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The t68i Replacement is Here
interdigitate writes "The new T610 was been unveiled today by Sony Ericsson. This is the t68i replacement and its supposed to improve on it in every aspect. It has a 16bit color screen, Polyphonic ringtones, a built in digital camera, GPRS, Bluetooth (ofcourse), and most importantly it has Synchronization which should mean it will work with apple's iSync! " So... pretty. Must... resist.
I'm very happy to see more wireless communications which don't require people to be chattering all the time. If they're too bored to watch the movie, participate in church, watch the play, etc., now they can busy themselves silently.
OTOH, is this going to be banned from theaters and other venues where cameras are prohibited? At what point do we end up with unenforceable "no camera" rules?
Terrycloth Lobster
I have a t68, and hope to god they have fixed the awful speed of the predictive text messaging. It is truly slow, and not much difference if any from the t68i.
Here's hoping
Is it a boat?
It's a good thing in this context.
Try not. Do or do not, there is no try.
-- Dr. Spock, stardate 2822-3.
DRM isnt an evil term. You've read too much slashdot.
When you use a password on an secure connection to your banks website to transfer funds, that's a form of DRM.
Putting a BIOS password on your own machine so noone but you can boot it up, is DRM.
You have digital stuff, you have rights to it, you want a way to manage access to it, that's DRM - Digital Rights Management.
The problem isnt the fact that stuff can be secured, the problem is the question of ownership. The RIAA/MPAA members think they own the songs on the CD you bought. MSFT thinks it owns all the IP on your desktop, etc.
It's not the technology at fault, it's the IP system and the many vague definitions of 'ownership'.
Saying DRM is evil or wrong is like saying "ping" is a hacking tool.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
>> you'll only be able to play that mp3 for 48 hours until it self-destructs.
That's just one application, and a bad one IMO. You could use the same technology to make sure that noone else can listen to the memos you dictate to a device.
It's the use of a technology that's right or wrong, not the technology itself. Like console modchips. Use them to play japanese games in america, good. Use them to pirate games, bad.
It's the completely one-sided view of technology that has us wind up with stupid laws like the DMCA.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
I have a t68i, and I can't wait until my contract is up in a month or two so I can renew and get a Nokia phone. (So I don't have to pay full price for the phone)
I bought the t68i based on features before actually testing the phone.
1) It was slow until I got a refurbished model which is faster.
2) The microphone is WAYYY too sensative, nothing but background noise! My girlfriend hates it when I'm in a car or airport.
3) Bluetooth-schmootooth, there's nothing THAT cool about it yet...sure there's a few tricks, and maybe sync-ing address books is all right...but there's not enough practicality in it yet.
3) The antenna is horrible, you put a finger on it and the strength goes down a notch or two. And that's not just because it's GSM...I've used my phone in 10 different cities by now...some have better signal than others, but the antenna is putrid.
4) Not a rugid phone. Anytime it has ever been dropped, I'm worried I'm out of luck!
5) Anytime I go out of range, it takes more than 5 minutes to re-establish -- it's faster to turn the phone off and turn it back on -- what kind of crap is that?
I can't wait to get a nokia phone again, I've been searching eBay -- but I want to test the phone first.
It might be feature-rich, bluetooth, and a good battery -- but as a phone IT SUCKS!