O2 Joggler

[Del Lardo]

Well it seems that in addition to the units that refuse to download the new firmware there are also a load of them where the messaging functionality doesn't work. Not a feature I'd ever really use and it is a software fix that will come out eventually so I'm not going to bother taking this unit back. Set it up in the kitchen last night and Mrs DL loves the Internet Radio and said that as she could listen to music she'd be cooking a lot more often. Result!

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

This sounds interesting. Weren't they even more than £100 when they first launched? Hmmm. What are the specs like and is this effectively a cheap tablet PC?

They launched at £150 and have been £100 for a few months now. The £50 offer is for two weeks only as they have launched the App store. If you think of the iPad model of a touch screen UI, Apps and a very simplified UI (so you can't get to the interesting stuff) then actually a cheap tablet PC is a pretty good description. Running an Atom N230 IIRC, the screen is 800x480 and looks pretty good IMO.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Del Lardo

They launched at £150 and have been £100 for a few months now. The £50 offer is for two weeks only as they have launched the App store. If you think of the iPad model of a touch screen UI, Apps and a very simplified UI (so you can't get to the interesting stuff) then actually a cheap tablet PC is a pretty good description. Running an Atom N230 IIRC, the screen is 800x480 and looks pretty good IMO.

Y'know, thinking about this then if the screen even resembles a decent one then it's worth buying just to use as a digital photo frame. Anything else it can do would be a bonus. If it has the 230 chip (which is the same in some low end lappies IIRC) then perhaps it can be hacked into a full on tablet?

[Burble]

Bah, mine is dead! I moved it from one place in the kitchen to another and now it won't power on. The PSU is still chucking out the correct voltage.

Before it died I was very pleased with it. The screen is fantastic, not the most responsive touch screen I've ever used but it's still perfectly usable.

The speaker is a bit too quiet even on full blast so when I've got mine replaced I'll sort out a pair of amplified speakers.

[Burble]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Y'know, thinking about this then if the screen even resembles a decent one then it's worth buying just to use as a digital photo frame. Anything else it can do would be a bonus. If it has the 230 chip (which is the same in some low end lappies IIRC) then perhaps it can be hacked into a full on tablet?

Apparently it can be hacked to Ubuntu so I'm sure other operating systems would be possible.

As a digital photo frame it would be really good - the screen shows photos extremely well.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Burble

Apparently it can be hacked to Ubuntu so I'm sure other operating systems would be possible.

As a digital photo frame it would be really good - the screen shows photos extremely well.

A decent photo frame will cost that, maybe even a little more so it sounds like a bargain tbh. Having said that, thanks to you and Del Lardo I'm now £50 out of pocket as I'm going to buy one now. I remember when they came out I thought it looked like a nice little device, but the asking price ruled it out. For £50 notes its a bargain.

[Del Lardo]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Y'know, thinking about this then if the screen even resembles a decent one then it's worth buying just to use as a digital photo frame.

That was basically my thinking. At £50 it is the same price as a good digital photo frame of a similar size but you get a whole load of other functionality.


Given my experience and now Burbles I am surprised that O2 have let what is clearly a product that is not really ready out to market. It must be doing a lot of damage to their brand which is exactly the opposite of what they are trying to achieve with the Joggler. Still at £50 and with a 14 day money back guarantee (IIRC worth checking in store) I am happy enough.

[Burble]

I'm surprised at the number of failures as the product isn't exactly new to the market. That said, I don't expect they've sold terribly well with them haivng to drop the price a couple of times.

I've boxed mine up again and will take it back tomorrow. Apparently I got the last one they had in that store so I guess I'll be getting a refund and buying one elsewhere. There is another O2 store a couple of minutes walk away so I'll head there and if not I'll order one online, though their policy of only sending it to the card holders address is a bit of a pain.

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Burble

though their policy of only sending it to the card holders address is a bit of a pain.

I imagine that's because of all of the naughty people buying cellphones fraudulently.

[Burble]

Quite possibly, but it makes it more difficult for us law abiding folks to purchase from them.