Put a device in the hands of a Mobian, and the reviews will commence!
Girls gone mobile has posted a very comprehensive review on the HTC Hermes / Dopod 838 Pro. Be sure to get a cup of coffee and a couple of cookies – this review is long with lots of eye-candy pictures! Read it here.
I did a quick search to see if there were other reviews, and sure enough, fellow Mobian Arne Hess’s site, the::unwired, had an early look at the Hermes in July! Read it here. Arne’s review is not Dopod specific, as his unit was branded XDA, but the hardware should be essentially the same.
I also found fellow Mobian Paul O’Brien of MoDaCo‘s review of the Hermes (branded Orange SPV M3100). Read it here.
Have you seen any other reviews? Post the links here – I am sure that they’ll be enjoyed by other readers.
Got your snacks? Get reading! And have a wonderful weekend!!
I started Gear Diary on September 30, 2006, and my goal was that this not be an easily labeled site. We all have gear that we use daily – some of it electronic and some of it organic. I think it is fascinating to explore the equipment that makes our lives easier, more entertaining, more productive, and more manageable. My hope is that Gear Diary visitors will find this site to be a comfortable and friendly place to discuss interesting topics – and not only those that are tech related, as well as a location to discover various types of gear – whatever that term may end up implying – that they never knew existed. My specialty is in-depth reviews written in a layman’s terms, because everyone can understand technology, sometimes it just takes a little translating. +Judie Stanford
Interesting how they changed the design of the Hermes to include the Start/OK buttons. A change for the better. Would make one handed use much easier.
Do you find yourself using the device one handed Judie?
http://www.geardiary.com Judie
Mitchell, the Hermes is very easy to use one-handed – even for someone like me that is conditioned to use two for non-phone functions.
The clickable thumbwheel and all of the additional buttons make a major difference in my opinion. I never had it this easy with the HTC Apache / PPC-6700.
MitchellO
Yeah the Wizard was similar. Good but not great. I actually dropped my Wizard once using it one-handed (caseless no less) and believe me, I thought twice before doing it again.
I am eagerly looking at 3′s phones page every day hoping that they will finally release the dopod 838 Pro. I will wait until your giveaway is over of course.
Cheers!! Considering how long your blog has been going, it is doing great!
http://www.geardiary.com Judie
Ha – yah, tonight marks one week…it’s hard to believe! Needless to say, I really appreciate evryone’s support.
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