TyTN II returns

Over the weekend I have had a discovery about my TyTN II font appearance courtesy of a great informer from YouTube. Most Windows Mobile device owners already know that the default fonts of the interface menus look jagged and pixelated due to the resolution of the QVGA screen. While this may not bother many people it sure does bother me, so I have always wanted to do something about it.

I was told that there is a feature called ClearType on my TyTN II that can be enabled to have the fonts take on a different look. This new softer look allows the fonts to have a much smoother appearance with rounded edging, which resembles the high resolution screens of other devices such as the Toshiba G900. Once I enable this feature from the Settings menu I am astonished by the immediate improvement to the screen of my TyTN II!! To have the clean look of the Toshiba G900 without the unstable software bugs is a huge benefit, but there is a catch: it only works in portrait mode, not landscape mode.

After a few moments of sulking I begin to resign myself to the prospect that maybe landscape ClearType just isn't meant to be, but I come back to my senses and refer to Google! It turns out that I am not the only one who has suffered from this situation, and better yet there is a solution: a free software registry editor called PHM RegEdit. While I am not exactly sure what a registry editor is, I assume that it is an app which grants a user total access to the inner workings of their device. Once I open PHM RegEdit I follow a few directions from online and VOILA!!!!! I HAVE CLEARTYPE ENABLED IN LANDSCAPE MODE!!!!

This facelift all of a sudden brings my TyTN II almost to the same playing field as my Nokia E90! Even though the camera is not on par with the Nokia, I have a renewed sense of ownership with my TyTN II and am currently enjoying daily usage with it. Skyfire may not be all too pleasing to me right now, but this landscape ClearType more than makes up for it!

I can officially say that the iMate Ultimate 9502 is no longer on my radar anymore and it's a **** shame that iMate has been delaying its release for so long. By the time it comes to the market I wouldn't be surprised if it ends up being obsolete.

TRENT
Sent from my TyTN II