HTC Flyer quick impressions

[thinkpad]

After reading this comment from an Evernote user I'm not so sure I want it any more. I was going to use it with PDFs and it seems to do a lousy job at that.

http://forum.evernote.com/phpbb/view...=26482#p112974

Annotating a PDF is useless on the Flyer. The width of the pen is too large, even on the smallest setting. You only have one choice for the pen type and it looks like you are using a fat sharpie to make your notes. Even when you zoom in, the ink width scales up proportionally. So forget about making notes in the margin or marking up a document - unless you want it to look like a blur or like a kid grabbed a giant marker. Ohh ya and forget about highlighting. Because if you make a mistake, you cannot undo.

To make matters worse, the annotations made on the pdf do not sync over Evernote. So you can annotate the document (the blur that it is) but there is no way for you to get it out of the flyer. I even tried to place the pdf directly on the Flyer; no notes, when I re-opened the PDF. Even flattening (an option to flatten the annotation layer when you save a pdf after making notes) does not save your notes.

More on inking with the Flyers PDF-viewer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1097375

When I use the pen to annotate pdfs on the Flyer, the width of the ink is WAY too large, even when I use the pen menu to turn it to the smallest setting.

[thinkpad]

More reviews:
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-...-955996/review

http://www.slashgear.com/htc-flyer-review-16152175/

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-new...htc-flyer/2659

http://www.bgr.com/2011/05/26/htc-flyer-review/

Forums dedicated to the device:
http://www.htcflyerforum.net/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1020

[Conor]

Three (UK mobile telco) has it for £169 - on a 24 month contract that gives 15GB for £30.99 pm. Or £149 if you already have a contract. Which I do, although I'm only paying £15.99 for 15GB. So I'm fighting the urge to go and ask for a quote.