New betas of SmartToolkit and IM+; great Resco releases;camera-based mouse emulator

Menneisyys · 09-29-07, 02:56 PM

I have some very good news for fellow touchscreen-less MS Smartphone (Windows Mobile Standard) users:

The new, 4.x series of Resco Audio Recorder added seamless, great call recording features (along with a much better MP3 coder - which, unfortunately, must be separately purchased) to this already-excellent audio / sound recorder application (see review HERE). Some weeks after the release of the Pocket PC version of Resco Audio Recorder 4.0, the Smartphone version, as promised, has also been released. Only (to a certain extent) matched by the latest (1.3) VITO AudioNotes (see review HERE), it's highly recommended for both people that want to make some voice recordings and the folks that would like to record their calls. I also recommend THIS MoDaCo thread for more info.
Still speaking of Resco, they have also released Resco File Explorer 2007 for the platform. As has always been, it's a MUST for every serious Smartphone user. (Also see for example THIS MoDaCo thread.)
SmartToolkit is one of the best all-in-one Start menu replacements for the MS Smartphone platforms. A new, highly updated version has just been released. As, unfortunately, the original homepage doesn’t seem to work any more, you’ll want to download the new version from this MoDaCo or this PxDxA threads. You will also want to check out the comments in these threads; along with the list of improvements.
IM+ is one of the best instant messenger client for both Pocket PC’s and Smartphones. See the Smartphone Instant Messenger Bible for more information. There is an open, public beta of the brand new, 2.x series of IM+ for the MS Smartphone platform. It, among other things, has the long-awaited, pretty much unique multi-account support. Now you can connect with several accounts of one IM service simultaneously! I only hope the developer also implements auto-logging, which is, currently, only done by mov Messenger (my, so far, favourite Instant Messaging application).

There is also a discussion thread of it at MoDaCo and SmartphoneThoughts. These threads also have the direct download links – don’t forget to check them out!
Finally, there is a very interesting thread HERE on the possibilities of emulating the cursor on MS Smartphones using the built-in camera just like VueFLO in some HTC Pocket PC phones (like the Advantage) or the games 3D Lawn Darts (see review HERE) or Fishopolis. Make sure you check out the linked thread, particularly if you’re a coder / software developer being able to help with the project!

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