Wednesday, January 10, 2007
From Mt Olympus Comes the HTC TyTN
Posted by Phillip Dyson in "HARDWARE" @ 09:00 AM
What’s On Board
Figure 14: Today Screen.
The TyTN comes with all of the standard Windows Mobile plugins. You access the battery information and the Comm Manager directly from the Today screen.
Comm Manager
Figure 15: The Comm Manager.
The Comm Manager brings together all of the TyTN's Communication technologies under one view, with the exception of the Infrared.
From Left to Right, Top to Bottom:
Using the Comm Manager makes activating WiFi easy. I have two wireless networks in my home. One being B and the other G. All I have to do is turn on the radio, and in a few seconds I'm connected. Compared to the hoops that I had to jump through with other devices (most notably pre-WM5 devices), the TyTN made it simple.
Figure 16: Network List.
Here you can view available networks and add preferred profiles.
Voice Speed Dial
Figure 17: Voice Speed Dialer.
HTC has bundled a Voice Speed Dial application that allows you to open applications and contacts using your voice. The downside is that you have to record voice tags for anything you want the application to recognize. The upside is in the tests that I've done, it's pretty accurate. But then it only has to match my voice with my voice. I personally prefer MS Voice Command, but that’s an additional $40.
Zip Application
Figure 18: Zip Application.
You would expect a pretty basic application here, but there are quite a few options that should satisfy most people looking for an archiving application.
The Zip application allows you to send any archive via email or infrared. No bluetooth option though. One of the options allows you to choose the compression level on a scale of 1 to 9.
I would have liked to see integration with Windows Explorer. And softkey support would have been nice too. But hey, it’s free.
ClearVue PDF
Figure 19: ClearVue PDF.
ClearVue allows you to view PDF files on your Pocket PC. I was surprised that this application also lacked Softkey support. HTC bundled version 2.42.434. Perhaps the later versions have added it.
