Nate's Gadgets, Tips and Reviews

I recently purchased the AT&T Fuze at my local AT&T store, and thought I would share my thoughts on the phone. Pros: Great screen – love how things look with VGA resolution, way better in sunlight! Screen has much wider viewing angle – watching videos in landscape is way better than previous PPCs Like the feel of the keyboard that slides out Like where the USB charger port is, with little beveled edge to guide cable in when plugging it in while in the dark Like the G-sensor – seems accurate Like the touch screen with dialing – the buttons are more responsive when dialing than the Tilt LED light for camera is very bright – with torch application makes a great flashlight (I missed the LED light when I upgraded from Tytn (8525) to Tytn II/Tilt) Microsoft Voice Command works with Bluetooth headset right out of the box, and actually really well Smaller and a bit lighter than the Tilt Built in FM radio if you install the app Bluetooth Range is great Camera is pretty good – better tha

For anyone out there contemplating buying a smartphone, and thinking about an iPhone versus buying a Windows Mobile based phone, I'd thought I'd give you some of my decision factors: The iPhone has no physical keyboard. Once you type a text message with a real keyboard, you can't go back. Can't cut and paste on the iPhone with built in software - and I like cutting and pasting. No GPS software that can give voice guidance. I use GPS software that gives me voice prompts on my phone, and it works great (Currently using iNAV 4.02). No Voice Command. Nothing beats being able to just say what you want when you're driving, and not worry about voice tags to record, etc. Microsoft Voice Command actually works. Most of the useful apps that aren't toys require money with the iPhone. There is an incredible library of free, useful applications for Windows Mobile (mainly found at XDA Developers website). No Video built-in. My camera can take videos as well as still picture