The Phones Show

"Tales from the Real World" 

A new feature on The Phones Show, I'm soliciting video contributions from people like you, with a view to featuring them on the show from time to time.

Show 87 was massively popular, with everyone loving the idea of seeing what phones other people were devoted to and why, so I'd like to bring a little of this to The Phones Show on a regular basis.

For example, I might feature a short video clip of someone explaining why he'd dumped his old HTC TyTN II for a Nokia N97 mini and how he'd been getting on with it. 

If you missed out on Show 87, or if you've changed your phone since then and want to share the reasons why with the world, then here's what you need to know about submitting your clip:

  • Keep it brief. You have exactly one minute, maximum. This doesn't sound like much, but many of you did a great job in 20 seconds for show 87, I think a minute will be more than enough here!
     
  • Keep the video quality high. Minimum resolution is VGA, so no QVGA low-res videos, please. Many top-end phones film in VGA resolution or better these days, so this shouldn't be a problem.
     
  • Shoot your clip in good light. Indoors in the evenings, in your living room, isn't good enough. Light is everything when shooting photos or video. If possible, shoot in daylight, either outdoors or in a sunlit room.
     
  • Keep the audio quality high - try to avoid wind, vacuum cleaners, TVs and traffic!
     
  • If you're talking about specific devices (as is likely), then please have them on hand to wave in front of the camera - unless you happen to be shooting the video ON one of them, of course!
     
  • Videos can be sent in via email to slitchfield@gmail.com or uploaded to your own YouTube channel (I can 'rip' them from there)

So there you have it. Would you like to see your video up on screen, in front of tens of thousands of mobile enthusiasts, explaining why your choice of phone or smartphone is the best? Then why not get involved?

Thanks, all!

Steve Litchfield, October 2009

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Show 91 - News, head-to-head comparison of the main mobile application stores, ways to defeat fear(!) on the Nokia E75, plus an invite to SEE 2009 and the three top entries from the win-a-N97 competition.

Show 90 - Extended news and a hands on review of the HTC Hero.

Show 89 - Extended news (including the Nokia N900) and hands on reviews of the Nokia E52 and E55.

Show 88 - Mini-reviews of the HTC Magic and LG KS360, plus a feature on Touch vs Button-driven phones - is one better than the other?

Show 87 - User testimonies from The Phones Show audience. All videos sent in before the deadline have been published!

Show 86 - Extended News, plus 'Gotta have QWERTY', a look at effective digital zoom in the Nokia N86 and my verdict on the Samsung i8910 HD.

Show 85 - News of the HTC Hero and Nokia updates; James Burland reports on what's new in the iPhone 3GS hardware, plus I respond with a few bits they still need to add

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


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