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Filed under: Windows Mobile, Mobile Minute

PointUI comes to Windows Mobile 2003, VGA devices

PointUITired of staring at your Windows Mobile phone or PDA's home screen and application menus? PointUI is a lightweight and free application that completely changes the way you interact with Windows Mobile devices.

PointUI launched earlier this year, but initially the software only ran on Windows Mobile 5.0 and newer devices with 320 x 240 pixel displays. But now the developers have released two public alpha versions. One is designed to run on Windows Mobile 2003 devices, while the other works with WM5.0/6 devices that have VGA displays. While we were able to run the WM2003 version on a Dell Axim X50v PDA with a 640 x 480 pixel display, we wouldn't recommend repeating our experiment. This WM2003 version is s-l-o-w on VGA devices. It seems rather zippy on QVGA displays though.

So what exactly does PointUI do? It provides an easy to use interface with large finger-friendly buttons and pretty screen transitions. PointUI is also customizable, allowing you to bookmark the applications you use most. We're not really convinced that PointUI makes it easier or quicker to perform day to day tasks on a Windows Mobile phone or PDA. But it cetainly is pretty to look at.

[via MobilitySite]

Filed under: Windows Mobile, Mobile Minute

Pointui: New Windows Mobile interface app coming soon


It seems like every week there's a new application hitting the streets that aims to turn your Windows Mobile device into an iPhone. If you really want an iPhone, you should probably just buy one. On the other hand, if you prefer Windows Mobile applications, but like the look of the iPhone program launcher, we can understand why applications like Pointui are attractive.

Pointui appears to be scheduled for a Jan 1, 2008 launch. There's not much info available on the application's home page yet, but there are a series of Flickr photos and the YouTube video you see above. Pointui replaces the Windows Mobile start page with a new home page that lets you launch applications by sliding from one to the next. The settings menus are also replaced by large easy to see buttons.

It's not clear that Pointui will make it easier to use a Windows Mobile device. In fact, it appears that in some situations it could take longer to find and launch applications than it would take using the default interface. But it's nice to have choices. One of the advantages of Windows Mobile for now is that the SDK is available, meaning there are tons of third party applications that let you customize your user experience. The iPhone SDK doesn't come out until early next year, and somehow we doubt the first thing developers will do is try to emulate the Windows Mobile experience on the iPhone.

[via Mobility Site]

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