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RedFly Review
User: Chester Wojna, Nov 29, 2008
Pros:
Small, Light, Long Battery, Good for Emails, Accepts Mouse
Cons:
Slow Screen Refresh, Some Applications do not Work
Overall, I like the unit and I will keep it and use it. I look at this unit kind of I look at IPTV. It has its growing pains but once fully developed it will be a great must have system. I nthe meantime I will deal with the growing pains sine it has more advantages than disadvantages. I can check email one a big screen with a proper keyboard and browse the internet with an external mouse without having to carry a big laptop. The battery last for ever! I like this too.
Below you will find my review of the RedFly unit and a list of the program that run good and also a list of the programs that do not run at all. I also must say that some of the programs that do not run have disappointed me for two reasons. The first is that one of the the main reason to get the using was for email and browsing. Email works good but the PIE (Pocket Internet Explorer) is not a very efficient browser (it has some limitation), and the other two browsers I have installed in my device (Opera 9.5 and SkyFire) do not work at all. The second reason is that some applications I use do not run with the RedFly, and I was not expecting this. The RedFly website has a list of programs certified to run with the RedFly unit so you should check this list. I did not checked it.
One other thing that disappointed me is that I purchased the RedFly unit from HTC Depot as being the latest thing - and once I received it I noticed that my model number is obsolete and does not exists any more. My model number is not even lusted in the RedFly Website. My Model number is C8, and the RedFly Website has the Model Number C7 and C8N. My unit is like in between of the C7 and C8N but is not listed on the RedFly Website.
I am running Windows Mobile 6.1 on an HTC Tytn II (Kaiser). I am running a cooked version of the ROM that I like, and although there are some UI applications that do not display properly, I feel this is "par for the course" since I would not expect RedFly to test all the hundreds of cooked ROMs out there.
The driver installed with no problem in my mobile device and it installs only into main memory. It does not give the option to install to the storage card. The driver did not take that much memory which is good - although I feel that the screen refresh slowed down a little in my device after I installed the driver. I can not tell for sure but it is a perception.
As for the RedFly unit - it connects to the mobile very quick hassle free with both The USB cord and the BlueTooth. Once connectivity is established the unit works well. It even includes two USB ports where you can connect Flash- Drives and an external mouse for instance. I notices that the wheel scroll work fine when using a corded mouse but could not make the scroll wheel work on a cordless mouse. I assume because you are not installing specific drivers. I also assume that this may be manufacturer and model dependent. The unit als oincludes a VGA port for presentations (have not tested yet)
My only complaint about he unit is that the screen refresh is very slow. You need to have a lot of patience. A few improvement for the unit that I would welcome would be a pair of integrated speakers instead of relying on the phone tiny speaker. Another item much welcome would be connection for headphones so that you do not have to connect headphones to the mobile unit. Actually, if the RedFly unit had speakers and headphones connectivity, then when connecting BluTooth you will have everything you need from the RedFly unit and you can leave your phone tugged away in the case or in your pocket.
For the Browsing experience, PIE works good for the most part. However, for a good browsing experience and to take advantage of the larger screen, three things are missing. The first one is a search. PIE does not have a search to search the current page and I use search a lot. Having a search (Ctrl-F) is a must. The second is the ability to have TABS. PIE does not have TAB browsing and the other two Browsers I have installed in my Mobile device do not work with RedFly (Opera 9.5 and SkyFire). The third one is the ability to "trick" the web server. What I mean is that the web server detects the mobile browser and it immediately serves the mobile version for a small screen and no graphics. In many instances I want to get the real thing and there is no way to "trick" the service to get the real web page.
One fairly Big disadvantages I found is that some of my common used application do not work with the RedFly unit. I assume mainly because the application can not handle the higher resolution and crashes.
Below you will find the programs I have testes in my device and which ones are working and which ones are not.
Programs that Work very Good
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Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Adobe Reader LE 2.5
Fake Call V1.1
Google Maps
Esmertec Jbed Java
Noni GPS Plot
SPB Backup 2.0
Pocket RAR 3.71
HTC Voice Recorder
Core Player 1.2.5 (Have Not tested with Movies yet)
Simple Timers 1.0.36 Fansoftware
LGT Editor 1.23.88 from Fansoftware
PHM Registry Editor 0.70
Simple RegEdit 1.1.2 From Alexander Douvgaluk
WinMobile ZIP 3.1.4 from www.adista.com
Food Aditives from www.PocketPCSoft.com
Total Commander 2.51
RSS Hub 1.0 Ilium Software
Capture Screen 1.01 Fansoftware
Programs that work OK but
Screen Refresh Extremely Slow
Results in almost useless
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Pictures & Videos
Tom Tom 7
Programs that work OK but
in mall screen only 1/4 of screen
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Yahoo Go
1-Calc Lite
Comm Manager
TKM Othello
Solitaire
TKM Chess
HTC Audio Manager 2.0
Windows Media (Very Dissapointing)(Have Not tested with Movies yet)
Converter CE 1.8c Fansoftware
Periodic Table v1.0 from Shubhasoft
Chess Valentin
Programs that work OK but
Has Fonts Issues
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HTC Quick GPS 1.0
Skype (fonts overlap in STATUS Screen)
Programs that DO NOT WORK
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SBP Calculator
Mem Maid v2.3 from DinarSoft
Opera 9.5
SkyFire
SPB Mobile Shell 2.1.2
Pocket Peek (Does not display completelty)
BackGammon from Club I-Mate
Buble Breaker from OOPDreams (Doens not display properly)
Nine Golf Hole 1.0 from OmniGSoftware (messess-up screen)
HTC Album
Weather Watcher 1.0.8 www.SingerCreations.com
Pocket 12C SE from Lygea Calculators (very Dissapointing)
Pocket 15C SE from Lygea Calculators (very Dissapointing)
All Software from Pocket Tutor www.pockettutor.com
