Reviews
Pocket
Phojo 2.6
A powerful tool for photographers on the move
Ever
since digital cameras became the tool of choice for photojournalists,
pros have had to carry an extra nine or ten pounds of laptop gear
along with them everywhere they go. On top of a twenty-five pound
camera bag, that's some serious luggage to haul around.
Many pros
are now finding that most, if not all, of the things they need
a laptop for can be handheld by a sufficiently powerful Pocket
PC with Pocket Phojo software installed:
ð Access a
card full of fresh images direct from the camera, selecting the
ones you want to send to your photo editor;
ð Caption
them, crop them, and perform any essential color correction or
sharpening;
ð
Connect to a FTP site or use email to transmit them as a batch
in the background while you either take more shots or edit a new
batch;
ð Beat all
the other guys to the punch by many minutes since the poor slobs
are either waiting for their laptop to boot up, looking for an
AC outlet, or trying to find a place to sit down so they can use
their keyboards;
ð See the
smiling face of a normaly grumpy editor when returning to the
office.
In the hardware
department, you should definitely spring for either a Toshiba
e800/e805 or an iPAQ hx4700 due to their huge, dense VGA screens.
We tested on an e805 and it was glorious. Pocket Phojo costs a
hefty $489 ($389 for freelancers) and it's worth every penny to
those who need it. We reviewed version 1.0 
a
few years back and found much to like then. With the massive increase
in processing power, storage capacity, and wireless connectivity
options in today's Pocket PCs, , Pocket Photo really struts it's
stuff. Our testing bears out all the nice things pros have been
saying about this tool (testimonials abound at the Idruna website.)
The interface now offers an array of convenience features resulting
from the feedback pouring in from the people who use it in the
field under the most demanding conditions. Pocket Phojo is a classic
example of handheld computing at its very best. Getting a difficult
job done faster, easier, and less obtrusively is what this technology
all about.
ö Edison
Carter
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