Motorola Droid Pro Review

 The Motorola Droid Pro is a model that runs Google's Android OS but has a design reminiscent of BlackBerrys.

It is one of a recent group of smartphones from Verizon Wireless catering to a more business-oriented market than their predecessors, sporting the ability to work overseas.

 

 It has a contract-free price tag of $480, dropping to $180 with a two-year service contract, though other retailers may offer it for even less.

BUILD & DESIGN

While many current Android devices are thinly veiled attempts to mimic the iPhone, the Droid Pro clearly has another target: the segment of business users that are mostly addicted to the BlackBerry and it's constant email access.

I'm not a BlackBerry user myself, but I am a member of the demographic that must have a keyboard, preferably in a one-piece design like this. So I came into this review curious about the Droid Pro, both because of it's slightly unusual design, and because it seemed to have the qualities I look for in a smartphone: a great spec sheet, simple design, and -- hopefully -- a solid operating system.

Screen

A key difference between the Droid Pro and its rivals is that while QWERTY-bar phones often include a relatively small  screen with a landscape orientation, the Pro has a larger portrait-oriented screen. This makes it a little longer than it's relatives within the class, but considering everything that is packed into this device, the Droid Pro is actually surprisingly compact.

Compared directly to my usual phone, a Samsung Jack, the Droid Pro is about a third of an inch taller -- and that's it. They're the same width, and roughly the same thickness, though the Droid Pro is actually a tiny bit thinner over most of the casing, with a small bulge along the top rear. Even granted that my Jack is cheaper and is a year old, I was pleasantly surprised by the size.

Despite it's compact footprint, it squeezes in a 3.1 inch, half-VGA screen -- not the largest or highest resolution on an Android-based device, but roughly comparable to the first three generations of iPhones.

Keyboard

Given the device's size constraints, I had been half expecting the keyboard to be cramped. So it was another pleasant surprise that it was, in fact, every bit as usable as the better thumb keyboards I've tried out.

Good key travel, key separation, and feel. The number keys are spread out along the top row, instead of being placed in a conventional grid formation. The good news, though is that this is made up for by a large and very usable on-screen keypad available from the phone dialer application. Or, you can just speak the number that you want to call -- but we'll get to that later.

Other Buttons & Controls

One of the ways the Droid Pro saves space is by not having a directional pad or directional control of any kind, which is a departure for most QWERTY-bar style phones. At first, I didn't think that I was going to be happy about that omission. Now, after having gotten to use it a bit, I'm not nearly as put out as I expected to be. Yes, there's some situations where it would be nice to have a physical directional control -- particularly navigating cramped web page elements, or relocating a cursor for text entry. But for the most part I've gotten along quite well using touchscreen gestures for scrolling and practicing accurate fingertip clicking.

My biggest complaint about the Droid Pro's design lies in the four navigation buttons right above the keyboard. Because they're part of the screen, and therefore touch sensitive, it's fairly easy to accidentally "push" them if your finger brushes the screen accidentally. Since the center two buttons -- those most likely to be hit accidentally -- both take you back out of the application you're using, it can be very annoying to have to go back and re-start what you were doing. Since you can't vary the sensitivity of these buttons -- and they really do have a hair trigger -- the only real cure for this is time and practice, to get used to having them there and not letting your fingers stray.

With the memory card tucked under the battery cover, the only open ports are the Micro-USB plug on the lower left hand side, and the 3.5 mm audio jack on top. It's nice to have a standard audio plug again, though I wouldn't object to having all the plugs on the bottom, so that I could have a nice car dock for the thing, but that's rather a nitpick.

Overall, the build quality feels good, the design is sleek and very usable, and it packs all it's features into a very reasonable size and weight.

Best Home Design Pictures and Lighting

Most of my blog's contents are talking about best home design pictures, here are several of best home design with amazing lighting design. The best home design is a concept house that can be classified into the choice of many people today. 

Best home design photos can you make with a design that you can take by clicking the image that is in this web. The windows are large and long to be resulting in a beautiful view and also draws on the best home design photos. 

The luxurious white color will make a spectacular appearance on the best home design photos. Pond located at the rear of home will make a fresh impression in the match with a beautiful view on the best home design photos. Futuristic design that will create an atmosphere of luxury on the best home design photos.

Interior and exterior lighting make it be a best home design

 Lighting can change everything, by installing a proportional lighting for both interior and exterior, you house may become a best home design, lighting can improve the feature of decoration, color and theme.

Colorize Your Room with Favorite Color

 Blue color for living room is one of my favorite color, on this room, we need to complete the room decorations with blue ornament. See the pillows, lamps and glasses, with this blue color, I really like this place.

This green bathroom use a minimalist design, a simple but it's the most wanted interior design for today.

Bedroom's Wallpaper Ideas Gallery

 Are you finding a nice bedroom design? These bedroom ideas with modern wallpaper is one of idea that you can apply to your bedroom. Bedroom is everyone’s most private place. That’s why we tend to give more personal touch to it. The key is: Let your ideas flow freely. Taken from hotel FOX, via my-home-solution, these picture are a creative idea in designing modern bedroom by completing the wallpaper with the bedroom main color. On the first picture, there is a Kinpro: Mori's bedroom, Travelling imagination. Chisato’s inspiration came from her homeland of Hokkaido in the north of Japan: “There is a lot of nature and countryside there. There are four distinct seasons to the year and there is a lot of snow in winter.

Here is Birgit Amadori, Amadori is currently very interested in myths, legends, and mystical symbols and wanted to create magical rooms (in the traditional sense) full of life and a rich diversity: “You are invited to spend a night at the King's Court.

 Here is another Birgit Amadori, named King's Forest, King’s Forest is a place of spiritual freedom, and also a place to gather energy. Take a stroll through King’s Forest and see what secrets are hidden behind its trees. And the last picture is Hort's Cultivated Nature Bedroom, Hort see creating a hotel room as a responsibility: “Someone is going to live in this room for a while, they are going to breathe the atmosphere more intensely than someone just visiting like at an exhibition. This is an artificial world that will surround the hotel guest from top to bottom.

Wall System Planning with Storage Furniture

Designing something new modern and stylist wall storage need a special consideration, but the important thing is how to choose a beautiful furniture combination and decoration style. Here are the picture of wall storage furniture installation from arredamentidiotti, Here are the descriptions:

Exclusive "silkscreen" glasses mounted on upper hanging cabinets, low benches and bookshelves with thick solid wood panels, hyper-thin metal shelves, exclusive materials as aluminum foil, carved handles, led lighting, the turnable Tv stand, the extreme modularity...all in Planning is "planned" towards luxury and design joined for wall system units.

Feng Shui Based Asian Kitchen Design

A good feng shui kitchen brings good health and well beings to the occupant. This is an important room both in the East and West. Not only it reflects a family fortune and prosperity, it is also the most heavily trafficked room connected to fond memories of pleasant aromas and intimate conversation.

Choosing the Right Feng Shui Colors

White is a good dominating color to use here as it symbolizes purity and cleanliness. This Metal element color goes well with the strong Fire element in this place (Fire destroy Metal. Refrain from using Red (Fire element), Black/Dark blue (Water element) and Green (Wood element) as the dominating element color. Introducing Fire and Wood elements (Wood Produce Fire) as the dominant color create an overwhelming Fire element in the kitchen. On the other hand, Water destroys Fire. Instead, selective introduction of light leafy green, Red and Dark Blue/Black to the kitchen color scheme are fine.

Furniture Placement

The heart of the kitchen is the stove and much emphasis is placed on its positioning.

 Take note that especially for the stove,

Should not be directly in line with the front door.

Should not be position directly under the window as it lacks support. If relocation is not possible then keep the blinds down while cooking.

Should not be place directly beside the fridge or sink since this create direct clash of the water and fire elements. You may place green crystals between them to act as a moderator.

Should be placed away from the direct line of door.

If you live in a 2 storey building, ensure the stove is not place directly below the lavatory.

Stove should not face the toilet.

Another rule of Feng Shui:

Keep the floor of kitchen in clean and clear, Do not put any items on the kitchen floor: It could be more dangerous than any other rooms in your house. It's not only about Feng Shui Kitchen or the energy flow, it's also a simple house safety rules.

Kitchen under ladder is not a good feng shui kitchen, Some small house has to use space under the ladders to be cooking area. This is not a good Feng Shui Kitchen at all. People who use the kitchen may have accident easily.

believe it or not, its just a rule of Asian feng shui based kitchen.

Modern Kitchen Design

Sometimes referred to as the heart of the home, the kitchen is a place to prepare and cook food and, depending on the size, can be used to eat and entertain guests. In Ancient Greek homes, this room was a central open air patio but it was not until around 1800 that the stove, which enclosed fire completely, made cooking indoors possible. As technology advances, so do kitchens' design and efficiency. The introduction of the kitchen island has lent more flexibility to the positioning of the kitchen cabinets and kitchen sink, and helped make open plan kitchens and dining rooms a reality. 

MG Icon Concept preview

 At the 2012 Beijing Auto Show MG will present the Icon Concept, a midsize SUV with a design inspired by the brand’s classic model.

At the upcoming Beijing Show (25 April – 2 May 2012), MG is unveiling the Icon Concept, which – as the name suggests – adopts a design influenced by MG’s heritage.

More specifically, the front end with the round headlights and chromed grille and the fastback rear end have some reminiscences of the MGB GT of the 1960s.

The interior is more futuristic and features a symmetric dashboard with integrated LCD displays.

Among the main design elements are the metal-finished stripes that run in the door panels and along the lower area of the dashboard and the three circular air vents at the center of the dashboard, visually recalled by the steering wheel center piece.

The rear seats can be folded to leave space for a flat cargo area.

According to the first information the car – developed by SAIC designers – is based on the Roewe 350 and could be launched on the market with a 1.5 liter gasoline engine and a choice between front- and all-wheel drive transmission.