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Google Glass

Sekilas Google Glass
Google Glass dari Google yang digadang menjadi produk masa depan sudah mulai dirintis sejak 2012 lalu. Selama satu tahun, produk Beta dari Google Glass ini Explorer dicobakan. Termasuk mereka yang berminta. Dengan berinvestasi sekitar $1,500, mereka dapat menjajal produk Google Glass Explorer. Dan inti dari perancangan Google Glass adalah mempermudah seseorang dalam ber-gadget ria. Tanpa menggunakan tangan ia dapat memfoto. Dengan hanya perintah ‘OK glass…‘, gadget ini bisa memberikan semua yang smartphone bisa lakukan. Walau belum sepenuhnya.
Google Glass lebih serupa dengan smartwatches dulu. Karena saat ini Google Glass bukan sebagai penggantismartphone. Namun lebih kepada bentuk aksesoris. Karena Google Glass tetap membutuhkan koneksi Bluetooth untuk bisa terkoneksi (dan saat in Google Glass juga bisa terkoneksi dengn jaringan Wi-Fi ). Ponsel Android bisa terkoneksi dengan baik dengan Google Glass daripada iPhones. Karena aplikasi Apple, MyGlass, tidak bisa digunakan untuk menerima atau mengirim SMS lewat Google Glass. (review selangkapnya www.gizmag.com)

Keluhan Para Penjajal Google Glass
Kenapa saya sebut penjajal, karena Google Glass sendiri belum dirilis di pasaran. Rencananya, Google akan merilis pada bulan Mei 2014 ini. Tepatnya pada konferensi Google I/O 2014 di San Fransisco nanti. Dan selama beberapa tahun ke belakang, beberapa penjajal Google Glas ada yang sebenarnya mengeluh tentang Google Glass yang telah mereka gunakan.
Setelah menjajal Google Glass selama delapan bulan, baik Robert Scoble seorang blogger dari US dan Mat Honan dari situs Wired mengatakan hidup menggunakan alat ini sangatlah ribet. Scoble bahkan sempat bilang dengan agak keras, bahwa Google Glass “tamat riwatnya!.” (berita: gizmodo.com)
Dalam reviewnya, Mat Honan bahkan memberi sebutan Google Glass, ‘Glasshole‘ (plesetan dari asshole). Karena saat memakainya, secara sosial Mat merasa tidak nyaman dan aneh. Dalam reviewnya Mat dengan tegas dan kecewa menuliskan.



“Wearing Glass separates you. It sets you apart from everyone else. It says you not only had $1,500 to plunk down to be part of the “explorer” program, but that Google deemed you special enough to warrant inclusion (not everyone who wanted Glass got it; you had to be selected). Glass is a class divide on your face.”
Menggunakan (Google) Glass mengucilkan dirimu. Alat ini memisahkan dirimu dari orang lain. Alat ini tidak hanya merugikanmu $1500 sebagai bagian dari program ‘explorer’, dan juga kesan Google memberikan dirimu sebagai orang yang terpilih dalam programnya. (Google) Glass adalah nyatanya pemisah kelas (sosial) yang tepat berada di wajahmu. (review: I, Glasshole: My Year With Google Glass)


Dan secara kesehatan fisik, Google Glass pun menuai keluhan. Salah satu ahli yang merasa ada yang salah dengan Google Glass adalah dari Sina Fateh. Ia adalah seorang ahli pengembangan augmentasi visual manusia atau opthalmologis dari California. Menurutnya, menggunakan alat bantu yang dipasang di kepala seperti Google Glass menyebabkan mata lelah dan kebingungan visual.
“The problem is that you have two eyes and the brain hates seeing one image in front of one eye and nothing in front of the other,” Fateh told Forbes in March 2013. Heads-up displays can cause such problems as binocular rivalry, visual interference and a latent misalignment of the eyes that results when both eyes don’t look at the same object.
“Masalah utamanya adalah Anda memiliki dua mata dan otak sulit melihat sesuatu hanya dengan satu mata dan tidak dengan mata yang satu lagi” Fateh ucap kepada Forbes pada bulan Maret 2013. Alat bantu visual yang digunakan di kepala dapat menyebabkan kebingungan binocular, gangguang penglihatan dan potensi mata juling karena mata tidak melihat pada satu objek saja. (berita: cio.com)
Simpulan Dari Kacamata Orang Indonesia
Kehadiran Google Glass mungkin tidak sesanter iPhone versi terbaru. Namun uji coba program Google Explorer di Amerika sendiri menuai efek positif dan negatif. Dan konsumenlah kembali yang menilai. Sesuai dengan kebijakan kebutuhan dan kemudahan dalam dunia teknologi. Dan dunia teknologi seakan tiada habisnya. Perkembangan gadget minggu ini bisa saja hangus dengan gadget baru bulan nanti.
Dan publik Indonesia, didorong rasa penasaran, saya kira tetap ingin memiliki Google Glass. Entah apapun konsekuensinya, yang penting bisa paling up-dated soal gadget dianggap prestisius. Dan kembali, bijak memilih gadget sesuai kebutuhan diutamakan. Konsumen nantinya akan merasa kecewa jika harapan tak sesuai keinginan. Inginnya keren memakai Google Glass, malah rugi sendiri nantinya adalah konsekuensi side-effect semata.
Yang paling penting adalah menjadi gadget-geek biar keren. Bisa jalan memakai Google Glass di mall atau kampus adalah sesuatu yang keren sangat. Menjadi yang pertama memakai di RT/RW sendiri mungkin akan menjadi trend-setter. Harga adalah tolak ukur yang kesekian. Bisa memakai Google Glass mungkin adalah impian.
Dan juga mimpi masa kecil . Sambil cengar-cengir sendiri di depan kaca, bergaya bagai Bejita. Sambil memakai Google Glass dan memfoto selfie di depan kaca, bisa kini dilakukan. Tanpa repot-repot memegang smartphone, cukup ucapkan “OK glass, make me like Vegeta…
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Fancy Widgets v3.4.3

Highly customizable, beautiful widgets for your Android home screen

Fancy Widgets v3.4.3 market.android.com.fancywidgets
New version (v3.x) highlights : 
★ All new widget designs
★ Additional widget styles
★ Better skin support
★ Access to the Fancy Widgets Market
★ Moon phase calculation
★ New widget sizes (1x1, 2x1, 4x1, 4x2, 4x4)
★ Choice of AccuWeather as your weather provider
★ Multiple ocation support for both clock and weather


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  • Clock with customizable time and date format
  • Current weather condition and 3/4-day weather forecast
  • Celsius and Fahrenheit temperature support
  • Geo-location for weather or search city by name/zip code
  • Configurable refresh interval
  • Additional information (e.g., battery level) on the widget
  • Customizable widget tap actions
  • Automatic sunrise/sunset time calculation
  • Moon phase calendar
  • Different widget sizes and styles with skin support
  • Access to the Fancy Widgets Market and convenient skin management
  • Many customization options to make your beautiful widgets
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  • Multiple location support for both clock and weather
  • Choice of Google, WeatherBug or AccuWeather for weather forecast
  • Current temperature notification
  • Severe weather alerts with customizable notification options
  • Easy backup/restore of your widget settings
  • Over 400 clock and weather skins to decorate your home screen
  • Fancy weather animations (rain, storm, snow, etc.)
  • Fancy Widgets 1x1: weather icon, moon phase, date, battery
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  • Fancy Widgets 4x1: digital/flip home (clock and weather), weather, forecast, digital/flip clock
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  • Even more customization options

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Added Catalan translation.
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CES 2013: what to expect

Vegas, Baby...!!!

The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES, is one of the largest showcases of new technology in the world. Hosted by the Consumer Electronics Association in Las Vegas, CES 2013 will open to press and exhibitors from every facet of the electronics industry, and Andronimouz will be there. We'll descend upon the gambling capital of the world for four days of basking in the glow of the latest computers, televisions, cameras, phones and more.

With plenty of winners and losers, last year's CES 2012 was big news for many reasons. Firstly, the show floor opened on Jan. 9, a week later than usual. LG and Sony unveiled 55-inch Ultra High-Definition TVs, then the largest in the world. Intel gave us a glimpse of the touch enabled Ultrabooks we've been seeing everywhere lately. Lastly, and most notably, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave the company's last CES keynote, introducing the world to Windows 8's Metro interface, and announcing Xbox 360 apps for Fox, IGN and more.To follow that, CES 2013 will be a mix of keynote razzle dazzle, sneak peeks at the latest tech, and introductions to products that will go from patently unaffordable to a given in every living room, a lot faster than you'd believe.Before andronimouz hits the CES 2013 show floor from Jan. 8-11, we thought we'd put together a preview of the gadget glory you can expect from our on the ground coverage.


Galaxy S4 with Full HD Super AMOLED display
As the major hardware manufacturer taking up CES real estate, it's no surprise Samsung should (so far) dominate the rumor mill.
This one has a Full HD Super AMOLED display arriving at the show, but that's not all: chances are we'll see such a screen housed inside the Galaxy S4.
A Samsung source reported that the display's resolution will reach 1920 x 1080 and a staggering 441 ppi, but the real point of interest is in the ultra-thin and energy efficient AMOLED technology.
Fingers crossed Samsung decides to bring a SIV with such a screen as its CES carry on.


Huawei Ascends take flight
With Windows Phone 8 reveals by Nokia, HTC and Samsung already in the books, it was easy to forget that a fourth manufacturer received a Microsoft nod to use the new OS.
China's Huawei may take the CES stage to bring its WP8 dish to the party in the form of the Ascend W1.
Though the Ascend W1 will be the last guest to arrive, it may turn out to be the phone everyone flocks to if a cheap asking price is tacked on.
The firm may also introduce the higher-end Ascend W3, a phone with a 4.5-inch display that recently leaked online.
Huawei has kept its lips sealed on whether it's even working on one or more Windows Phone 8 handsets, so CES could be the time it decides to open up.


World's largest Ultra HD TV from Samsung
Can you say "whoa?" Samsung is about to set mouths agape with an 85-inch Ultra HD LED TV, "the world's largest commercialized UHD LED TV."
The company made the over eight million pixel tube official Nov. 12, and we're looking forward to standing wide-eyed before the mondo television that probably makes the lights on the Strip look like dying flashlights.


Samsung rebrands itself
Despite having the best-selling smartphone in the world and running an operating system on clip to eclipse all others, Samsung is reportedlypreparing quite the rebranding at CES 2013.
While we don't necessarily anticipate a radical image reimagining, we do expect Samsung will take advantage of the stage (and a keynote speech) to introduce a new facet to its business identity – a refresh, as it were.

One of CES's exhibit categories is "Digital Health and Fitness," so Samsung will likely tack onto that theme with the introduction of products (or the retooling of current devices) that fit into the health and wellness category.

Samsung has reportedly hired a design team that's worked with Nike on some of that company's branding initiatives, so we'll likely see some dynamic stuff from South Korea in Vegas.
As Samsung continues to grow from an Asian powerhouse to a global one, how it sells itself to a broad international audience will be key to its future.

We expect Stephen Woo, president of Samsung Electronics' device solutions division, to set the tone of the company's refreshed self during his keynote address Jan. 9.

The debut of Ultra High-Definition television

It took a while but CRT televisions have finally become the stuff of garage sales and trips to grandma's house, and 3D screens have just started to crack the home market. Now everyone's lovely flatscreen is about to become a little bit obsolete, thanks Ultra High-Definition.

After a brief flirtation with 4K high-definition, the CEA settled on the name Ultra HD. However, Sony, always one to buck a naming trend (remember Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD?) has said it will stick with numbered moniker, calling its pixel-dense displays 4K Ultra High-Definition (4K UHD).


Still, everyone seems to be in agreement over the spec requirements set by the CEA, defining what it takes to be called Ultra HD. According to the group, Ultra means at least 8 million pixels, with a minimum resolution of 3840 x 2160, and an aspect ratio of at least 16 x 9.

Now the question is how big will the screens at CES 2013 be? There's debate between engineers as to whether anyone can even tell the difference between UHD and regular HD on a display that's less than 100-inches. And when will these TVs become affordable? Right now they're around $20,000 (UK£12,515, AUD $19,210), keeping them firmly in Donald Trump and Richard Branson territory.

Intel introduces a new mobile processor, stakes its claim
Intel is probably one of the most recognizable names coming to CES 2013, though it's not the only chipmaker making a stand on the Vegas exhibit floor.
We expect Intel to show up big at the event, schooling the competition on how it's done, and very likely announcing a new mobile processor or two as well as some destined for PCs.


Intel is in an interesting position in terms of its mobile future: although it claims to have 20 Windows 8 tablets sporting its new Z2760 processor coming to market soon, the firm's chips are currently only found in six smartphones.

ARM and its licensees (Nvidia and Qualcomm) are making a killing in the mobile space and all are heading down to Nevada for the show, creating a perfect storm for one-up-man ship on the Strip.
ARM-based chips, while found in major money makers like the iPad and various Android tablets, aren't terribly up to snuff when it comes to processing prowess.
Yet Intel hasn't even breached the realm of relevancy smartphone space, making CES the time where it needs to stake that claim.

There's been talk that Apple may chuck Intel as its CPU provider in the coming years. Cupertino recently developed a poppy processor for its iPad 4 – the A6X – a chip that's reportedly twice as fast as those found in older iPads.

For that reason alone, Intel has got to show why it's relevant in mobile and why it deserves to be considered the top chipmaker in the world now and for years to come.
We'd love to see Intel not only announce a new mobile processor, but unveil a new partnership. It's got to prove it can work well with others (and capture consumer imagination) if it hopes to move deeper into smartphones and tablets.

Nvidia trumps out Tegra 4
Nvidia's Tegra 3 has done quite for itself this year, jumping into phones like HTC's One X+ and tablets such as Google's Nexus 7 and Microsoft'sSurface.
That doesn't mean Nvidia doesn't have its eyes to the horizon, and we believe the company will introduce its Tegra 4 processor come CES.



Word of the T40 (the new Tegra's model number) got going in April, with a report pointing to early 2013 as the time the Tegra 3's successor would ascend the throne.
At the time, it sounded like the Tegra 4 would fit four new Cortex A15 ARM chips, taking it way past the A9 Cortex chip summit.

Speeds of 1.8GHz are probably going to be average for the new processor, while by the middle/end of the year, 2.0 should be its cruising GHz.
If we're lucky, we might even see an Android or Windows 8 tablet poke about with the Tegra 4 inside.

Microsoft's show no more
The Consumer Electronics Show has long been Microsoft's chance to shine. The software giant has always given flashy presentations, usually involving celebrities. Shaq, Conan O'Brien, Ryan Seacrest, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and more have all appeared to help co-founder Bill Gates and current CEO Steve Ballmer show of the company's latest tech.

Sadly, CES 2013 will be the first year where Microsoft won't be giving one of its signature keynote presentations. It gave the world plenty of notice, saying in December 2011 that CES 2012 would be its last. Steve Ballmer's last presentation at the Las Vegas trade show focused on Metro, the new Live Tile-based interface for Windows 8.


Companies have moved quickly to fill the space left by Microsoft's exodus. Qualcomm has nabbed the open keynote slot. The telecommunications mogul will be giving its Born Mobile keynote on Monday, January 7th. Meanwhile, satellite provider Dish and appliance manufacturer Hisense snapped up Microsoft's booth space in under an hour.

However, Venturebeat has quoted CEA president Gary Shapiro as saying, "Microsoft will have something" at CES 2013. While it's unknown what that something will be, there are plenty of possibilities.


More Windows Phone 8devices? A Microsoft Surface Pro running Windows 8? Its all in the realm of possibility.
Via Venturebeat


LG unveils Smart TV platform underpinned by HP's webOS
While we expect LG to march out a bevvy of phones and TVs, including some we haven't seen before, what's really piquing our interest heading into the new year is word that it may launch a Smart TV service based on webOS.


web OS, the open source system developed by HP, could take the reigns from LG's antiquated NetCast Smart TV interface during the show, a move that wouldn't leave our jaws dropped.

HP delivered on its promise to walk out webOS to the public by September, a vow it made in January, and now it needs a big product and solid partner to get its face out there.

The marriage between the two should be equal – reports have HP providing the OS while LG will plug in its dual-core L9-powered motherboards.

If our expectations pan out, we'll likely see the death of LG's small screen partnership with the struggling Google TV service, a relationship LG championed at CES 2012 yet has since cooled.

Automotive electronics
The CEA estimates that factory-installed automotive technology will generate $8.7 billion dollars in 2013, so it's no wonder seven major car companies will be on the show floor.


Audi, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia and Subaru will be joined more than 100 auto tech companies displaying the latest in-car tech. This is a record setting presence for the automotive industry at CES.


Displays and presentations will include electric drive technology. GoElectricDrive TechZone will demonstrate electric vehicles paired with their respective charging stations, ones that can be used at homes and in public facilities. 


The Safe Driver presentation will show more than the typical hands-free devices, highlighting technologies that can help drivers park, watch their speed and avoid collisions.

However, not everything between automakers and car tech designers is completely sunny. With so much hardware being put into cars before they even leave the factory, will the aftermarket industry be facing an all-time low? A presentation titled "Are Automakers Running the Aftermarket Off the Road?" will address the issue.








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The S3 is good, but it's not perfect !


It certainly feels like Samsung is taking over the world right now – at least, the Android world. There's no doubt that last year's Galaxy S2 was arguably the phone of the year.

And not in recent times, discounting Apple of course, can we remember the anticipation and expectation of a phone as much as the Galaxy S3.

If you needed a barometer of this, just look at how it was unveiled. Not at MWC like lots of others, but its own event. Yep, the Galaxy line has reached the level where it can guarantee hoards will come just for an unveiling. Very Cupertino.

But despite the whooping masses and the queues on launch day, it wasn't the five star phone we hoped it would be... there's still very much room for improvement. So here's what we'd like to see for next year's SIV.

Samsung Galaxy S4 screen

This was the main source of criticism. The Galaxy S2 had an amazing Super AMOLED Plus display – and boy, was it vibrant. The S3 upped the screen size from 4.3-inches to 4.8-inches and the pixel density went from 217 to 306 to take a run at the iPhone's Retina Display.
But, Samsung also opted for a PenTile approach, to the chagrin of geeks. What does that mean for the end user?
Well, the screen looks great but you can make out pixels if you really, really strain. And some of the vivacity and colour saturation is lost. On the plus side, Samsung reckons the screen will last longer – but we'd rather see a much more S2-like screen with a sharper resolution - and given that's now appeared on the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, we're pretty hopeful we'll get it on the Samsung Galaxy S4 too.
Alternatively, there have been a number of rumours that Samsung is going to bring a flexible screen to the Galaxy S4 - but given the Korean brand is already pushing the delivery of such tech back into 2013 for its customers, we think we'll be in Galaxy S5 territory before that happens.

Samsung Galaxy S4 release date
It seems more than likely that Samsung will eschew MWC 2013 once more for the release of its top handset, instead focusing on the launch in May 2013, which we'd really like to see.

This makes sense for a number of reasons: time to allow the current customers to buy the S3, being able to scoop up all the customers about to come out of contract from the S2 and also not making its fans feel like its throwing out a new flagship phone every three seconds.

However, that didn't stop the rumour mill deciding that the Galaxy S4 launch was set for March 2013, based on something a Samsung 'representative' said to the media. The brand quickly took to Twitter to discredit the rumours, so it looks like the middle of the year launch is still firmly on the cards.

Beam and beam again

Samsung may be setting up its Galaxy Beam smartphone as an individual entity but we'd love the ability to be able to beam stuff straight from our S4 onto a wall and truly show off the eight-core and Super HD capabilities.
 Imagine the faces of iFans when it's a spec-off and you shine THAT (literally) in their faces.

The fact of the matter is that the S3 has the processing power to run graphically-intense offerings and the Google Play store lets you download movies. As long as there was some way of also booming out the sound, we think this would be a great addition

Samsung Galaxy S4 battery

Ok, we admit we always want more. The S2's 1,650mAh was manageable and the S3's 2,100mAh blows that out of the water. But it's still only OK.

You can get by on a day of moderate use but if you use this phone heavily (and we're talking watching TV shows on the morning and evening commute alongside your normal tinkering), this handset will still want a plug in at some point.

Motorola has proven it can be done by whacking a 3,300mAh power pack into the RAZR Maxx which can still be considered a skinny Minnie. Something of that size – along with ICS and Samsung's power management abilities – would really be the icing on the Ice Cream Sandwich.
Samsung Galaxy S4 design

We've lost count of the amount of people we've shown our device off to who've replied with the words: "Yeah, it's great but looks like a bit of a toy." It's a double-edged sword: the plastic is used to keep this handset nice and light, but does detract from what should be a premium device.

A bit of glass wouldn't go amiss. Android users, say what you like about the iPhone 4/4S (and we know you won't be short of words), but aside from being smash-tastic, the glass really adds that premium and expensive feel that the S3 just doesn't have.

Forget what your mum told you – it's what's on the outside that counts too, so the Samsung Galaxy S4 needs to step it up in the design stakes.

Better S-Voice


S-Voice just isn't there. At least Siri had the nous to call itself a BETA so that it could be excused for not getting things right at times. The problem we have with S-Voice is it just doesn't seem to be able to do much.

Sure, it can tell you what the weather is like if you really can't be bothered to look out the window. And it'll save you 10 seconds by setting an alarm.

But it's just not powerful enough - and is, frankly, awful for something that's supposed to be a headline feature on one of the world's best smartphones.

We've actually been using Speak To It Assistant far more often because it's superior. Samsung could do worse than buy a company like this to give the Galaxy S4 a real chance of being the best voice-controlled mobile out there.

Better Mac support
Yep, we know many consumers believe Mac users account for only 0.000001% of Android owners (why wouldn't they just buy an iPhone, right?)

But there are lots who like Apple computers as well as Android devices. And up until the S3, they got on famously.


But Android has changed the rules and how storage works so that it follows the MTP Protocol which plays along brilliantly with Windows but can't stand Macs.


Yes, we know this is a Google issue and not something that Samsung can be blamed for. But having said that, the HTC One X also runs Ice Cream Sandwich and it has managed to tweak the code enough for there to not be a problem.


Please Samsung – don't shut them out. Ice Cream Sandwich may be frozen – but we shouldn't be, so when you bring out the Jelly Bean or Key Lime Pie-powered Galaxy S4, let's get some support.


Samsung Galaxy S4 accessories

Samsung unveiled the SIII alongside a raft of accessories – the usual things like cases were complimented by the C-Pen (like the Note 2's S-Pen but smaller) and the dongle for connecting to your TV to stream stuff.


The problem is, they're all so expensive: £20 for the C-Pen and the best part of £70 for the AllShare Dongle. They're not mainstream accessories – and little wonder.


If Samsung made these cheaper – or even threw them into the box for the Galaxy S4 (highly unlikely, but we can dream) then it would make for a much happier customer.


Perhaps a premium package where you spend a little more but get the accessories at the same time would work... people like to get the most out of things when they get their shiny new device.


Better charging


Plug it in and charge until it's full. That's always been the way. But we'd love to see a more advanced version of charging - ditching the wires should be more prevalent.

Maybe something similar to the conductive methods used by Palm in the Pre which never really caught on. The idea being that you don't have to plug the phone in to charge, just place it on a particular mat or place and it does it automatically.The S3 has that functionality, but it's hardly been well-publicised since launch.

The likes of Nokia with the Lumia 920 have been banging on about the amazing world of wireless charging for ages now, with a range of accessories too. Given that it will all be based on the Qi wireless charging standard, we'll soon see reams of coffee shops and airports with these charging stations littered around - just don't forget to watch your phone.

Or how about something really radical – like a battery that can also charge kinetically on the S4. Sure, it would be slow but wouldn't it be great if you could go for a run and manage to gain an extra 10 or 20% just by doing so to get you through the day? Radical – yes. But Samsung is known for its innovation.


Improved speakers

As beautiful and wonderful as the S3 is, the speaker still sounds tinny. Ringtones sound cheap and when it is on its back, they're also muffled. At least the iPhone has a bit of bass.


But what about going a bit further? Have three or four powerful but small speakers around the rim so when you play music, it comes out loud and with a bit of bass.


Hell, even make it so strong that it negates the need for a travel dock so you can play music at a decent volume when you nip away for the weekend or are sitting on the beach. That'd be a real selling point.


Better media offerings

The range Samsung has in its various hubs is admirable - the Music Hub has a lot of functionality with streaming and radio recommendations, and the Video Hub... well, it has some videos. But it's bitty and on top of that you've got all of Google's media offerings too. This is one of Apple's strengths – it just all works as one ecosystem.


Maybe Samsung could look at teaming up with Google or even Amazon to create a 'super media store' that would really knock the socks off Apple when it launches the S4 - imagine a service where you got unlimited movie streaming each month as part of your contract.


But even if it's just incorporating a Samsung Galaxy Store, open to all, into Google Play, that would at least be an improvement. Some say Android is fragmented. Why not lead the way, Samsung, and end that by pushing to have it all in one place?

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