JGUI Vista Smartphone Interface
JGUI has been producing software for Windows Mobile devices for some time now and they sent me a notice about a new interface for Windows Mobile smartphones and Phone Edition devices that is so cool I jumped right on it. With all the mania surrounding the launch of Windows Vista, this program is not only timely but one of the best interfaces I’ve seen yet for Smartphones. I immediately loaded it up on my Samsung i320 Windows Mobile Smartphone and was hooked right away.
The Vista Smartphone Interface (VSI) is a beautiful interface that transforms the smartphone into a very cool tool. The Today screen becomes an interactive, animated screen that displays the date, the time with an analog clock, signal strength and battery level. Heck, it’s too hard to describe, you just need to see it for yourself:
VSI is free for the home screen only but to get the full joy of the program you need to purchase the full version. You can find it on Handango for $19.99 (cheaper for club members) and on the JGUI web site.
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Errr, James how many phones are you using anyway ? I thought you were on a XV6700 lately ?
Very, very, cool! I downloaded the trial from Handango and loaded it on my T-mobile Dash. Unfortunately, it won’t run ): Oh well…maybe the next version.
Elo, I picked up aT-mobile account since I get a lot of phones to tryout, especially from Nokia. I am using the Samsung currently and really like it. I still have the xv6700 and use it for my business phone, which is Verizon.
Feralboy, email the developer (JGUI) as they are still working on it. Perhaps the Dash is locked, like the Blackjack.
I got report from someone with HTC Dash, and he said that Vista Smartphone Interface runs smoothly. Probably he has unlocked device. When I will summarise all reports, I will add details on VSI page.
Thanks for showing me this program. First I was disappointed that I have a PPC phone and it would not be available, but then I saw that it is also available on ppcs. Hooray.
So I installed the beta version, since trying out the regular version wasn’t optimized for portrait screens, it works quite well. Though it still needs some tweaking on the layout.
What is cool though, is that you can use gestures to flip the pages left to right, I don’t know about up and down yet, since it is trial, only limited on the items shown, but it is definetely cool.
Thanks
Thanks for the suggestion JK — and thanks for the response, JG. It actually crashes my T-mobile Dash and I have to power cycle it to get it to work. I don’t know if that sounds like a locked device or not, but there you go.
You need to app-unlock your device to install this. I have a tmobile Dash that I unlocked and it runs perfectly. Pretty much exactly as JK showed in the video.
I like this application but I feel it would be even more cool and valuable if it was a true Today screen and not an application. You cannot go to the missed calls from this screen, you must get to it from the regular Today screen or the phone. Also, Handango shows 19.99 as their regular price but Shopping Cart charges 24.99.
I downloaded the paid version from Handango, installed on my T-Mobile Dash (T-Mobile Customer) and it does not work! During the installation process, it asked me if I wanted to continue, as it would install a earlier version of Windows. After a “successful installation, I tried to open BUT the screen goes black and the Dash freezes up… Who knows what’s going on, so an email has been sent to the developer and Handango. I will advise on final details…Thanks for the opportunity to post this! Regards, David
Works great on the Q, some features are not working yet but I think that they will get it working even better