts to a more serious note... that dude is bi-polar.. or so the video makes him seem
edit2: ok seriously the guy asks if toucflo will be sold to 3rd parties.. what a dumb ****ing question.. how about instead when will HTC be bringing the sense UI to winmobile devices!? that'd have been a better question imo.. but not everyone has the luxury of 2020 hindsight

lol calm down hes a nice guy

oh yea with a look like that he'd have to be. just to survive people's first impressions

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omfg he has a creeeeepy laugh...
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Totally agreed.

The next Xperia even if it dont has a good design is a hardware upgrade of x1 with a lot of nice stuff like tv out, bigger screen accelleration sensor and so on.
It looks like also that it will have the same cpu like the x1 and that mean that we can run every XPERIA X1 ROM also on the next XPERIA Phone. For sure it would be also cheaper and would have a better quallity as we know it from se.
I dont know exactly why people say such bad things about the next xperia.
It looks like they dont understand some things.
If i had to buy a new phone the new Xperia and not the old Xperia would be one of my first choices.