If you live in a country that has more than 12 trillion in government debt, you`ll want to skip to the next section, as the new top phone for Phojo is only available in Europe, and will not operate at high speeds in the US due to using the wrong HSPA frequency.
The Toshiba TG01 has a 1Ghz processor, a gorgeous 4.1″ WSVGA screen, etc. etc., all very nice, and a big improvement over practically every phone shipping. The main feature as far as Phojo is concerned though is the return of the USB Host Port. This means you can plug your phone directly into your camera. Transmitting images in real time, as you shoot, can be as simple as connecting your phone, and pushing the protect button on the back of your camera. This completely eliminates the need for a Nikon WT WiFi transmitter. If you are going to plug something in via USB and attach it to your belt, you might as well make it something that can transmit via WiFi AND 3G. Note that Phojo v6 has the ability to allow the screen on the camera to stay on for the Nikon D3 and D300, normally on Nikon cameras this turns off when connected to a computer. The TG01 has also been tested with the Eye-Fi Pro cards, so you can have one camera attached via USB, and another camera connecting via WiFi. You can also attach a USB card reader, allowing you to ingest full size CompactFlash or SD cards. The HTC HD2 appears to be the closest competitor to the TG01, but the TG01′s USB host feature adds so much flexibility and power that I don’t see why you would want to use any other phone.
If you live in the US you can start reading again now. My new recommendation here is the Verizon HTC Touch Pro 2. You can see why I specifically recommend the Verizon version in my video below. It doesn’t have USB host, but you are not likely to ever see this feature over here, if you want to connect directly to a camera via USB, you`ll want to look at IRES running on a UMPC or Netbook. It might not have a 1Ghz CPU either, but it does have a nice big screen, a nice big keyboard, and a nice big serving of upstream bandwidth, 70KB/s worth.
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Hi, you mention Nikon cameras, but I presume it is the same for Canons?
Better actually, the Canon’s are designed to keep the screen on when tethered so have always worked great. Feel free to let me know if you have more questions.
Hi Paul,
I purchased the Toshiba on your recommendation. It is quite unstable and disconnects to the camera frequently. What is more serious is that I can transmit only 3 – 4 pix before the USB connection is lost because of lack of power!
I get a warning dialog box and that’s it.
I use it tethered with a D3 and yes, I have set up everything correctly ( I think,he).
So, either my phone battery is just a bad one or the phone eats batteries ?
best
Søren
Søren,
USB host does seem to draw a lot of power, but you should get more than 3-4 pix though, how many minutes does it last? Mugen has an extended battery now BTW.
After you experience the D3 disconnecting, select File->Prefs->Send Log to support, and I`ll take a look, could be the profile on the camera is not quite right.
Excuse for my english but eyefi with connection adhoc with htc touch pro 2 don’t work , camera not senf photo at htc thanks
Excuse for my english but eyefi with connection adhoc with htc touch pro 2 don’t work , camera not send photo at htc thanks
Unfortunately the TG01 has already been discontinued by Orange in the UK
Hi Terry
The TG01 is indeed replaced by the TG02, which is slightly rugged and Toshiba have swapped a resistive touchscreen for a similarly huge 4.1″ capacitive WVGA touchscreen display, the TG01′s successor is once again a slim handset at just 9.9mm thick. The TG02 is set to run on Windows Mobile 6.5, packs a 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, and a new 3D menu.
Can you make a recommendation for AT&T in the USA.
My HP iPaq 910 died after my summer in the gulf. I am considering the HP Glisten, HTC Tilt 2 or the HTC Pure. I assume Win Mobile 6.5 is supported.
Wow. No new posts since 2009!!
Can we just assume that you are no longer in business??
You may assume that we have been working on something ground breaking
This makes me happy. I like Pocket Phojo. But, I couldn’t get it to run on AT&T’s final Windows Mobile phones when my iPaq 910 died. I can’t wait to see how your software evolves.
Drop me an email with the model phone you have and the problems experienced