ANN: REVIEW: mDesktop, a brand new phone controller app; comparison to Jeyo 2.1
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From: "Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]" on 5 Jun 2008 06:45 Motionapps' mDesktop (homepage HERE) has got pretty much press coverage in the last weeks; it's been frontpaged at PPCT / SPT (link), Dial.ca (link), PalmAddicts (link) etc. As it was me who has published the most thorough comparative(!) reviews of all the comparable solutions (see the last one HERE, making sure you follow the links to the earlier ones), I've given the new title a very thorough try so that I can find out whether it's worth checking out - that is, the question no one has answered so far. Also, I've thoroughly tested the new features of the recently-released, 2.1 version of Jeyo Mobile Companion, the most important, directly comparable application and compared it to mDesktop. In a nutshell, mDesktop has the following features: a.. Control your smartphone from your desktop computer or laptop with mouse (on PPC devices), scroller and/or keyboard b.. General info on you device displayed on the screen of your desktop computer or laptop (info on network provider, battery state, received SMS or e-mails etc.) Do all of this by using your desktop computer or laptop screen and keyboard: c.. Simple file management - view images and files on your device or transfer some from your desktop computer or laptop to it (or vice versa) d.. Tasks and appointment management (view and change existing ones or add new ones) e.. Search contacts, send SMS or e-mail f.. Call someone or respond to a call, click to put a call on hold or speakerphone, ignore call g.. Chat - no more browsing received SMS or typing in replies on your smartphone. mDesktop also saves all the words you wrote or received from someone. h.. Install applications by drag and drop - no more endless typing, tapping and clicking on your smartphone i.. Get all the system info on your smartphone displayed in one convenient place OK, let's see how it fares in practice and how it compares to the alternates. (Please DO read the above-linked articles; here, I will NOT present you an explanation of every single issue I list.) First, some demo shots of the capabilities of the app: more at: http://www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/node/6617 -- -- Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it. |