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Wow....this is really a great accessory for WMPhone....no need to discard our WMPhone and same time have the advantage of a large screen and keyboard. See video to believe...an accessory well worth investing in.
http://forums.though...ead.php?t=88267
WMPhone Companion - Celio Redfly
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Posted 25 March 2008 - 07:33 PM
I have written an email to Celio to ask for the price and availability in Singapore. Hope it will be sold here :grin:
See another video here
http://www.jkontheru...herun-vi-2.html
Really phenomenal accessory!....move aside eeePC...here comes Redfly+WMPhone
See another video here
http://www.jkontheru...herun-vi-2.html
Really phenomenal accessory!....move aside eeePC...here comes Redfly+WMPhone
This post has been edited by Symphony: 25 March 2008 - 07:43 PM
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Posted 28 March 2008 - 07:41 PM
:grin: Nice comprehensive review of Redfly at Bighthand
http://www.brighthan...sp?newsID=13909
http://www.brighthan...sp?newsID=13909
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Posted 23 July 2008 - 05:32 PM
Has anyone come across the Redfly being distributed locally yet? Not sure whether there are any plans to bring them into Singapore. It's already in-stock and available via mail-order from www.expansys.com.sg (HK) at S$655 before shipping. http://www.expansys....aspx?i=164172ve
The reviews I've read so far have all been favourable. I'm really tempted and wished they would lower the price. BTW, this has got to be one of the most expensive accessory one can buy for their Windows Mobile phone.
Leave your name here if anyone is interested to pool purchase to save on shipping. Expansys is also offer some form of discount for orders of 5 or more. Cheers.
The reviews I've read so far have all been favourable. I'm really tempted and wished they would lower the price. BTW, this has got to be one of the most expensive accessory one can buy for their Windows Mobile phone.
Leave your name here if anyone is interested to pool purchase to save on shipping. Expansys is also offer some form of discount for orders of 5 or more. Cheers.
This post has been edited by BunGee: 23 July 2008 - 05:32 PM
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 06:58 PM
I just watched the video review of the Redfly by jkOnTheRun, that Symphony posted earlier, and boy, I'm psyched. I also just tested out Opera Mobile 9.5 beta on my HTC TyTN II and except for some bugs (notifications, IME), it's a solid browser with AJAX support! It's amazing to see Google Maps working correctly on my TyTN II but what it really needs is a large screen... like the Redfly!
I've gone ahead to place an order on Expansys. Those who are interested in sharing shipping cost better let me know soon while I can still change my order quantity. Currently, the order has not yet been processed due to an OQO battery that I ordered together with the Redfly, which is taking about 6 days to stock.
More Celio Redfly reviews:
PC World http://www.pcworld.c..._companion.html
jkOnTheRun http://www.jkontheru...irst-impre.html
ZDNet http://blogs.zdnet.c...adgeteer/?p=951
I've gone ahead to place an order on Expansys. Those who are interested in sharing shipping cost better let me know soon while I can still change my order quantity. Currently, the order has not yet been processed due to an OQO battery that I ordered together with the Redfly, which is taking about 6 days to stock.
More Celio Redfly reviews:
PC World http://www.pcworld.c..._companion.html
jkOnTheRun http://www.jkontheru...irst-impre.html
ZDNet http://blogs.zdnet.c...adgeteer/?p=951
This post has been edited by BunGee: 25 July 2008 - 07:07 PM
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Posted 02 August 2008 - 09:29 PM
Looked what FedEx dropped off today!! :grin: :grin: :grin:
Celio Redfly connected to HTC TyTN II via Bluetooth
Some quick impressions. The device is extremely easy to setup. I didn't even bother to load the drivers from the included CD and perform an ActiveSync. Instead, I used the OTA driver download from the Celio website (Note: 'enable advanced network functionality' under the USB to PC setting must be checked for the USB connection to work. This setting might be a problem for some PC firewalls). Bluetooth setup was unbelievable easy. Not the normal pairing process but a one step authorisation click using the Redfly setup program loaded by the driver onto the Windows Mobile. I prefer connecting using Bluetooth (not just because it's wireless) as the phone doesn't even 'wake up', and there's nothing display on the Windows Mobile screen, when you initiate a connection and during the entire session.
Access NetFront in full-screen 800x480 mode
First thing I fired up were the mobile browsers. I didn't bother with Pocket IE and tried NetFront and Opera Mobile instead. As you'd expect, it's very usable but as noted by the reviewers, page scrolling is slow. Not sure how much it's due to HTC's known video driver issues but my TyTN II was definitely struggling to keep up with 800x480 when it normally only needs to do 320x240 (5 times lesser the resolution). Opera Mobile 9.5 beta hit a 'Could not initialize DirectDraw' error at 800x480. Version 8 is suppose to work so, I hope Opera fixes this in their final 9.5 release.
Google Maps for Windows Mobile looked like Google Earth
Support for 800x480 is very application dependent. Google Maps and MapKing R12 worked but MemMaid complained that I didn't have the necessary VGA files. The Redfly is obviously not designed for entertainment. A couple of games I tried couldn't start up and TCPMP reported 'GAPI not supported on this device' (switching to GDI driver produced a slide show). Lexisgoo thought it was running on a 640x480 device. Applications observed Redfly as a Windows Mobile running in Landscape mode.
Using the Redfly reminds me of controlling a remote PC using a VNC session. It's slightly sluggish but acceptable. For the Redfly, the slowest is likely attributable to the Windows Mobile device and not a connection latency. It's easy to forget that you are on Windows Mobile due to the familiar Ulta-notebook size and Trackpad UI. I found myself double clicking on more than one occasion.
This device is going to disappoint people thinking they are going to get a ASUS Eee equivalent. Let's face it, this is ultimately Windows Mobile here, not XP or Linux. But because it's Windows Mobile and the Redfly has no processor or memory of it's own, I'm really looking forward to testing out the Redfly's 8hr battery life and using my HTC more than a glorified phone book. The ability to fire the Redfly up have a working connection to your 3G enabled Mobile Phone in under 10 secs is very cool.
Celio Redfly connected to HTC TyTN II via Bluetooth
Some quick impressions. The device is extremely easy to setup. I didn't even bother to load the drivers from the included CD and perform an ActiveSync. Instead, I used the OTA driver download from the Celio website (Note: 'enable advanced network functionality' under the USB to PC setting must be checked for the USB connection to work. This setting might be a problem for some PC firewalls). Bluetooth setup was unbelievable easy. Not the normal pairing process but a one step authorisation click using the Redfly setup program loaded by the driver onto the Windows Mobile. I prefer connecting using Bluetooth (not just because it's wireless) as the phone doesn't even 'wake up', and there's nothing display on the Windows Mobile screen, when you initiate a connection and during the entire session.
Access NetFront in full-screen 800x480 mode
First thing I fired up were the mobile browsers. I didn't bother with Pocket IE and tried NetFront and Opera Mobile instead. As you'd expect, it's very usable but as noted by the reviewers, page scrolling is slow. Not sure how much it's due to HTC's known video driver issues but my TyTN II was definitely struggling to keep up with 800x480 when it normally only needs to do 320x240 (5 times lesser the resolution). Opera Mobile 9.5 beta hit a 'Could not initialize DirectDraw' error at 800x480. Version 8 is suppose to work so, I hope Opera fixes this in their final 9.5 release.
Google Maps for Windows Mobile looked like Google Earth
Support for 800x480 is very application dependent. Google Maps and MapKing R12 worked but MemMaid complained that I didn't have the necessary VGA files. The Redfly is obviously not designed for entertainment. A couple of games I tried couldn't start up and TCPMP reported 'GAPI not supported on this device' (switching to GDI driver produced a slide show). Lexisgoo thought it was running on a 640x480 device. Applications observed Redfly as a Windows Mobile running in Landscape mode.
Using the Redfly reminds me of controlling a remote PC using a VNC session. It's slightly sluggish but acceptable. For the Redfly, the slowest is likely attributable to the Windows Mobile device and not a connection latency. It's easy to forget that you are on Windows Mobile due to the familiar Ulta-notebook size and Trackpad UI. I found myself double clicking on more than one occasion.
This device is going to disappoint people thinking they are going to get a ASUS Eee equivalent. Let's face it, this is ultimately Windows Mobile here, not XP or Linux. But because it's Windows Mobile and the Redfly has no processor or memory of it's own, I'm really looking forward to testing out the Redfly's 8hr battery life and using my HTC more than a glorified phone book. The ability to fire the Redfly up have a working connection to your 3G enabled Mobile Phone in under 10 secs is very cool.
This post has been edited by BunGee: 02 August 2008 - 09:35 PM
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