E71 Wrapup Thoughts
The E71 is getting packed up and sent back to Nokia this weekend, but before I do so, I wanted to add some notes about it that might prove helpful to some of you who are interested in this smooth mobile.
- As a device to keep you connected, there really are few that are better. Yes, the interface might feel a lot dated compared to others, but its simple and very esily gets the job done.
- I found it pretty easy to manage contacts and calendar information with the built-in applciations; though their abilities can be extended with 3rd party software.
- For a Bible reader, I use S60 Bible Reader as that one is able to use the same Bibles that I had from the Palm OS application Bible+. It not as stout in terms of bookmarking and taking notes as other apps are, but its solid in terms of just reading while in service, study, or just when sitting and enjoying the day.
- Many people ask where you can purchase it, and your only options in the US at this point are from online retailers, or Nokia flagship stores in Chicago and NYC. You would be getting the benefit of purchasing it without a contract, which over the life of the device keeps things nice and inexpensive.
- The battery life, oh such nice battery life. Only BlackBerrys are better. But you win with much better software and hardware here in my opinion.
Feel free to ask any other questions that may come to mind about the E71. As I get other devices, look for them to be shared here as well.
Labels: Bible+, BlackBerry, E71, S60 Bible Reader, smartphone
posted by Antoine @ 10/03/2008 10:00:00 AM
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5 Comments:
Is there a similar Bible+ reader for BB OS?
The only one's I've seen are by Olive Tree and Laridian. There are none that I know of that can use Bibles from Bible+. I would imagine though that it would not be too difficult if a Java developer wanted to build such an applicaiton though. Given my involvement with Bible+, this would be something that would definitely benefit the effort there.
Here's one from YouVersion: http://www.youversion.com/bb
I'm trying to install S60 bible into my nokia E71. I've got the unboundbible files in txt format. Can I just transfer them into my phone in txt format? Or do I have to convert it to PDB format?
@SabrinaW: You would need the .PDB files in order to read them in S60 Bible Reader. You can download Bibles from the S60 Bible Reader website, via their Google Project page, or the Palm Bible+ website (palmbibleplus.sourceforge.net).
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