New Nokia E90

Well my fascination with smart phones continues, and having previously tried the Nokia 9300 and been impressed, although almost immediately regretting not waiting for the 9300i (wifi), I decided to have anoimg_2281ther go.

The phone is the fairly usual ‘brick’ size, I mean it’s not really a complaint rather just a fact of these devices.  It feels heavier than the 9300 and personally I think it’s less stylish.  When you first open the device all that goes away, it really is well designed, strong build quality and superb hinges.  The immediate benefit is that the external screen allows you to access any of the applications where as previous communicators only allowed very simple contacts/sms/phone functionality without opening the phone.

I haven’t really had time to put it through it’s paces but my first impressions are good, it properly selects connections methods when a wifi signal is in range and the battery life is outstanding.

Once I’ve had time to read all the tips and advice on usage (and there is a lot of info on the net about this phone) I’ll blog some more about it.

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Alarm Clocks

Trying to face up to my long term problem of not being able to a) fall asleep and then b) wake up for work, I thought I’d attack (b) first.  I have used the same alarm clock since school, the seven-segment brick once sold in droves by Argos with that lovely ‘MEEP MEEP MEEP MEEP’ sound that we all know and hate.

The biggest problem is that all sound based alarm clocks are easily ignorable to people like me.  I can put it in another room and rise, walk, turn off and return to bed without even remembering it.

PHILIPS PREVIEWS NEW PRODUCTS; LONDON; 3 OCTOBER 2006; Royal Philips Electronics today unveiled new and innovative concepts based on its ‘sense and simplicity’ brand positioning at the 2006 Philips Simplicity Event. Philips also revealed at the event, a sample of potential products nearing market readiness that have evolved from earlier Simplicity concepts. PHOTO:

So, current popular thought is that we wake more naturally with the aid of simulated sun rise (followed by an inevitable BEEP BEEP BEEP).

Personally I’m happy to give it a go and am looking around for a solution that not only fits the ‘light’ requirement, but is also cool ;)

One possible is the Philips ‘Artificial wall mounted Sun’ seen in this picture.  Click on it for more information and a look at other crazy shit they have come up with. I guess the question is, am I quite daft enough to mount my own Sun on the bedroom wall just to get into work on time?

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