Comments on: Toshiba T-01A aka TG01 drops in Japan, we consider packing up and moving http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:40:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jabberwolf http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-2/#comment-543369 jabberwolf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:07:45 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-543369 "windows mobile is for people who don’t get out much… when you buy something as expensive as some of these WM phones are you shouldn’t have to spend days hacking them to get them to work right" As opposed to iphone users that are trendy as hell, and don't have things work AT ALL, or multitask, so they live with it. Well I think those are the people with brains that don't get out much, just their egos. “windows mobile is for people who don’t get out much… when you buy something as expensive as some of these WM phones are you shouldn’t have to spend days hacking them to get them to work right”

As opposed to iphone users that are trendy as hell, and don’t have things work AT ALL, or multitask, so they live with it.

Well I think those are the people with brains that don’t get out much, just their egos.

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]]> By: Eddis http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-2/#comment-542716 Eddis Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:50:13 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-542716 I just picked up the t-01a a few days ago (Kanagawa, Japan). This is my first smartphone, and also my first windows ce device so I cant really say with any comparative experience that it is good or not. what I can tell you is that it feels pretty nice, the interface is fairly intuitive, and it is quite fast at what it does. I am going to look into Smart Tweaker 2008 and see if I can get past the 5-15-30 second video recording time limit the built in camera app has in place... its really rather annoying, since I enjoy video recording my love hotel exploits with my girlfriends. what else can I say, its great for internet, nice big display and very smooth access (7.2mbps) from docomo over here. It has frozen once since i got it, when i was looking at the certificates, it decided to poof out on me when i closed the app. the only major gripe i have about it is its apparent total lack of English menu options. there is an option to change to English, but 99% of any menus or buttons or whatnot are not translated. luckily I am fairly fluent in japanese including kanji reading otherwise I would find it extremely frustrating. I am a newb when it comes to CE so it may be likely i am missing how to make menus and buttons show up in english.... meh. From what ive been reading, it looks like I picked the ferarri of smartphones. Good start to base future purchases! I just picked up the t-01a a few days ago (Kanagawa, Japan). This is my first smartphone, and also my first windows ce device so I cant really say with any comparative experience that it is good or not. what I can tell you is that it feels pretty nice, the interface is fairly intuitive, and it is quite fast at what it does. I am going to look into Smart Tweaker 2008 and see if I can get past the 5-15-30 second video recording time limit the built in camera app has in place… its really rather annoying, since I enjoy video recording my love hotel exploits with my girlfriends. what else can I say, its great for internet, nice big display and very smooth access (7.2mbps) from docomo over here. It has frozen once since i got it, when i was looking at the certificates, it decided to poof out on me when i closed the app. the only major gripe i have about it is its apparent total lack of English menu options. there is an option to change to English, but 99% of any menus or buttons or whatnot are not translated. luckily I am fairly fluent in japanese including kanji reading otherwise I would find it extremely frustrating. I am a newb when it comes to CE so it may be likely i am missing how to make menus and buttons show up in english…. meh. From what ive been reading, it looks like I picked the ferarri of smartphones. Good start to base future purchases!

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]]> By: Mobile Developer http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-2/#comment-541230 Mobile Developer Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:58:09 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-541230 The tech specs on the TG-01 are simply just incredible. Wow... that screen is huge! I am a huge fan of innovation no matter who or where it comes from. I have always said that I love the open free market and I am happy that we have so many good choices to pick from (e.g., windows mobile, android, symbian, apple, etc). I think all of this competition is good for the end users and I also think all of the various solutions have something positive to bring to the table. We just have to decide what we like and stop all of the bashing of the others. The tech specs on the TG-01 are simply just incredible. Wow… that screen is huge! I am a huge fan of innovation no matter who or where it comes from. I have always said that I love the open free market and I am happy that we have so many good choices to pick from (e.g., windows mobile, android, symbian, apple, etc). I think all of this competition is good for the end users and I also think all of the various solutions have something positive to bring to the table. We just have to decide what we like and stop all of the bashing of the others.

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]]> By: montu-sama http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538697 montu-sama Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:17:54 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538697 @tande04 Indeed Japan is its own world for standards. Importing this phone will probably be pointless as its probably still locked to Japanese mobile standards. A Japanese cell phone outside of Japan is like using a cell phone from the early 2000s. That is the reason why I don't have one yet. Importers would be better (far better) off waiting for it to be released in Europe where it won't have specialized standards. @tande04 Indeed Japan is its own world for standards.

Importing this phone will probably be pointless as its probably still locked to Japanese mobile standards. A Japanese cell phone outside of Japan is like using a cell phone from the early 2000s. That is the reason why I don’t have one yet.

Importers would be better (far better) off waiting for it to be released in Europe where it won’t have specialized standards.

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]]> By: mobileswitch http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538344 mobileswitch Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:58:38 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538344 the Winmo haters have either never heard of XDA/PPCGeeks or have not used a device that has been blessed by the talents of those chefs. My Sprint TP running on VZW with 6.5 and loads of add-ons will run the mill on any hacked iphone or puny Android... oh what, I can run Andriod on my WM device too.. I ask any haters to try someones modded WM device before passing judgment. the Winmo haters have either never heard of XDA/PPCGeeks or have not used a device that has been blessed by the talents of those chefs. My Sprint TP running on VZW with 6.5 and loads of add-ons will run the mill on any hacked iphone or puny Android… oh what, I can run Andriod on my WM device too..
I ask any haters to try someones modded WM device before passing judgment.

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]]> By: tk-093 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538306 tk-093 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:36:19 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538306 You have to reboot WinMo alot? My Sammy Saga goes weeks without me rebooting it. It's a very stable device. You have to reboot WinMo alot? My Sammy Saga goes weeks without me rebooting it. It’s a very stable device.

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]]> By: Triplepost http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538223 Triplepost Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:48:25 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538223 Beautiful hardware design. Windows mobile is a poor choice. The OS was built around a stylus for input and requires frequent reboots for optimal operation. There is just not enough lipstick for that pig. No thanks. Beautiful hardware design. Windows mobile is a poor choice. The OS was built around a stylus for input and requires frequent reboots for optimal operation. There is just not enough lipstick for that pig. No thanks.

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]]> By: thadude http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538142 thadude Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:04:05 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538142 Is there any way to port android on this puppy? Is there any way to port android on this puppy?

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]]> By: Cliff http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538071 Cliff Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:40:36 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538071 Damn those specs are impressive. I wonder what the chances are of this coming Stateside. Can't comment on a WinMo device as I have not used one. Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone). Damn those specs are impressive. I wonder what the chances are of this coming Stateside. Can’t comment on a WinMo device as I have not used one.

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone).

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]]> By: fan_of_fanboys http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538036 fan_of_fanboys Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:31:23 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538036 VZW will have at least one Toshiba WinMo phone this year. I have no info on specs but it did have a random name similar to this one. There might be more than one Toshiba phone this year for VZW. I don't know much more but it is expected 3rd quarter. A Good Mobile Messaging rep cam by with a cardboard display showing all the upcoming WinMo devices for VZW. Touch Pro 2 was also there (I think thats common knowledge though) VZW will have at least one Toshiba WinMo phone this year. I have no info on specs but it did have a random name similar to this one. There might be more than one Toshiba phone this year for VZW.
I don’t know much more but it is expected 3rd quarter.
A Good Mobile Messaging rep cam by with a cardboard display showing all the upcoming WinMo devices for VZW. Touch Pro 2 was also there (I think thats common knowledge though)

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]]> By: bonesb http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538015 bonesb Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:03:29 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538015 Not a WinMo fan or user here, but that phone and its specs look absofrickinlutely sick. Not a WinMo fan or user here, but that phone and its specs look absofrickinlutely sick.

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]]> By: mike http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538004 mike Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:37:05 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538004 yes, Android is the greatest OS ever. thats all i hear lately, but 90% of the people decrying it's wonderfulness don't even have an android phone. mainly because it's still in it's infancy and winmo as un-hip as it may be does just about anything you want it to do and can be completely modified to do even more. yes, Android is the greatest OS ever. thats all i hear lately, but 90% of the people decrying it’s wonderfulness don’t even have an android phone. mainly because it’s still in it’s infancy and winmo as un-hip as it may be does just about anything you want it to do and can be completely modified to do even more.

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]]> By: TruthBringer http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-538001 TruthBringer Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:33:53 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-538001 Yeah, that's original. Bashing Windows Mobile. Truth is, WinMo isn't bad... Yeah, that’s original. Bashing Windows Mobile. Truth is, WinMo isn’t bad…

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]]> By: boyohboy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537995 boyohboy Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:12:09 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537995 never said it was the worst thing in the world i'm just not a fan of it. i've had a couple in the past and i understand all the things it can do but i'm just tired of it. no it's not horrible but to me there's better like the androids and the iphones never said it was the worst thing in the world i’m just not a fan of it. i’ve had a couple in the past and i understand all the things it can do but i’m just tired of it. no it’s not horrible but to me there’s better like the androids and the iphones

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]]> By: yss http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537957 yss Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:03:23 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537957 StevenGlansburg that is StevenGlansburg that is

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]]> By: yss http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537955 yss Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:02:42 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537955 the resident idiot has arrived the resident idiot has arrived

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]]> By: Scrofula http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537953 Scrofula Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:01:06 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537953 moronic winmo haters...here's a simple fact: there are no perfect phones. I haven't seen a perfect winmo phone. Iphones have many issues at very basic levels. The few droid phones out there have a long way to go. symbian needs serious work. webos is marginally ready for primetime...so let's all keep pushing the mftrs andd the carriers to get it right, dang it! moronic winmo haters…here’s a simple fact:

there are no perfect phones. I haven’t seen a perfect winmo phone. Iphones have many issues at very basic levels. The few droid phones out there have a long way to go. symbian needs serious work. webos is marginally ready for primetime…so let’s all keep pushing the mftrs andd the carriers to get it right, dang it!

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]]> By: Your Mom http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537952 Your Mom Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:01:03 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537952 There's nothing wrong with win-mob..you think that blackberry O.S is good ??? All I can't say is Ha Ha ..submitted from my curve 8330 There’s nothing wrong with win-mob..you think that blackberry O.S is good ??? All I can’t say is Ha Ha ..submitted from my curve 8330

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]]> By: StevenGlansburg http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537949 StevenGlansburg Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:57:03 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537949 windows mobile is for people who don't get out much... when you buy something as expensive as some of these WM phones are you shouldn't have to spend days hacking them to get them to work right windows mobile is for people who don’t get out much… when you buy something as expensive as some of these WM phones are you shouldn’t have to spend days hacking them to get them to work right

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]]> By: D http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537932 D Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:29:59 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537932 @Peter: Amen. I've been tethering with WinMo phones for 4 years. I've been taking video for 2 years. Been multitasking since day one. Yes, WinMo is sluggish from most U.S. carriers, but get a cooked ROM from ppcgeeks or xda-developers that actually has a pagepool worth using, and it will fly. @Peter:

Amen.

I’ve been tethering with WinMo phones for 4 years. I’ve been taking video for 2 years. Been multitasking since day one.

Yes, WinMo is sluggish from most U.S. carriers, but get a cooked ROM from ppcgeeks or xda-developers that actually has a pagepool worth using, and it will fly.

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]]> By: tande04 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537927 tande04 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:15:55 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537927 @ because i said so: There aren't any us carriers that the phone would work with as far as I know. Japan is a creature all its own when it comes to cellphone standards. @ because i said so: There aren’t any us carriers that the phone would work with as far as I know. Japan is a creature all its own when it comes to cellphone standards.

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]]> By: because i said so http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537923 because i said so Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:09:31 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537923 You mention "unlocked imports"... Which US carrier would this work on? Or, really, how bad could the roaming fees be?? You mention “unlocked imports”… Which US carrier would this work on? Or, really, how bad could the roaming fees be??

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]]> By: Scrofula http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537921 Scrofula Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:09:00 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537921 How long until the complaints about: winmo it doesn't say capacitive screen so it must be resistive which sucks it doesn't say oled, so it must not be Where's the 3.5 mm jack! looks awesome to me...but we won't see it stateside until... How long until the complaints about:

winmo

it doesn’t say capacitive screen so it must be resistive which sucks

it doesn’t say oled, so it must not be

Where’s the 3.5 mm jack!

looks awesome to me…but we won’t see it stateside until…

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]]> By: Bob http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537918 Bob Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:05:01 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537918 @Peter Yeah but Windows Mobile has been left behind. Look at all the new shiny OS iPhone, Android, Palm etc. They are all becoming very eye candy. Even Windows Mobile has long term strategy to shift in this area as well with Windows Mobile 7 and 8. This is a great piece of hardware, but having something like Android on it would do it proper justice :-) @Peter

Yeah but Windows Mobile has been left behind. Look at all the new shiny OS iPhone, Android, Palm etc. They are all becoming very eye candy. Even Windows Mobile has long term strategy to shift in this area as well with Windows Mobile 7 and 8. This is a great piece of hardware, but having something like Android on it would do it proper justice :-)

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]]> By: Peter http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537913 Peter Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:59:24 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537913 @boyohboy Would you idiots shut up about Windows Mobile already? It is a great OS. Just because you don't like it doesn't make it the worst thing in the world. It can multi task and has had ALL the "innovative" features that other phones are just getting for YEARS. The stock interface is a bit iffy and hard to use with your fingers but there are many add-ons and most new Windows Mobile phones are pre-loaded with software to make them easy to use without a stylus. So just STFU, even BGR isn't as anti-WinMo as they used to be. @boyohboy
Would you idiots shut up about Windows Mobile already? It is a great OS. Just because you don’t like it doesn’t make it the worst thing in the world. It can multi task and has had ALL the “innovative” features that other phones are just getting for YEARS. The stock interface is a bit iffy and hard to use with your fingers but there are many add-ons and most new Windows Mobile phones are pre-loaded with software to make them easy to use without a stylus.
So just STFU, even BGR isn’t as anti-WinMo as they used to be.

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]]> By: JoeTour http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537908 JoeTour Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:47:49 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537908 http://www.microsoft.com/japan/windowsmobile/wm6/prodinfo/device/compare.aspx#top http://www.microsoft.com/japan/windowsmobile/wm6/prodinfo/device/compare.aspx#top

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]]> By: JoeTour http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537907 JoeTour Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:47:23 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537907 we haven't heard anything of those...http://www.microsoft.com/japan/windowsmobile/wm6/prodinfo/device/compare.aspx#top dosent sound like bad devices at all.........(who cares if it wont see the light of day here in the states.) we haven’t heard anything of those…http://www.microsoft.com/japan/windowsmobile/wm6/prodinfo/device/compare.aspx#top
dosent sound like bad devices at all………(who cares if it wont see the light of day here in the states.)

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]]> By: boyohboy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/06/22/toshiba-t-01a-aka-tg01-drops-in-japan-we-consider-packing-up-and-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-537897 boyohboy Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:31:44 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/?p=28406#comment-537897 looks pretty sick. except for that little windows mobile thing. looks pretty sick. except for that little windows mobile thing.

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