10 posts tagged “toshiba tecra m9”

If you've got a newish S60 phone and access to some mysterious black and white codes, you too can have a bit of fun with augmented reality!

Just go to gofindit.net where you can download the application and the codes.  The codes will work just as well on an LCD screen as well as printed out.  Actually, I think they work better on a back-lit screen rather than 'old school' paper.

The clever technology behind all this is from HIT Lab NZ (the NZ stands for New Zealand, funnily enough) and they have a bunch of interesting projects on their site, including ones you can download and have a play with.  In this instance they licensed the technology to agency Wunderman for a Ford Ka campaign promoted by wearesocial.

Sorry, I'm out of puns that are remotely funny or relevant.  Anyway, below you'll find some hastily edited videos from the guys that were behind the new INQ1 handset that's now out to buy in the shops right now (or at least it should be).

Why so hastily edited and why so long after the launch event?  The footage was on the Toshiba Tecra M9 that the kind folk of talkToshiba loaned me (for a very generous amount of time, I might add... cheers guys!)  And er, that was going back today.  As for why I hadn't already edited and upped the videos... I'm terrible at getting things done when they should be done!

All videos captured on a Canon DV camcorder (the model I forget) and edited with Windows Movie Maker on a Toshiba Tecra M9.  Nice and simple, if I can do it anyone can!  Oh, and I was able to transfer files and use Firefox without a hiccup during the video authoring/conversion process.  Excellent stuff!

I shot a lot of video of yours truly playing Wii via the InFocus IN1 projector.  I was just about to edit it with Windows Movie Maker and upload it to YouTube.  Then I thought, hang on, why not see if my ten year old nephew can/wants to do it tomorrow.  Nothing to do with me not being bothered, honest!

I do like Movie Maker, it's by far the easiest video editing software I've ever used.  It's also pretty nippy on the Tecra M9 (although to be fair I've only got one other laptop to compare that to and I've yet to use the software on that!).  Shame it outputs to WMV though.

I've been scanning a few things today and I printed out a bunch of brochures on Tuesday.  All as easy as pie.  Where should the credit go - Brother, Toshiba or Microsoft?  I don't know, all I know is that these things used to be way more complicated!

I'm currently using the Tecra M9 that talkToshiba kindly loaned me and it has become my main computer.  My desktop hasn't been used in a fortnight and, quite frankly, I'm not missing it!  I hadn't wanted to print or scan anything until this week, but when I did I was reluctant to boot up my PC just for a few minutes use.  It turned out I did need to...

I simply plugged the USB cable from my Brother DCP-115C into the Tecra M9 and both played nicely, did what I wanted and required no silly drivers, no need for updates, no stupid error messages and no fuss.  No manual required, no help file needed, no googling for advice, no anything!

We often hear about 'plug and play' but in reality it's often 'plug and pain'.  For me, it's a refreshing change for things to work so effortlessly.  Thumbs up to whoever made it happen.  Is it a Vista thing?  Might have to try my Linux-flavoured Eee and the Brother next.

I'm stumped.  Can't figure out how to turn the Bluetooth on on this Tecra M9.  If it weren't for me looking underneath the laptop I'd have been in the dark as to this laptop even having Bluetooth built-in!

I guess I can't really whinge until I actually bother to read the bloody manual...

I'm here with a bunch of music I want to upload to my SE W595 and I, er, can't.  I don't have the required cable with me, although that shouldn't be a problem as I've just learnt that the Tecra M9 that the music is on has Bluetooth built-in...

The trouble is I can't figure out how to turn the bloody Bluetooth on!  Can't find anything.  I've come up with nothing!

Little help?

The following is just my second video on YouTube, but it's my first using a proper video camera and some videoediting software.  Quality should be better than using a camera phone, but it's still pretty amateurish.

A brief summary for those unable to see the video... This is a demonstration (by yours truly) of the Music Mate 5 application that is pre-loaded on the Sony Ericsson W595.  A rather fun phone that I received in a goodie bag last week at 3 UK's launch event to celebrate their UK exclusive.  Yay me!  The app uses the handset's built-in motion sensor so that you can play the drums just by waving it as if it were a drum stick.

Thanks goes to 3 for giving me the handset, talkToshiba for lending me a laptop that has the umph to do DV editing quickly and my parents for letting me use their ADSL (my place is still without!)

I've now had in my possession for a week the Sony Ericsson W595.  I'm still loving it and still flumoxed by it.  I've also videoed the handset in use and just need to edit and upload.

I used my DV camcorder and have the video on my loaned Toshiba Tecra M9.  I just need to get to grips with the editing process (I'm a newbie!) and what format I need to convert my clips to before I upload them.  Oh, and I need to know the best place to upload them to.  I've got a YouTube account, so I presume that will be the best bet.

Whatever format I choose, I think the best bet is to head to the land of ADSL (my folks!) as mobile broadband isn't best suited to uploading files in the double digits MB-wise!

Ordinarily I'd apologise for making such a mistake (blaming Tiscali when the fault lay with Sky).  But, as we're talking about Tiscali, I won't.  They don't deserve one after the 'service' I've received from them over the last year (and especially the last couple of months).  Maybe if they had given me back the money that they took (without authorisation) as swiftly as they took it, I'd consider a reluctant apology.  They didn't, so I won't.

Not off to the greatest of starts with Sky.  Hopefully this is a one-off blip and not indicative of their service.  Last thing I need is the hassle of changing supplier again.

I don't know what was wrong with their system that they believed the code was wrong to begin with.  At least now they've accepted it and things should be in motion.  Hopefully this hasn't delayed things too much as I've got this lovely Toshiba Tecra M9* laptop here and, as much as mobile broadband is useful, I need ADSL to make the most of it (I've only got the laptop on loan for another two weeks).

*thanks to talkToshiba

I'm expecting more Tosh this week.  But this kind of Tosh will be more productive, useful, fun and provide fewer headaches (hopefully!)

If my capitalisation didn't already give it away, I'm talking about Toshiba.  In particular a Toshiba Tecra M9 laptop from the most generous folk at talkToshiba.  It'll beat using an Eee and having to always worry about losing charge... :-(