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Nevertheless, it looks more-or-less like a phone. It’s super skinny at 7mm thick and smaller than just about any mobile you’ll find today, but it has the full complement of number buttons as well a navigational D-pad and call buttons. Just like a phone – just not a phone from this decade. The front of the HTC Mini is a sheet of brushed aluminium that looks and feel pretty good given we feared this would feel like a cheap, throwaway gadget, and the buttons are also top-quality.
Who’d have thunk it? The HTC Mini doesn’t exactly feel super-luxurious, though. Its rear is plastic rather than metal – HTC says it’s because the NFC in the remote won’t work through a sheet of metal. Yep, aside from Bluetooth, the Mini also has NFC to make pairing with a phone a lot easier. We’re not convinced all that many people really need an HTC Mini , but this is not a piece of tech tat. HTC Mini – Screen and Features The HTC Mini has a small 1.5-inch monochrome screen. It’s a basic 128 x 128 pixel display, the sort we used to see in low-cost phones years and years ago. However, clarity is good.
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It’s bright and the interface too is designed to make information easy to digest. But what can the HTC Mini actually do? Aside from making and taking calls, a bunch actually. It has its own IR blaster, letting you use the HTC TV control app to turn the Mini into a remote control replacer. Of course, as you’re using something that’s pretty similar to a remote control, the benefits aren’t as clear as when using the phone proper.
You can also use it to control the camera shutter, to act as a Powerpoint presentation controller, and to read your latest notifications. The numbers also light-up, letting you use the Mini in the dark pretty easily. HTC Mini: First Impressions The HTC Mini is mini phone controller to stop you having to take out your giant smartphone too often. Of course, this only makes any sense if your phone is prohibitively large.
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And as the HTC One Max hasn’t arrived yet, HTC doesn’t really have any phones large enough to merit this gadget. Plus, while it’s small, its retro phone style means it’s not teeny tiny itself. It’s about as ‘must have’ as an motorised toast rack, but we were pleasantly surprised by the build quality of the Mini . ONJULY 22, 2013EDIT "WITHINGS PULSE REVIEW | TRUSTED REVIEWS" Withings Pulse Review | Trusted Reviews What is the Withings Pulse?
The Withings Pulse is an activity tracker that joins the Fitbit One, Jawbone Up and Nike Fuelband in the quest to get you into shape. This is Withing’s first attempt at a wearable device but this not territory by any means. On a larger scale Withings has already launched the Smart Body Analyzer and blood pressure monitors. The Fitbit One is a tracker laden with features we’ve seen before, but has a few more tracking tricks to pack into the small body.
Withings Pulse – Design The matte black Pulse is a tiny little thing and looks like the spawn of a Nokia Lumia and an iPod Shuffle. It weighs the same as the Fitbit One at a supremely light 8g and is 8mm thick, making it as slim as a smartphone. Like the Fitbit One, there’s a variety of ways to wear the Pulse.
The easiest way is to simply slip it into your pocket. The most secure method is to use the clip with a clamp-like grip to clip it on a trouser waistband or onto a shirt. At the heart of the Pulse’s controls is the OLED touch surface that boasts a not so great 128 x 32 pixel resolution.
Here you can see the data and swipe right to see activity data from the last 14 days. It also responds to gentle presses to activate sleep tracking and heart rate monitor modes. Elsewhere, there’s a single on/off button, a micro USB charging port and the heart rate sensor at the back.
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