On 4/26/2012 10:32 AM, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:45:36 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Apr 26, 7:44 am, John wrote:
On Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:31:28 -0400, wrote:
Just found this link on another site:
http://sailing.about.com/od/SailingApps/a/5-Android-Apps-For-Boat-Cha...
Have you used any of these?
Don't know if Tim has an android phone (or even what one is, for that matter), but the apps look
useful.
Wife's got a blackberry, and I have a typical flip phone, but the
contract is coming up for renewal soon, So.....
this is something to take way into consideration!
Here is a pretty good article on how some of the tablets and phones do in varying light situations.
Scroll about halfway down to this:
Lab Screen Photographs with Ambient Lighting for all Smartphones Side-by-Side
Then put the cursor over and click the photos on the right to see how the four smartphones compare.
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/02/un...te-in-the-sun/
or: http://tinyurl.com/7v66kez
The only screen that I have seen which works well under bright sunlight
is the Amazon Kindle in black and white. The other side of the coin is
the kindle requires ambient or artificial light light to work.