V2R Part II: Caller2Picture

[Brad Adrian]

<a href="http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&amp;platformId=2&amp;productType=2&amp;catalog=0&amp;amp;sectionId=0&amp;productId=45019">http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&amp;platformId=2&amp;productType=2&amp;catalog=0&amp;amp;sectionId=0&amp;productId=45019</a><br /><br />How many times have you gotten a phone call on your brand new XDA, seen the displayed phone number of the caller, and wondered just who the HECK that person is? Well, Vision2Reality (V2R) has a solution for you!<br /><br /><img src="http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/images/adrian/callerpicture.gif" /><br /><br />V2R has created Caller2Picture, the next generation of "caller ID." This application allows you to link the phone numbers in your Contacts database to photos (or any other picture), so that when your XDA rings, the photo of the caller automatically appears.<br /><br />Some other features are:<br /><br />• Ability to link a separate picture for each separate phone number for a contact<br />• Support for BMP and JPG photos<br />• Supports storing photos on internal memory or storage card(s)<br /><br />You can download a free demo version of Caller2Picture or purchase the full version for only $9.95 from <a href="http://www.handango.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=311&platformId=2&productType=2&catalog=0&amp;sectionId=0&productId=45019">Handango!</a>.

[saquibk]

Yeah it may be something new for the Phone Edition but my T68i has always been able to do this

[Brad Adrian]

Yeah it may be something new for the Phone Edition but my T68i has always been able to do this
Really? Even multiple photos for each contact entry?

[Xyress]

I kinda think that if you know the person well enough to take the time to upload a picture, you might even recognize the number :D

[pt]

Yeah it may be something new for the Phone Edition but my T68i has always been able to do this

i have a t68i, it's been sitting on my shelf gathering dust since i got a pocket pc phone. you really can't compare the 2, but i'll try...

in every way, it's soooo much better. my pocket pc phone:

-mp3 player.
-video player.
-rich games.
-real internet.
-web browsing.
-pop mail (yah you can do that on the t68, but not really well- but it's just a phone).
-battery life is a little better on ppc phone and it get better signal for me, but that varies.
-msn messenger (i live and die by that).
-it syncs with my desktop in an easier way than the t68.

but--

-pocket pc phone can't use a cam (yet) but i pop my sd card in from my cam and mail them.
-pocket pc phone can't be a modem for my laptop.

later on, compare the smartphone and t68, that's more balanced...

t68 is a great phone, but i really found my device.

cheers,
pt

[pt]

Yeah it may be something new for the Phone Edition but my T68i has always been able to do this
Really? Even multiple photos for each contact entry?

from what i recall you can't, and it's pretty hard to get images on the phone for most users (at least it was from my pals).

cheers,
pt

[Master O'Mayhem]

from what i recall you can't, and it's pretty hard to get images on the phone for most users (at least it was from my pals).

cheers,
pt

I just beamed the pictures from my pocket pc to the phone!! :)

[pt]

from what i recall you can't, and it's pretty hard to get images on the phone for most users (at least it was from my pals).

cheers,
pt

I just beamed the pictures from my pocket pc to the phone!! :)

yah, i do that all the time-- my non-techie pals (on mac os x) didn't have many easy ways to get the photos over, same went for my pals on desktop pcs.

cheers,
pt

[innersky]

MS should have included this feature in the first place...

[pt]

MS should have included this feature in the first place...

really? why's that? great applications from cool companies like vr2 wouldn't exisit if microsoft "did it all".

i think it's important, but not that important for version one of a product.

cheers,
pt

[saquibk]

Yeah it may be something new for the Phone Edition but my T68i has always been able to do this
Really? Even multiple photos for each contact entry?
I generally have one photo per person and not mugshots from 3 different angles, so not being able to display multiple photos hasn't been much of a problem for me

[Chronos]

I just bought a copy of the program after using the trial for a week or so. I have 1000s of contacts and now it is so easy to recognize the caller. Thanks for such an awesome program!

Now, if I could only get a similar program to allow one to dial a contact via their picture!

[innersky]

MS should have included this feature in the first place...

really? why's that? great applications from cool companies like vr2 wouldn't exisit if microsoft "did it all".

i think it's important, but not that important for version one of a product.

cheers,
pt

I think it's an important feature that makes things like this sell. If you take a look at symbian smartphones, they all have this feature. Even the Ericsson T68 has it. (and no, smartphone 2002 doesn't have it either)

[pt]

I think it's an important feature that makes things like this sell. If you take a look at symbian smartphones, they all have this feature. Even the Ericsson T68 has it. (and no, smartphone 2002 doesn't have it either)

i think so too, i bet we'll see it show up in version 2 (symbian has been doing this for quite a bit longer).

with smartphone, there will be a 3rd party app.

cheers,
pt

[innersky]

I think it's an important feature that makes things like this sell. If you take a look at symbian smartphones, they all have this feature. Even the Ericsson T68 has it. (and no, smartphone 2002 doesn't have it either)

i think so too, i bet we'll see it show up in version 2 (symbian has been doing this for quite a bit longer).

with smartphone, there will be a 3rd party app.

cheers,
pt

at least outlook 11 will have this feature built in :-)

[Jason Dunn]

I just bought a copy of the program after using the trial for a week or so. I have 1000s of contacts and now it is so easy to recognize the caller. Thanks for such an awesome program!

I don't have a single photo for any of my contacts - how are you attaching/embedding them? Outlook on the desktop doesn't even have a photo "field" does it?