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Gone Mobile Blogging… Watch and Communicate


Finally we’ve got a bit of sun here in Bonn so it’s time to get out with the devices for some mobile blogging. I’ll be jumping on my bike to find a suitable place to work. Not too crowded, not too sunny. I’m thinking that the Rhine, south of Bonn might be good.

First though, I need to decide on what device to take and to do that, I need to write down exactly what I want to achieve.

  • Work. Full keyboard, 7” or greater screen. Bright.
  • Location. Tracking, occasional or live gps location information? If live, Ipoki or lattitude?
  • Connectivity. Built-in 3G or tethered?
  • Microblogging. Pocketable
  • Photography. Reasonable snapshot camera with easy export facilities.
  • Audio. For some tunes/podcasts on the way
  • Communications. Phone, instant messenger.

The first problem I have is that a true ‘work’ device doesn’t quite match up to the microblogging requirements because I would like a big keyboard. My phone, as with nearly all phones, isn’t up to what I want from a microblogging experience so we’ve immediately hit a choice between taking 3 different devices or making some compromises.

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