The Phones Show video podcast (used to be The Smartphones Show)

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www.thephonesshow.com

The sponsor of this show is Symbian, many thanks to them!

"Your show is excellent. I try not to miss watching it, one of the very few video podcasts I watch. ...I enjoy seeing the wide variety of devices you review. Thanks for putting on a well researched, well presented and thoroughly entertaining show." Steve Cousins
"All of your videos were extremely informative and to-the-point" Jusko
"Great videos, smart and full of info" Carlodi
"Love your show and your ability to properly present the features of phone technology. It is obvious you have a long history with Mobile technology and understand the devices very well and know how to utilise the technology to it’s fullest, even pushing the boundaries." Mark Grimwood
"I love your show, your practical approach to reviewing smartphones with an emphasis on how they will work in the real world is a breath of fresh air from all the hype surrounding the release of most new phones" John Donellan
"I based my latest phone purchase upon your review... the greatest show on the Internet. Keep up the great work" Andreas Hellqvist
"Just watched show 44. OMG, it was excellent, very professional and exquisite. Hope I'll see you at BBC TV" Horia Stanescu
"The most honest, cut-to-the-chase, easy to watch/listen to show anywhere. You home in on the key details" Dave Dyer
"Ah, if only I could find a man to love me the way Steve Litchfield loves his phones...." Jo Laurence, PodFinder UK, Show 17
"You sound like James Bond and, with those gadgets, make him look outdated" Benjamin D
"I can't believe how good the video quality is - it looks more like it was shot with an expensive video camera than a pocketable smartphone" Steve Clack
"I am impressed with how you show functions and figures, and how you shine light on all these great and (some not so great) products" James Muir
"The most credible person on YouTube as far as phone specs go" C Solomon
"Keep up the great work, your podcasts are so informative and unbiased" Celyn Jones
"I can't believe how thoroughly you reviewed these phones... Good job! *hits subscribe*" R Sherfan
"With The Phones Show, you get honest and down to Earth reviews of the latest and greatest smart (and not so smart) phones." David R Gilson

Latest show - No. 84, here (also embedded above) - available in low and high resolution YouTube and MP4 versions.

Upcoming: Show 85 will have a hands-on review of the new Apple iPhone 3G S, plus a feature on phone audio and thoughts on phone form factors.

"Who's it for?"

Anyone who's either just purchased or is about to purchase a smartphone - this isn't supposed to be TV for uber-geeks or programmers, it's more 'all about smartphones for the rest of us'.

the Smartphones Show "What do I need to play The Phones Show?"

A Windows desktop or a Mac or an iPod or a PSP or a smartphone. So that's just about everybody sorted then!

"Shot ON a smartphone? Really?"

Yes, virtually all of The Phones Show is shot (video and stills) on a Nokia N82 and/or Samsung INNOV8, both Symbian OS-powered smartphones. I wanted to demonstrate how powerful some of these modern devices are in terms of multimedia creation. The Show is the proof....

"Your Show has helped me, how can I help you?"

In several ways: by spreading the word to your friends and colleagues; by linking to The Phones Show (use http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/sshow/) from your blog or web page; and by making a small donation to help keep the show going.

"Your older shows seem to need Quicktime"

Yes, for shows older than 43 I embedded the MP4 into the show page instead of the YouTube version. Most PCs and Macs could handle this because Quicktime Player is a free plug-in. But I've switched to YouTube embedding because it's even more foolproof. If you're trying to play an old show and it's not working, make sure you have the latest Quicktime etc. The MP4 file is still there behind the scenes, for the majority of viewers who grab the show via RSS (e.g. in iTunes).

See also my writings over at: AllAboutSymbian, 3-Lib and AllAboutiPhone.

All content on this site and in the Show is copyrighted to Steve Litchfield and to the relevant guest reviewers. All rights reserved, please do not distribute the video files further than your own computing equipment.

Show 84 - A Symbian special - the Nokia E75 reprised, hands-on review of the Nokia N86 8MP and an interview with Lee Williams, Executive Director of the Symbian Foundation

Show 83 - News, Hands-on review of the HTC Touch Pro 2, with a head-to-head versus the Nokia N97, plus a tour around Proporta, the cross-platform case makers

Show 82 - News, Hands-on review of the retail Nokia N97 and a June 2009 Top 5

Show 81 - News, The truth about Mobile Malware, In-depth coverage of the Skyfire cross-platform web browser and its 1.0 release

Show 80 - Review of the Nokia E75, plus a Xenon demo, the top 10 of iPhone gaming and a brief interview with Rafe Blandford

Show 79 - Extended news, plus SlingPlayer demo and thoughts on the T-Mobile G1, powered by Android

Show 78 - March Top 5 Phones, plus a hands-on preview of the world's highest specified phone, the Samsung Omnia HD

Show 77 - FAQ, TV and video for free on your phone, Demo of musician's aids on the iPhone, Video editing of phone-shot MP4 video - a winner! Plus bonus video of Rafe's new thoughts from MWC on the Nokia N97

Show 76 - Extensive news from Mobile World Congress 2009, plus detailed thoughts on Google Latitude and how it could change the world(!)

Show 75 - Convergence - how far we've come, plus hands-on review of the Blackberry Bold 9000

Show 74 - News, Demo of StyleTap, T9Nav review, Nokia E63 review, 10 Things I hate about the iPhone, Jan 2009 - Top 5 Phones in the World

Show 73 - Photos and news of the Palm Pre, plus a monster length video review of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, the first S60 5th Edition phone

Show 72 - Happy Christmas! News, plus conclusions from my phone camera studies, a demo of YouTube in Web on the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic, hands-on thoughts on the Samsung Omnia, and a demo of installing an app from the Android marketplace on the T-Mobile G1

Show 71 - The Nokia N82 and robustness, hands-on review of the HTC Touch HD and why TouchFLO needs to take over or die, plus a walkthrough of web browsing on the Android-powered T-Mobile G1

Show 70 - Hands-on reviews of the Samsung INNOV8, the Samsung i7110 and the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, plus news of Nokia's new N97

Show 69 - Hands-on review of the Sony Ericsson C905, plus a reminder about updating the firmware in your phone and a my thoughts after a day in one of Nokia's Test Centres

Show 68 - Hands-on reviews of the video/TV-focussed Nokia N96 and qwerty clamshell LG KT-610, plus top phone news

Show 67 - Hands-on preview of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic ('Tube'), plus I answer the question 'Which (smart)phone should I buy?'

Show 66 - Hands-on review of the Nokia N85 and its OLED screen; hands-on review of the HTC Touch Pro; musings on iPhone gaming

Show 65 - Hands-on review of the Samsung Tocco; Musings on Xenon flash in phones; hands-on review of the Nokia N79

Show 64 - Hands-on review of the Nokia 6650 clamshell; an iPhone conjuring trick; hands-on review of the Samsung G810

Show 63 - Hands-on review of the Nokia 6220 Classic; hands-on review of the HTC Touch Diamond (vs iPhone 3G)

Show 62 - Hands-on review of the Motorola MOTO Z10, plus my roundup of THE Top 5 (smart)phones

Show 61 - Hands-on review of the new Nokia E71, plus news and a preview of the show's future

Show 60 - Hands-on review of the Toshiba Portege G910 clamshell communicator, plus a bumper news section (including iPhone 3G) and a rant on lack of freedom in phone contracts

Show 59 - Hands-on reviews of the Asus M930 and the Black Nokia N82, along with photo overlays on S60-shot MP4 video files on an Apple Mac, News, and a plea for help

Show 58 - Head to head between the world's top 4 camera-toting (smart)phones, the Nokia N95, the N82, the Sony Ericsson K850i and the LG Viewty, all with 5 megapixel optics; Hands-on, full review of the i-Mate Ultimate 9502

Show 57 - Creating a work of Position Art with an N82; Faster Google searching on Windows Mobile and S60; Hands-on, full review of the Samsung i550 smartphone

Show 56 - News of Windows Mobile 6.1 and other top stories, the Smartphones Show FAQ, a guest spot, explaining Tilt Shift treatment of smartphone photos, plus a hands-on mini-review of the Nokia N81 8GB

Show 55 - hands-on review of the Samsung i450 (the poor man's Nokia N95?), reflections on the Apple iPhone SDK and future gaming plans, plus a walk through on adding push GMail to your smartphone

Show 54 - news from CeBIT, a walkthrough of geotagging and photo sharing with Nokia's Ovi, a look at the Blackberry Internet Service and a tutorial on putting in a Windows Mobile 6 upgrade to a bargain basement smartphone

Show 53 - extended news from Mobile World Congress, plus iPhone tips, reflections on convergence progress in the last 10 years.

Archive of earlier Smartphones Shows