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First impressions of the Nokia N810

I spent 4 long hours on public transport today. I was eager to collect my new Nokia N810 as soon as possible. I twittered some first impressions. It’s a lovely device. Very tactile. It feels very solid. I was initially skeptical about the keyboard, but once I booted the device and started using, it’s great. So far I’m very impressed.

Unfortunately, the 5 way navigator button is faulty. The left side of the button doesn’t work, and the right side is super sensetive. So I can scroll right but not left. Bummer. It’ll have to go back to Nokia to be fixed. So much for getting my new machine in a hurry! A good opportunity to practice patience. Plus, it gives me some time to experiment. Once it’s fixed I’ll wipe all the settings and start fresh.

For all you picture lovers, here’s a shot of Mahjong:

Playing Mahjong on the Nokia N810

Treo 680

treo 680I’m delighted to announce that my brand new Treo 680 arrived today. Much sooner than anticipated. After much eBay research and repeated furious bidding, I finally managed to steal a bargain on a brand new Treo 680 at £130.17 on Friday night.

I debated at some length whether to pay an extra £2 for express delivery. I opted to chose patience instead. Then I watched DHL’s track and trace system with delight as I followed the path of my new gadget from Dublin to Edinburgh in only two days. Wonderful!

It’s working like a charm. One or two sync issues with Fedora 7, but more on that to follow… :)

Auction Sniping

I discovered a great service recently called AuctionStealer. You enter an auction item number from eBay and it will submit a bid for you in the closing seconds of the auction. You get 3 free snipes a week, or you can sign up for their premium service for $9 a month.  Wonderful! :)