Introducing Maemo 5

A quick look at Maemo 5 - this video is pretty kick ass. Mostly concentrating on the Maemo5 OS and UI than anything else.

Can you spot the device?

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Yellix - Great Idea, Executed Wrong

If you haven't heard about Yellix it's probably down to one main reason:
One of your friends tried it and gave up during the setup process, why? Mainly because it asks all your friends to install it for it to function properly - which is a major stumbling block for Yellix to become successful in the least.



The idea and concept behind it isn't new or revolutionary but just like many others have tried and failed it's execution wasn't right. If someone at Yellix had taken a look at the INQ1 - they could have tailored the application to work more user friendly and in a way where a user would not have to "harass" their friends on Facebook to install the app.

If the guys at Yellix could get it to integrate within the handset's phone book like the INQ1 does without destroying the contents then this would be a great application, but now it's just another annoying application which I removed before finishing setup - I do not want to harass my friends to install something I haven't even tried out myself.

EDIT:
Having tried again and from the comments posted I have to reiterate that you do not have to send messages to your friends to install Yellix, but rather ask them for their number. You can however type the numbers in manually - which most would agree is a boring and unnecessary procedure.

The other problem with Yellix is that it retrieves the information from Facebook when someone calls, thus having to connect to the net and retrieve their status update - this usually takes a while, especially if the handset isn't connected already - by which the call is already answered.

Definitive summary - needs more work.

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