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Graphic Design For Developers

I just came here to ask if anyone was in need of a graphic designs for their apps. I am willing to work at a low price. I am looking to fill up my portfolio so I will work for a reasonably low price. I am sure you will be happy with my designs! If you are familiar with my YouTube channel (CoolPsTuts) you know how much I love this stuff. Anyways let me know if anyone is interested!

Best Android Tablet?

I didn't know where else to post this but I was wondering what are some good android tablets out there? I know we have the galaxy tab and the nook color is great and cheaper also, I'm currently thinkin about the nook but I'd like some input from you guys so I know what options I have within a reasonable price range

Its really a matter of opinion, I personally like the Viewsonic Gtablet. It does require some tweaking for it to become really awesome though.. Dont worry there is plentY of info on this site to help you tweak it.
Heres a video to show its appearance http://www.anythinggeekonline.com/Anything_Geek/Anything_Geek/Entries/2011/2/4_Launching_My_Blog.html

I agree, it is a matter of opinion. I tried the 10" Viewsonic gTablet and found the platform and ROMs to be great; amazing even. Unfortunately the shallow viewing angle on the screen was too brutal for me to tolerate so I had to send it back. That said, many don't have a problem with the screen so if you can tolerate that it makes it a great value for ~$300.
I'm still looking for a 10" tablet worth keeping...

still no android tablet announced with a e-ink or mems screen? The sort that looks like an e-book?

The Notion Ink Adam has an interesting screen option called Pixel Qi (chi) which has much improved daylight display capabilities at the expense of brightness and colour intensity compared to their LCD option.
I don't think I have enough posts yet to embed links so search YouTube for "Notion Ink Adam" and "display" or "daylight" and you'll find some comparisons. I'm interested but I'm still not totally sold yet. After my gTab mail-order experience I want to see the display in person before I buy so I don't end up wasting my tablet budget on shipping to and from.
I'm also waiting to see if their QC holds up for the initially shipping units. They're on my list of hopefuls though.

Yeah it's the kind of thing you need to see in person, it can really make a big difference depending on the light and content displayed. I guess it's perfect for reading but not as good for images.

Elevate Sports Armsleeve

The one and only thing that frustrates me about the Galaxy line is the lack of sports cases/bands that fit well, protect the phone and are comfortable. I've gone through a half dozen since the SGSII and they all sucked. And some were outright highway robbery for what they offered.
This Elevate Sleeve on Kickstarter looks like it has good potential. I'd back it, but the creator will only support bigger devices if he gets more than 25 requests. If anyone also thinks this could be the right sports case, head over and make a request for the SGSIV. There are other "sleeve" type cases, even a couple from Kickstarter, but they are just like the armbands, not real high quality, look cheap and still have that raggedy plastic face.

I was going to buy something similar from nike yesterday, but the last time I checked it out I didn't notice, it was for iphones/ipods.....I was seriously bummed.
Big thanks for posting this and getting my hope up a little bit!!
If I understood correctly, then they consider requests, not how many will actually going to buy this?? Everyone who even likes the idea....start emailing
The price is actually quite good too.....~10€ more expensive than the nike's long sleeves that were 50% off, but the elevate definitely seems alot nicer!!!

Just_s said:
The one and only thing that frustrates me about the Galaxy line is the lack of sports cases/bands that fit well, protect the phone and are comfortable. I've gone through a half dozen since the SGSII and they all sucked. And some were outright highway robbery for what they offered.
This Elevate Sleeve on Kickstarter looks like it has good potential. I'd back it, but the creator will only support bigger devices if he gets more than 25 requests. If anyone also thinks this could be the right sports case, head over and make a request for the SGSIV. There are other "sleeve" type cases, even a couple from Kickstarter, but they are just like the armbands, not real high quality, look cheap and still have that raggedy plastic face.
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Hope he didn't do too much so searching for that idea
http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/forearm-sleeve-sleeve/pid-581614

warnette said:
Hope he didn't do too much so searching for that idea
http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/forearm-sleeve-sleeve/pid-581614
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Yeah, as I mentioned above, there are several other sleeve-style cases, but none that don't suck. I'm guessing you haven't used the NIKE version, which doesn't fit an SGSIV with or without a case on it, nor is it comfortable. Also the NIKE sleeve has the same cheap plastic face and the phone sits on the underside of your forearm rather than the top (very uncomfortable position when running IMO.) Sadly, it is still the best of the cases I've tried, too bad it doesn't work with anything but an old iPhone I use as an iPod.
I'd wager that this or even this were as much an inspiration as the NIKE+ sleeve for the Elevate.
If your criteria for buying something is that it be an original idea, your place must be empty. We don't come across may truly original ideas in the world we live in today. I'll happily take an innovation on an existing product in lieu of an original/bleeding edge product if it gets the job done. If we didn't buy better versions of existing products, we wouldn't have iOS nor Android devices, now would we?
That said, the Elevate is an unproven product, not unlike the betas we all like to run here at XDA, so I am not touting it as the end-all-be-all in fitness cases. From the specs and the prototype, it certainly looks like an innovation over the NIKE version. I'm also not asking anyone else to back the product. I'm just hoping that some folks will head over and chime in for the S4 so that if I decide to back it, I will have a case to receive.

warnette said:
Hope he didn't do too much so searching for that idea
http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/forearm-sleeve-sleeve/pid-581614
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That's exactly where there problem started, it's for the iphone...a tiny inferior phone.....a lot of useful stuff is produced for iphones/ipods only because they get to link their product with apple's name....but the rest of us have to suffer...
The approach on the materials is nice...shows that more consideration has gone into the product plus a possibility to get it for other phones as well....at least that seemed to be the idea behind this thread....

alliktaavo said:
That's exactly where there problem started, it's for the iphone...a tiny inferior phone.....a lot of useful stuff is produced for iphones/ipods only because they get to link their product with apple's name....but the rest of us have to suffer...
The approach on the materials is nice...shows that more consideration has gone into the product plus a possibility to get it for other phones as well....at least that seemed to be the idea behind this thread....
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Bingo!
And as of today, they only need 17 more requests to make this for the S4.
(Potential) Backers — Here's a quick update on the request count that we've gotten so far. Looks like S4 is our most popular so far. Not surprised. Just 17 more requests and we're adding it to the production list.

I put in my request yesterday! Hopefully we get enough for our S4's to be accommodated because this sleeve looks amazing! :good:

I've asked the maker to consider a semi universal sleeve for larger (not the largest, sorry Note folks) phones as this range is relatively similar in size.
Visual Comparison and SIze Specs

Found this kickstarter the other day and backed it. Seems to have a lot of potential if it'll fit the bigger phones (S3/S4)

[Q] Technical Mobile Blogs?

Hi guys,
Just had a quick question for you guys. Are there any extremely technical mobile blogs? I'm an electrical engineer and I have an (extremely) unhealthy obsession with phones. I literally have had every android phone (save for the extremely low end ones... and even then I've had some). I realized that my hobby could be better utilized by combining it with my fancy university degree.
I'm not talking about Engadget or Gizmodo, or any of the other mainstream tech sites. While they're great, I was thinking of writing up reviews of the more technical details, such as testing battery drain with different kernels or google edition vs stock edition, temperature profiles of the device, and whatever else I feel that typical reviews are missing. I don't imagine it being a big hit, but considering I have all these phones rooted and running a variety of ROMs and kernels, I could at least provide test results for the curious members of XDA as to what ROM/kernel combination gives best battery results.
If there's already blogs out there that go as in depth as I want to go, then there's no point really. If there isn't, would you guys be interested in this?

ShensMobile said:
Hi guys,
Just had a quick question for you guys. Are there any extremely technical mobile blogs? I'm an electrical engineer and I have an (extremely) unhealthy obsession with phones. I literally have had every android phone (save for the extremely low end ones... and even then I've had some). I realized that my hobby could be better utilized by combining it with my fancy university degree.
I'm not talking about Engadget or Gizmodo, or any of the other mainstream tech sites. While they're great, I was thinking of writing up reviews of the more technical details, such as testing battery drain with different kernels or google edition vs stock edition, temperature profiles of the device, and whatever else I feel that typical reviews are missing. I don't imagine it being a big hit, but considering I have all these phones rooted and running a variety of ROMs and kernels, I could at least provide test results for the curious members of XDA as to what ROM/kernel combination gives best battery results.
If there's already blogs out there that go as in depth as I want to go, then there's no point really. If there isn't, would you guys be interested in this?
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That wouldn't be a bad idea. But keep it simple, clean, regularly updated and original
But don't consider my blog as model . I hardly get time to look at it and as a result it's not good. Anyways all the best.

What Are The Most Important Considerations When Selecting Your Next Phone???

Hi guys :silly:,
I always wondered what everyone thought was important when you are deciding on what phone to get next.
For me I know that battery and CPU are the most important then followed by the display. This got me thinking what do other people find more important in terms of specs when selecting their next mobile phone. So I created a small Google form survey and was wondering if you all would be interested in taking part?
Please help me out, its completely anonymous and will take around 2mins or less. I am really interested in what the general spread is like in terms of what specs people find the most important.
Link to Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/V9LsuOQT3e44QSRA3
Please feel free to comment as well in this post or if you are also interested in what the results turned out to be like.

Yudi_x said:
Hi guys :silly:,
I always wondered what everyone thought was important when you are deciding on what phone to get next.
For me I know that battery and CPU are the most important then followed by the display. This got me thinking what do other people find more important in terms of specs when selecting their next mobile phone. So I created a small Google form survey and was wondering if you all would be interested in taking part?
Please help me out, its completely anonymous and will take around 2mins or less. I am really interested in what the general spread is like in terms of what specs people find the most important.
Link to Survey: https://goo.gl/forms/V9LsuOQT3e44QSRA3
Please feel free to comment as well in this post or if you are also interested in what the results turned out to be like.
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1-Battery autonomy
2-Processor
3-Screen (1080p max 5" min) AMOLED Or IPS
4-Camera (all thinks)
5-Guarantee to avoid surprises
6-ROM and support SD card
7-Jack 3.5mm
8-Stereo Speakers and quality