Unbound Mobile Meetup on February 19

As usual, the next monthly Unbound Mobile meetup will take place on Friday, February 19. I'll probably go to the meetup but still debating on dinner.

When: Friday, February 19 @ 6:30 PM
Where: Nokia Flagship, New York, NY (57th and 5th)
After: Brother Jimmy’s on 1485 2nd Ave (between 76th and 77th)

Marvel vs Capcom Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition Unboxing!

This was something that I heard about several months ago and thought that they would have already been sold out. When I went to pick up my pre-order of BioShock 2 in GameStop, I saw this on display and immediately purchased it for $100, with it retailing $160 in the online Capcom store. Each individually numbered, the Marvel vs Capcom Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition is/was available for both PS3 and Xbox 360 providing one of the most true-to-arcade experience possible with high quality Sanwa Denshi parts.


Marvel vs Capcom Arcade FightStick Tournament Edition Full Gallery
One of the best things about it is the control box that you get up top allowing you to customize up to 8 turbo options, change between the d-pad, or left/right analog stick, as well as a lock switch to prevent any accidental presses mid-game. Without saying much, it is definitely heavy duty and feels just like in the arcades; it's something that you have to get your hands on to appreciate and enjoy.

Selling my Xbox 360 set - EVERYTHING MUST GO!

After completing the X-Clamp fix, my Xbox 360 worked fine for two weeks and then started freezing. I stopped playing since then, and after playing Fallout 3 for a couple minutes, it started freezing again, giving me an E 79 error, and then eventually another Red Ring of Death. This was the last straw so I'm now selling my Xbox 360 console, all accessories, and games. Over 20 items for sale, so check it out!



Xbox 360 Console, Games, and Accessories for Sale!

Palm Pre Plus: Day 5 - Facebook

This is going to be the last day of full on Pre Plus testing. I think I've exhausted all of it's features and if I'm missing something or find something new, I'll definite post it up or create a video.

Facebook
Version 1.0.0 is very limited, only allowing you to show new posts, update your status (with photo), as well as comment on other photos and posts. I've found that with the mix of "news feeds" and "live feeds" which I haven't understood yet, almost all Facebook apps cannot load all posts together. I haven't used it since it's pretty much non-functional to me and rather use the touch version available on the web for all touchscreen phones (direct your browsers to facebook.com and it will redirect you to touch.facebook.com).

Tips & Tricks
I struggled to learn how to use copy and paste efficiently on the Pre Plus. My method was to click on the top right corner, select Edit, and then cut or copy my text, then have to go to the edit menu and paste the text where ever I needed it to go. Although it does show a touch icon and letter for corresponding shortcut, I could figure how to get it to work. After much frustration, I googled it to find out that holding your finger on the gesture area and pressing X, C, or V will let you cut, copy, and paste, respectively.

Bugs
Not really a bug, but although webOS allows you to multitask, I could play songs while playing a game. I know people give the iPhone a hard time because it doesn't multitask, but that was never a problem for me because I always jailbroke it and used backgrounder as I saw fit.

Battery
With medium usage including listening to music and playing games during my one hour commute to work, I was able to get 10 hours of battery life.

Final Thoughts
Although I'm sure it will take time for the App Catalog to grow, having such a limited selection along with a low performing battery makes webOS disappointing, but still has a lot of potential.

Andy Pho
Sent from my Palm Pre Plus

Palm Pre Plus: Day 4 - Messaging

Messaging
I wanted to demo the Messaging app on the initial walkthrough video but ended up showing too many phone numbers and IM accounts. Here's a pre-meditated video that shows off all it's functionalities.


YouTube: WebOS Messaging on the Palm Pre Plus
Tips & Tricks
Tapping on the top right corner of the screen where the status section is will bring down a quick drop menu display the date, battery level, and WiFi, Bluetooth toggle, & Airplane mode toggles.

Bugs
When importing photos into iPhoto, any screen shots which are stored in the screen captures folder doesn't display, even though they are saved on the phone. My current solution would be to open the mass storage option and locate the screen captures folder in the root folder. It's an extra step which is unnecessary and should be eliminated. After all, it's not like the screen shot capture is a third party app: it's built in.

Battery
With low usage, I was able to get 9 hours today. It's a pain having to worry about battery life, carry a charger around, and find an outlet when I start getting that low battery warning. That's something I only had to worry on all iPhone versions.

Final Thoughts
If you have any questions, comments, or requests, send me an email at andypho@imphoreal.com or http://www.twitter.com/imphoreal.