Review: Celio Corporation REDFLY Mobile Companion

The advent of integrated thumb keyboards on Windows Mobile devices has meant the demise of compatible portable Bluetooth keyboards. The current class of devices are almost full-fledged computing platforms, however the size of the screen and keyboards limits their full potential. The Celio Corporation identified this need and created the REDFLY Mobile Companion - a combination full QWERTY keyboard and 8" LCD screen. This accessory looks more like an Ultra Mobile Personal Companion (UMPC) than an accessory for a Windows Mobile device. Let's see how well it performs its job as a Mobile Companion to our beloved Windows Mobile devices. Read and view my review on pocketnow.com!

Overall Rating:


The Good

Great rendering with most applications

Small and lightweight

Excellent battery life

The Bad

Videos come out blotchy and unwatchable

No speaker or microphone

Expensive

Comments

[Pony99CA]

I'm not sure what your headline had to do with the articles you linked to. I didn't see what I would call "bashing" in either article (and Jason's was basically just a link to Matt's).

Matt was giving his impressions based on using the iPhone 3g and comparing it to other devices (not just Windows Mobile, by the way; I saw several references to Nokias, too). In fact, I wouldn't say Matt's blog is really a Windows Mobile site at all.

Steve

P.S. Yes, ZDNet's comment interface sucks hard.

P.P.S. FYI, the word you want in the headline is pastime. ;) (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pastime)